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Products: Electronics & Computers
OnLogic has introduced the Karbon 700 high-performance rugged computer.
Features: Medical
Learn more about the how "CSD" offers a cost-effective, non-invasive way of saving the lives of infants.
Briefs: Transportation
Most of us know optical lenses as curved, transparent pieces of plastic or glass, designed to focus light for microscopes, spectacles, cameras, and more. For the most part, a lens’...
Briefs: Materials
UCLA engineers have made major improvements on their design of an optical neural network — a device inspired by how the human brain works — that can identify objects or process...
Briefs: Imaging
Researchers have developed a new self-calibrating endoscope that produces 3D images of objects smaller than a single cell without a lens or any optical, electrical, or...
Articles: Electronics & Computers
Laser illumination is scaling in a new direction.
Articles: Semiconductors & ICs
Machine vision systems shed light on processes too small or too fast to see with the human eye.
Products: Test & Measurement
LIDAR Systems, Smart Cameras, Optical Communications, and more.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Engineers at the University of Illinois have found a way to redirect misfit light waves to reduce energy loss during optical data transmission. In a study,...
Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Learn about the Draper Multi-Environment Navigator.
Application Briefs: Test & Measurement
Measuring milk components has become very crucial for the dairy industry.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
A transistor has been made from linen thread, enabling the creation of electronic devices made entirely of thin threads that could be woven into fabric, worn on the skin, or implanted...
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
See the eight winners of the 2019 "Create the Future" Design Contest
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Although Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is being used widely for pallet and box-level tracking in the commercial sector, significant technology gaps remain for tracking dense quantities at the item...
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
A method was developed to make atom-flat sensors that seamlessly integrate with devices to report on what they perceive. Electronically active 2D materials, touted for their strength, are difficult to move to...
Articles: Test & Measurement
Make the best selection for your hospital, clinic, or life science organization.
Articles: Electronics & Computers
This column presents technologies that have applications in commercial areas, possibly creating the products of tomorrow. To learn more about each technology, see the contact information provided for that innovation.
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
A fully print-in-place technique for electronics could enable technologies such as high-adhesion, embedded electronic tattoos and bandages with patient-specific biosensors.
Briefs: Materials
Researchers have developed a formula that enables them to recreate different levels of perceived softness. Based on the results from their experiments, they created equations that can calculate how soft...
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Wearable Motion Sensors Measure Fetal Heartbeat
A technique was developed that could allow expectant parents to hear their baby’s heartbeat continuously at home with a non-invasive and safe device that is potentially more accurate than any fetal heartrate monitor currently available in the market.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
NASA Langley Research Center developed a wind event warning technology that provides a practical early warning system (5-10 minutes) for a severe change in the wind vector. Events such as gusts, shear, microbursts, or...
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Smart Electronic Skin for Robots and Prosthetics
Humans use the sense of touch to accomplish almost every daily task such as picking up a cup of coffee or shaking someone’s hand. Without it, humans can even lose their sense of balance when walking. Similarly, robots need to have a sense of touch in order to interact better with humans but robots...
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Contact lenses that can monitor the wearer’s health and correct eyesight use embedded electronics. These, and other curved devices such as solar cells and electronics, could be...
Articles: Aerospace
Battelle's simple, cost-effective sensor detects the onset of battery faults.
NASA Spinoff: Electronics & Computers
The material used on a shuttle's rocket boosters has several terrestrial applications.
Briefs: Imaging
Understanding how cars, planes, bridges, and other structures handle vibrations and dynamic loads can be critical to their design and performance. Researchers have developed a new way to measure...
Products: Semiconductors & ICs
3D-printing platforms, simulation software, transistors, and more.
Briefs: Materials
To investigate oceans, researchers aim to build a submerged network of interconnected sensors that sends data to the surface. Supplying constant power to scores of sensors designed to stay for long...
Briefs: Imaging
X-ray Measurement Approach Could Improve CT Scanners
A new measurement approach could lead to a better way to calibrate computed tomography (CT) scanners, potentially streamlining patient treatment by improving communication among doctors.
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