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INSIDER: Test & Measurement
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)’s historic achievement of fusion ignition Dec. 5 at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) positions the United States...
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
First, they walked. Then, they saw the light. Now, miniature biological robots have gained a new trick: remote control. These hybrid “eBiobots” are the first to...
Blog: Motion Control
By placing a metamaterial pattern on the surface of an object, the researchers were able to use sound to steer it in a certain direction without physically touching it.
Blog: Test & Measurement
Researchers have developed a portable sensor made of simple materials to detect heavy metals in sweat, which is easily sampled.
NASA Spinoff: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Resulting in applications once thought impossible, sensor technology for understanding mind-body interface builds on research for space travel.
Special Reports: Automotive
Test & Measurement - February 2023
From the racetrack to the battlefield to deep space missions, test innovations are improving device and system reliability while speeding time to market. Read about the latest advances – including the...Special Reports: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Aerospace Manufacturing - February 2023
Learn about advances in 3D printing of spacecraft, large-scale aerospace composites manufacturing, cutting tools for tomorrow's sustainable aircraft, and more in this compendium of recent articles from...Special Reports: Robotics, Automation & Control
Unmanned Systems - February 2023
Unmanned helicopters take off...AI-powered machines tackle dangerous missions...autonomous robots become curious...rogue drones meet their match. Read about these and other advances in air, ground, and...Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
See what's new on the market in February 2023, including connectors for energy storage systems, power supplies, and more.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The research team has been developing very large, detailed models — like their simulations of the San Francisco Bay Area for M7 Hayward fault earthquakes — which has 391 billion model grid points.
Briefs: Design
Using a suspended nanowire, a research team has created a tiny sensor that can simultaneously measure electrical and mechanical cellular responses in cardiac tissue — a first.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The sensor can be stretched up to 50 percent with almost the same sensing performance.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Engineers have developed a thin, flexible, stretchy sweat sensor that can show the level of glucose, lactate, sodium, or pH of your sweat — at the press of a finger.
Briefs: Design
Real-time health monitoring and sensing abilities of robots require soft electronics but a challenge of using such materials lies in their reliability.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Scientists have created the first completely digitally manufactured plasma sensors — also known as retarding potential analyzers (RPAs) — for orbiting spacecraft.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
2D materials can be packed together more densely than conventional materials, so they could be used to make devices that run faster and perform better.
Articles: Test & Measurement
Despite recent supply-chain disruptions, semiconductor buyers are increasingly spoiled for choice when it comes to chip manufacturers.
Products: Photonics/Optics
New products for February 2023, including stainless-steel specialty inductive proximity sensors, hermetically sealed position sensors, and more.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
The work shows the real-world viability of their easy-to-use and inexpensive methods of testing.
Articles: Connectivity
Learn about LoRaWAN networking as a solution for connecting wireless sensors at long distances, while extending battery life.
Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
To improve efficiency, it is necessary to characterize and reduce flow separation on curved surfaces.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Research reveals that expertly timed lasers shined at an approaching LIDAR system can create a blind spot in front of the vehicle.
Briefs: Medical
The next generation of wearable computing technology will be even closer to the wearer than a watch or glasses: It will be affixed to the skin.
Application Briefs: Test & Measurement
Thorough vehicle dynamics tests provide the data that will inform the final setup of the chassis and the characteristics of the control systems.
INSIDER: Nanotechnology
True to Moore’s Law, the number of transistors on a microchip has doubled every year since the 1960s. But this trajectory is predicted to soon plateau because silicon — the backbone...
INSIDER: Materials
Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have developed a new nanoelectronics platform based on graphene — a single sheet of carbon atoms.
INSIDER: Communications
Researchers in Drexel University’s College of Engineering have developed a thin film device, fabricated by spray coating, that can block electromagnetic radiation with the flip...
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
A flapping-wing robot that can land autonomously on a horizontal perch using a claw-like mechanism.
Top Stories
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
2025 Holiday Gift Guide for Engineers: Tech, Tools, and Gadgets
INSIDER: Research Lab
Scientists Create Superconducting Semiconductor Material
Blog: Software
Quiz: Materials
Blog: Aerospace
Tech Briefs Wrapped 2025: Top 10 Technology Stories
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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