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Briefs: Test & Measurement
Experimental Hearing Implant Succeeds in Registering Brain Waves
Technology Leaders: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Smart Batteries Include Force and Pressure Sensing
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
A Better Way to Measure Acceleration
Q&A: Unmanned Systems
Q&A: Team of Robots Maps Composition of an Environment
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Mode I Fracture Testing Apparatus
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INSIDER: Imaging

Ultra-Thin Terahertz Source Paves the the Way to Next Generation of...

Videos: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Solid Rocket Motor Factory in a Box

Videos: Motion Control

'LOLA' Robot Uses Arms for Balance

Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems

A Robotic 'Digger Finger' Senses Buried Items

Blog: Energy

With 'Ghost'-Like Physics, Optical Rectennas Generate Power from Wasted...

INSIDER: Energy

Inexpensive Tin Packs a Big Punch for the Future of Supercapacitors

Latest Briefs & News

Briefs: Aerospace
LogFire
The software automatically checks mission operations logs.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Device Measures Toxic Lead in Minutes
The portable lab-on-a-chip detects many contaminants in water supplies.
Q&A: Test & Measurement
Q&A: Platform Converts Headphones from 'Dumb' to 'Smart'
Rutgers researcher Xiaoran Fan developed a "HeadFi" method that uses ordinary headphones as sensors.
Products: Test & Measurement
Product of the Month: May 2021 Tech Briefs
A smart temperature transmitter delivers measurements via Bluetooth.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Surgical Tools with Smart Sensors Can Advance Cardiac Surgery and Therapy
Medical instruments equipped with a soft electronics system improve diagnostic and therapeutic interventions in minimally invasive surgeries.
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Readers Select 2020 Products of the Year
This year's winners included industrial-automation software, simulation tech, and digital storage oscilloscopes.
Products: Data Acquisition
New on the Market: March 2021
Vision software, thermal sensors, ceramic pastes, and more.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
System Standardization Streamlines Industrial Designs
Equipment designers can simplify design efforts and adjust controller platforms as needed when they standardize on electronic input/output products.
Special Reports: Motion Control
Test & Measurement - February 2021

Sensors to search for ancient life on Mars...nano-thermometers that could revolutionize temperature measurement...a major advance in semiconductor testing. These are just a few of the technologies you'll...

Briefs: Test & Measurement
Method Tracks What Happens Inside Batteries
The method could be key to designing more efficient batteries for specific uses such as electric cars and airplanes.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Sensing Magnetic Fields
Applications include detection of explosives, navigation, and aerospace altitude sensing.
Question of the Week: Test & Measurement
Will We Make Vibration-Free Helicopters?

A Tech Briefs TV video features a test technology from the Army that’s informally known as a “Shaker.” The Multi-Degree of Freedom (MDOF) system will study the causes of vibrations in a helicopter’s many components and subcomponents. The Army researchers hope to use the conclusions of their study...

Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Cavity-Enhanced Absorption Spectroscopy (CEAS) for Ozone Detection
This simple and inexpensive design achieves high-quality ozone measurements.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Microstrip Circuit and Material Characterization System
The system enables measurement of active or passive microstrip line devices with DC probing capability.
Special Reports: Transportation
ADAS/Connected Car - December 2020

Today's Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and connected cars are paving the way for tomorrow's automated vehicles. To help you keep pace with the latest technology developments, we present this...

Articles: Test & Measurement
20 Years of Science on the International Space Station
We explore the major scientific breakthroughs achieved during 20 years of human presence on the ISS.
5 Ws: Electronics & Computers
5 Ws of the SARS-CoV-2 RapidPlex Sensor
A low-cost sensor enables at-home diagnosis of a COVID infection.
Articles: Materials
Products of Tomorrow: December 2020
Robotic exoskeletons, a breath-test for cancer, and plastic-eating enzymes are Products of Tomorrow.
Application Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Giant Telescope Construction Viewed Through an Industrial Lens
Once installed at Las Campanas Observatory in the Chilean Andes, the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) will introduce incredible opportunities for astrophysics.
NASA Spinoff: Test & Measurement
Balance Scale Predicts and Helps Prevent Falls
A technique to assess astronauts’ balance recovery helps people assess their risk of falling.
Products: Photonics/Optics
New Products: November 2020 Photonics & Imaging Technology
Multi-sensor imaging systems, eyesafe laser finders, machine vision algorithms, and more.
Articles: Photonics/Optics
Overcoming Pitfalls When Measuring Thin, Parallel Optics
A "TPSI" process makes it possible to distinguish between the front and back of optical surfaces, and to characterize the quality of both in a single measurement.
Products: Test & Measurement
Product of the Month: November 2020 Tech Briefs
The SHFQA Quantum Analyzer from Zurich Instruments operates at up to 8.5 GHz and can perform direct readout of superconducting and spin qubits.
Blog: Test & Measurement
Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Testing: Simulation vs. Closed-Course vs. Public Roads
A reader asks, "For AV testing, what are the respective role of simulation, closed course, and public road testing?"
Q&A: Lighting
Q&A: NanoLED Architecture Overcomes Efficiency Droop
A nanoLED has up to 1,000 times the brightness of conventional submicron-sized LEDs.
Products: Test & Measurement
New Products: October 2020 Motion Design
Accelerometers, actuators, hexapods, and more.
Special Reports: Test & Measurement
Aerospace & Defense - October 2020

In this compendium of recent articles from the editors of Tech Briefs and Aerospace & Defense Technology, you'll learn about NASA's return to the moon with Apollo's twin sister Artemis, how autonomous...

INSIDER Product: Test & Measurement
New Products: September 2020 Photonics & Imaging Insider

Machine Vision Cameras

Teledyne DALSA (Waterloo, Canada) announced its new Falcon4-CLHS M4480 and M4400 cameras, based on the Teledyne e2v Lince 11.2M monochrome sensors. The...

Products: Data Acquisition
New on the Market: September 2020
Foam gasket tapes, data analytics software, ceramic tape, and more.
Question of the Week
Will Better Sensors Lead to Greater Adoption of Hydrogen Power?

Webcasts

Tech Talks: Robotics, Automation & Control

Developing Realistic Scenes to Enable Virtual Automated Driving Testing

Upcoming Webinars: Defense

Unmanned Aircraft Technology

Upcoming Webinars: Test & Measurement

Reducing Battery Thermal Runaway Risks Through Testing and...

Upcoming Webinars: RF & Microwave Electronics

Component Level Test Methodology for Phased Array Antennas

Webinars: Medical

Turning Vision into Reality: How Advanced Performance Materials...

Upcoming Webinars: Motion Control

Auto, Aero and Defense Electrification: Optimizing Induction...

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Briefs: Wearables

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INSIDER: Energy

Compound Normally Found in Candles Lights the Way to Grid-Scale Energy Storage

Articles: Test & Measurement

The Modern Industrial Workhorse: PID Controllers

NASA Spinoff: Aerospace

Nanotechnology Repairs Engine Damage in Cars

Briefs: Materials

Low-Density Titanium-Based Bulk Metallic Glasses with High Glass-Forming Ability

Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems

Tool for Inspecting Alignment of Twinaxial Connectors

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