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New on the Market: September 2021
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Spectroscopy Using an Optical Microscope
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Monitoring Additive Manufacturing with an Optical Microphone
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Machine Learning Helps Detect Gait Problems in Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Data Recorders Aid Earth Dust Mission
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Blog: Energy

A 'Charging Room' Powers Devices Through the Air

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A 3D-Printed 'Fish Fin' Offers New Ideas for Morphing Aircraft

INSIDER: Energy

More Efficient Electricity Distribution Thanks to New Insulation Material

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A New Way to Launch Rockets: Microwave Power

Blog: Aerospace

Go for Launch: Scientists Explore Radiation Risks to Mars-Bound Astronauts

INSIDER: Energy

Better Batteries for Grid-Scale Energy Storage

Latest Briefs & News

On-Demand Webinars: Test & Measurement
How to Protect Your Projects from Moisture and Pressure: 5 Common Mistakes Engineers Make

This 30-minute Webinar examines five common mistakes that engineers make when designing sealed enclosures to protect their projects from...

Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Generation of Polystyrene Latex Spheres with Incorporated Fluorescent Dyes
Microspheres are used in wind tunnel experiments to monitor airflow, to stain biological samples, and in time-delayed drug release.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
High-Altitude Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for Monitoring Meteorological Parameters
The system uses infrasonic acoustics for weather monitoring and for drone or UAV activity.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Robot Detects and Shares Changes in 3D in Real Time
A robot could immediately alert a human of small changes in their surrounding environment.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Experimental Hearing Implant Succeeds in Registering Brain Waves
Researchers at KU Leuven have succeeded for the first time in measuring brain waves directly via a cochlear implant.
Technology Leaders: Electronics & Computers
Smart Batteries Include Force and Pressure Sensing
Ultra-thin piezoresistive sensors can be used in both R&D and as embedded components to develop safer, longer-lasting lithium-ion battery technologies.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
A Better Way to Measure Acceleration
Researchers have developed a millimeter-thick accelerometer.
Q&A: Robotics, Automation & Control
Q&A: Team of Robots Maps Composition of an Environment
New autonomous robotic devices can survey hazardous or difficult-to-reach sites faster than humans.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Mode I Fracture Testing Apparatus
The device uses load frames to test bonded structures in aerospace, automotive, defense, and energy storage applications.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
LogFire
The software automatically checks mission operations logs.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
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: Data Acquisition
Product of the Month: May 2021 Tech Briefs
A smart temperature transmitter delivers measurements via Bluetooth.
Briefs: Imaging
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: Software
Readers Select 2020 Products of the Year
This year's winners included industrial-automation software, simulation tech, and digital storage oscilloscopes.
Products: Test & Measurement
New on the Market: March 2021
Vision software, thermal sensors, ceramic pastes, and more.
Briefs: Connectivity
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: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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: Photonics/Optics
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: Electronics & Computers
Microstrip Circuit and Material Characterization System
The system enables measurement of active or passive microstrip line devices with DC probing capability.
Special Reports: Test & Measurement
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: Aerospace
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: Test & Measurement
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: Test & Measurement
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.
Question of the Week
Will Stretchable Smartphones Catch On?

Webcasts

Tech Talks: Medical

Transforming Catheter Design with Advanced Performance Materials

Upcoming Webinars: Automotive

The Role of Multi-Angle Spectrophotometers in Color Measurement

Upcoming Webinars: Automotive

Advanced High-Peak-Power Semiconductor Laser Transmitter...

Upcoming Webinars: Automotive

Software Reuse in Automotive Engineering

Upcoming Webinars: Automotive

Don’t Let the Future of High-Voltage Cables Shock You

Upcoming Webinars: Aerospace

Artemis: Back to the Moon

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NASA Spinoff: Aerospace

Nanotechnology Repairs Engine Damage in Cars

Articles: Electronics & Computers

Potting Compounds Offer Superior Protection for Electronic Circuits

Articles: Materials

Evaluating Electrically Insulating Epoxies

Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems

Concentric Nested Toroidal Inflatable Structures

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A 'Charging Room' Powers Devices Through the Air

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