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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The gripper’s soft, sensitive fingers could enable robots to help with tying knots, wire shaping, or surgical suturing.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Inspired by a coral polyp, this plastic mini robot moves by magnetism and light.
Briefs: Motion Control
Complex locomotion techniques enable the rover to climb hills covered with soft granular material.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
This technology can help robots walk up to 40 percent faster on uneven terrain such as pebbles and wood chips.
Products: Electronics & Computers
Positioning devices, vibration transmitters, brushless DC motors, and more.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Applications include absorbers, tuned mass dampers, harmonic absorbers, and seismic dampers.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
A new method manufactures complex shapeshifters for soft robots and biomedical implants.
News: Transportation
Nikola Corp.’s recent merger with VectoIQ Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special-purpose acquisition company, is expected to help accelerate the company’s technology...
Articles: Software
Electronic systems generate gigabytes of data that are increasingly being used to improve efficiency at many levels, from field operations to maintenance and even vehicle design. A range of equipment...
Special Reports: Wearables
Medical Sensors & Wearables - August 2020
The wearable medical device market is expected to reach nearly $20 billion by 2025, driven by advances in sensor technology. This compendium of recent articles from the editors of Medical Design Briefs...Special Reports: Robotics, Automation & Control
Smart Manufacturing - August 2020
Factories are getting "smarter" and more automated by the day, thanks to advances in connectivity, controls, sensors, and robotics. See the future of manufacturing in this compendium of recent articles from the...Q&A: Green Design & Manufacturing
Regulations like California’s recent Advanced Clean Trucks rule, which calls for every new truck sold in the state to be zero-emission by 2045, will drive increasing...
Original Equipment: Design
Mecalac markets itself as an urban-equipment manufacturer, and the company’s focus on designing machines for constricted-space jobsites so prevalent in cities is manifested in the AS1600 swing...
Articles: Manned Systems
The coronavirus pandemic has forced people and organizations alike to adapt to a world of social distancing and economic disruption. For SAE International, that’s included shifting...
Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
SABIC has launched polypropylene (PP) materials for medical disposables such as gowns and masks and hygiene applications.
Editorial: Transportation
Electrification is inevitable for commercial vehicles. That is the takeaway from a quick succession of zero-emission commercial vehicle (ZECV) initiatives announced by various groups since the summer solstice....
Technical Innovation: Energy
Reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improving fuel efficiency are much-sought-after goals in the commercial-vehicle industry. Various methods have been proposed to achieve these...
Briefs: Test & Measurement
The device brings lithium metal batteries one step closer to commercial viability.
Articles: Energy
Active cell balancing redistributes charge between battery cells during the charge and discharge cycle
Briefs: Nanotechnology
A “butter-like” interlayer material boosts current density and increases safety.
Articles: Materials
A number of battery-related innovations have been assisted by a joining technology: ultrasonic metal welding.
Briefs: Materials
Drop-in replacements for lithium ion batteries would not pose a fire danger.
Briefs: Energy
The battery design increases the number of possible cycles from tens to more than 100 with little degradation.
Articles: Electronics & Computers
Cell chemistries, thermal dynamics, vehicle packaging, and even weather present challenges for optimizing electric vehicle battery functional safety.
Articles: Electronics & Computers
To achieve vehicle manufacturers’ ambitious goals for electric vehicles, Li-ion batteries need to be improved.
Products: Energy
Power switches, battery pack adhesives, supercapacitor modules, and more...
Briefs: Energy
Lithium batteries made using this electrode type could be much safer than typical lithium metal-based batteries.
Briefs: Nanotechnology
Using ceramic material and graphene, the toughness of solid-state lithium-ion batteries can be doubled.
Briefs: Medical
Tiny, metal-rich particles can be excited with a low-power laser for deep-tissue imaging.
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Ask the Expert
Dan Sanchez on How to Improve Extruded Components
Improving extruded components requires careful attention to a number of factors, including dimensional tolerance, material selection, and processing. Trelleborg’s Dan Sanchez provides detailed insights into each of these considerations to help you advance your device innovations while reducing costs and speeding time to market.
Webcasts
Podcasts: Medical
How Wearables Are Enhancing Smart Drug Delivery
Podcasts: Medical
Developing Sustainable Drug-Delivery Devices
Podcasts: Design
Smarter Pathways for Precision Drug Delivery in Cancer Care
On-Demand Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Understanding Testing and Compliance Requirements for Wireless Medical Devices
Podcasts: AR/AI
Personalized Medicine and Drug Delivery
Podcasts: Green Design & Manufacturing
Inside Story
Inside Story: Trends in Packaging and Sterilization
Eurofins Medical Device Testing (MDT) provides a full scope of testing services. In this interview, Eurofins’ experts, Sunny Modi, PhD, Director of Package Testing; and Elizabeth Sydnor, Director of Microbiology; answer common questions on medical device packaging and sterilization.