INSIDER: Aerospace
Argonne National Lab scientists developed a numerical modeling tool that helps researchers better understand Rotating Detonation Engines that could one day propel the next generation of airplanes and rockets....
Videos: Sensors/Data Acquisition
In the field of non-contact displacement, distance and position measurement, few alternatives can match the accuracy and stability of capacitive sensors. These sensing devices provide...
News: Software
Multimatic, the Toronto-based supplier well known as the manufacturer of the Ford GT, will open a new virtual vehicle-dynamics development center in Novi, Michigan...
INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Manufacturers, medical device companies, and the general public will soon have access to powerful AI-driven 3D printing software, the result of six years of research.
INSIDER: Medical
The consequences of workplace automation will likely impact just about every aspect of our lives, and scholars and policymakers need to start thinking about it far more broadly if they want...
INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Microelectronics like semiconductor devices are at the heart of the many medical technologies, and it is essential to find new ways to continue to pack more circuitry...
News: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Gener8, a product realization company in the life sciences and medical device markets, has named David Brakenwagen CEO as it announces changes within its executive leadership. The company’s founder, David Klein, will continue full time as a key executive and will focus on developing deeper relationships and...
News: Propulsion
For any motorsport engineering supplier tempted to carry its highly specialized expertise along the winding – often hazardous – road to series cars, the journey can be fraught with...
Videos: Energy
Researchers from Rice University introduce an Earth-friendly method that can turn bulk amounts of almost any material containing carbon content into valuable graphene flakes....
Road Ready: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
There’s the old saw about a something being better than the sum of its parts. That phrase applies to the 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 – despite most of...
Question of the Week: Energy
This month’s Tech Briefs featured a potential alternative to the air conditioner: A painted-on polymer coating that can cool down a building.
News: Propulsion
More transmission gears and greater engine horsepower should enliven the 2020 Nissan Frontier midsize pickup truck. “We’re launching a new transmission and new engine in the current Frontier,...
Videos: Photonics/Optics
Researchers at EPFL introduce a new method for 3D-printing tiny, detailed soft objects. The system is currently capable of making two-centimeter structures with a precision of 80...
Blog: Test & Measurement
See what the SuperCam will do when it arrives on Mars in 2021.
News: Power
General Motors recently offered media a deeper look at the company’s all-new vehicle electrical architecture that was first confirmed in mid-2019, saying the vehicle-wide electrical system is...
INSIDER: Defense
Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory discovered a new platform for quantum technologies by suspending two-dimensional (2-D) crystals over pores in a slab of gold. This...
INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Top university and industry researchers met recently at Carnegie Mellon University to forge a collaboration designed to improve on-demand 3-D printing. As part of a newly formed Research...
INSIDER: Materials
In partnership with industry, a team of Air Force Research Laboratory/Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) personnel are developing the capability to...
News: Imaging
Autonomous-vehicle (AV) development companies frequently boast about the millions of miles their test vehicles travel in real-world testing. The claims reflect a long-held, more-is-better mentality when...
Question of the Week: Connectivity
A feature article in this month’s Tech Briefs explored how the fifth-generation mobile network known as 5G will support the creation of increasingly “smart” factories – ones that allow manufacturers to further improve factory automation, human/machine interfaces, and mobility.
Blog: Imaging
“We’re analyzing rocks from space, atom by atom,” says researcher Jennika Greer.
INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A bulk-machined “Pop-Up” MEMS process was developed for creating mesoscale machines up to several centimeters in dimension.
INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Rutgers University engineers have developed an automated way to produce polymers, making it much easier to create advanced materials aimed at improving human health. While a human researcher may...
News: Test & Measurement
Jeep’s renowned Trail Rated designation for low-speed off-roading prowess is getting a high-speed counterpart, with the new Desert Rated moniker’s debut for the 2021 Jeep Gladiator...
INSIDER: Medical
In this Q&A, Hayley Haggarty, general manager, Advanced Manufacturing Group, discusses the evolution of MD&M West.
INSIDER: Medical
This year’s MD&M West conference program features new formats — including Lightning Workshops, Tech Talk Panels, and exclusive networking opportunities — designed to meet the...
INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping
In addition to MD&M West, four additional trade shows are running alongside the medical device expo. These shows feature experts and suppliers from related industries like plastics, automation,...
Videos: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Researchers at the University of Washington have developed the "AuraRing" ring and wristband wearable device that detects the exact location of a user's index finger and continuously tracks...
Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Editor Bruce A. Bennett shares his observations from SPIE Photonics West, including the emergence of LiDAR.