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INSIDER: Aerospace
NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) aircraft will eliminate the cockpit’s forward-facing window, replacing it with the eXternal Visibility System (XVS) that uses a 4K monitor that serves...
INSIDER: Aerospace
Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Missouri University of Science and Technology, and NASA conducted experiments to understand the behavior of a...
INSIDER: Materials
An Air Force Research Laboratory-developed product called HydroSkip repels water from aircraft transparencies, addressing the issue of limited visibility caused by heavy rain that can...
Videos: Robotics, Automation & Control
University at Buffalo engineers have developed a two-fingered robotic hand that can alter the firmness of its grip. The robotic hand's design enables it to absorb energy from...
Blog: Aerospace
It took over 3,000 pouches of spaceflight food, but Timothy Goulette and Hang Xiao ultimately created a mathematical model that NASA will soon use to ensure that its...
Videos: Test & Measurement
Created by researchers at Imperial College London, this bio-inspired robot uses water from its environment to create a gas and then launch itself from the water’s surface. The robot can...
Videos: Motion Control
EPFL scientists are developing new approaches for improved control of robotic hands, particularly for amputees, that combines individual finger control and automation for improved...
Blog: Medical
Latest Patent Trends Favor Patentees — What Device Makers Need to Know
Medical device companies have challenged thousands of patents using the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) administrative adjudication system. Introduced in 2012, PTAB provides an alternative to bringing much more expensive and time-consuming patent lawsuits in federal...
Question of the Week: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Are You Lightweighting with Plastics and Composites?
A Tech Briefs webinar this month focused on the idea of lightweighting – or replacing traditionally metal parts, like engine components, with plastics and composites.
INSIDER: Materials
Transparent electrodes are a critical component of solar cells and electronic displays. To collect electricity in a solar cell or inject electricity for a display, you need a conductive contact,...
News: Energy
Transmissions and axles are evolving rapidly as powertrain design teams push to reduce fuel consumption. Intelligent transmission controls are communicating with engines...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Along with flying and invisibility, high on the list of every child’s aspirational superpowers is the ability to see through or around walls or other visual obstacles. That...
INSIDER: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory have devised a new process for using nano-particles to build powerful lasers that are more efficient and safer for...
INSIDER Product: Photonics/Optics
Diffraction-Limited Aspheric Lenses
Optical Surfaces Ltd. (Surrey, UK) is an international supplier of diffraction-limited aspheric lenses for nuclear research laser facilities. Over the last 40 years, Optical Surfaces has...
Technical Innovation: Power
Fuel-cell technology is a big subject with some very small but vital aspects, one of which is the size of atomic platinum clusters. Reduce these and the amount of platinum...
INSIDER: Software
The days and weeks following a natural disaster are a critical time for residents, emergency response teams, and government entities to recover and rebuild infrastructure....
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
A novel system developed by MIT researchers automatically “learns” how to schedule data-processing operations across thousands of servers — a task traditionally...
INSIDER: Power
From the charging unit for a smartphone to the power supply of a laptop or washing machine to LED lights or the charging station for an electric car —...
INSIDER: Power
Improvements to a class of battery electrolyte first introduced in 2017 — liquefied gas electrolytes — could pave the way to a high-impact and long-sought advance for rechargeable batteries:...
Blog: Imaging
Two industry experts respond to a Tech Briefs reader question.
News: Power
Designing and engineering 360º steering capability for a production autonomous electric vehicle (EV) is no mean feat. But Protean Electric also combines this pirouetting capability with...
News: Electronics & Computers
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class for decades helped form the automotive definition for “flagship.” With electric propulsion seemingly set to revolutionize the industry, the company...
Videos: Motion Control
For designers, builders, and users of automated packaging equipment, the action of the Yaskawa Packaging Automation demo is more than merely an eye-catching spectacle. The Yaskawa demo shows...
News: Energy
The “gas tank” is about to get a lot more sophisticated. Electric vehicle (EV) battery trays are highly-engineered components that barely existed a few years ago but play a...
News: Electronics & Computers
Multi-brand, multinational automotive powerhouse Volkswagen crossed a strategic inflection point when its all-new ID.3 electric vehicle (EV) was revealed at the 2019 Frankfurt auto show....
INSIDER: Data Acquisition
Sandia National Laboratories researchers, as part of a group of National Nuclear Security Administration scientists, have wrapped up years of field experiments to...
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
The Army is advancing its ground-based precision navigation and timing (PNT) technology to counter spoofing threats and improve operations in a multi-domain environment.
INSIDER: Aerospace
Battle Sight Technologies has acquired a second patent license related to infrared materials as signaling tools for nighttime military operations.
Videos: Automotive
A team from MIT introduces a system that uses reprogrammable ink to let objects change colors when exposed to ultraviolet (UV) and visible light sources. Called “PhotoChromeleon,”...
Top Stories
INSIDER: Medical
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From the Editor: Medical
From The Editor: Charting the Technologies That Will Shape Medtech in 2026
INSIDER: Medical
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Features: AR/AI
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Ask the Expert
John Chandler on Achieving Quality Motion Control
FAULHABER MICROMO brings together the highest quality motion technologies and value-added services, together with global engineering, sourcing, and manufacturing, to deliver top quality micro motion solutions. With 34 years’ experience, John Chandler injects a key engineering perspective into all new projects and enjoys working closely with OEM customers to bring exciting new technologies 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.