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Videos: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Developed at Northwestern University, a new wearable designed to be worn on the throat can measure patients' swallowing ability and speech patterns. The...
Videos: Energy
Sandia National Laboratories delivers essential science and technology to resolve the nation's most challenging security issues. The Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) works with other...
Blog: Automotive
An energy at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory used computer simulation to project the impact of in-home charging on the grid.
News: Medical
New Exoskeletons and Exosuits Standards Group Outlines First Steps
ASTM International’s new committee on exoskeletons and exosuits (F48) held its first meeting Feb. 13–14 in Philadelphia, PA, near the organization’s global headquarters. The need for technical standards has grown alongside the rising use of exoskeletons in manufacturing,...
INSIDER: Energy
If you forgot your charger today, engineers from the University of Washington have a solution for you — and it’s lasers.
Blog: Medical
Tech Briefs spoke with Dr. Lishan Aklog about an innovative pediatric ear treatment: antibiotic-eluting resorbable ear tubes.
INSIDER: Aerospace
In a technology first, NASA demonstrated fully autonomous X-ray navigation in space. This technology could work in concert with existing spacecraft-based radio and optical systems.
INSIDER: Semiconductors & ICs
By integrating storage, memory, and processing into one unit, a new semiconductor device may someday support a computing architecture that mimics the brain.
INSIDER: Medical
A newly developed titanium fiber plate offers a new alternative for regenerative medicine and treating fractures, eliminating the need for surgical extraction of the plate later.
News: Test & Measurement
Biocompatibility Expert to Discuss Successful Sample Preparation for Medical Device Testing
Properly prepared test articles are critical for accurate biocompatibility testing. As a sponsor of a medical device, it is imperative for medical device manufacturers to understand what to do to ensure a successful test of a proposed medical device.
INSIDER: Wearables
Researchers are developing cutting-edge biometric sensors that function without compromising the skin and its ability to prevent infection and dehydration. The new sensors generate sweat to glean...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Researchers are developing an artificial, robotic small intestine for use in medical laboratories. The idea of a robotic small intestine may seem strange, as...
INSIDER: Medical
Engineers have developed an instrumented cane that not only provides added support but can also analyze a patient's gait to determine risk of falling. The "IntelliCane" can quantitatively calculate falling...
INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping
For the first time, it is possible to create complex nanoscale metal structures using 3D printing. The process, once scaled up, could be used in a wide variety of applications,...
Question of the Week: Robotics, Automation & Control
Will cockroach-inspired robots support search-and-rescue?
This week’s INSIDER featured a robot that moves like a cockroach. By studying the fundamental principles of object traversal, the technology’s inventors want to apply the idea to search-and-rescue robots. What do you think? Will cockroach-inspired robots support search-and-rescue?
Videos: Electronics & Computers
Programming drones to fly through cluttered spaces like cities is difficult. Avoiding obstacles while traveling at high speeds is computationally complex, especially for small drones...
Videos: Motion Control
Engineers at Johns Hopkins University are using the cockroach's skills of agility and balance to model the next generation of bio-inspired climbing, jumping robots. The...
INSIDER: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A JHU team has developed a prototype robot that steals some moves from a Central American cockroach species known as blaberus discoidalis.
INSIDER: Defense
Researchers at MIT have developed a process, called gel electrospinning, that can produce ultrafine fibers - whose diameter is measured in nanometers, or billionths of a meter - that are...
INSIDER: Defense
What if our military could dramatically reduce the amount of materials and equipment held on the front lines by printing only what they need? Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National...
INSIDER: Defense
Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and The University of Texas at Austin have developed new techniques for robots or computer programs to learn how to perform tasks by interacting with a...
Blog: Software
The votes are in! See the winners of the Tech Briefs' Readers' Choice Products of the Year.
News: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Boeing and Airbus forecast a worldwide demand for up to 40,000 new aircraft over the next two decades. With a 10-year production backlog and new aircraft...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Researchers have pioneered a breakthrough method to rapidly 3D print fully functional electronic circuits. The circuits, which contain electrically-conductive metallic inks and...
INSIDER: Green Design & Manufacturing
The potential implications of additive manufacturing (AM) have excited the imagination. Popularly known as 3D printing, the emerging class of technologies has been...
INSIDER: Medical
A team of chemical engineers has developed a new, cost-effective method for synthetically producing a biorenewable platform chemical called triacetic acid lactone...
INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping
To help deliver a truly sustainable advanced manufacturing workforce pipeline, the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM) has begun construction of a new apprentice...
INSIDER: Medical
The Council on Competitiveness has released its 6th annual Clarion Call for Competitiveness, noting that "innovation-driven productivity is the foundation of a competitive, growing...
Videos: Robotics, Automation & Control
'Spot Mini', the small, four-legged robot dog from Boston Dynamics, has been able to handle objects, climb stairs, and operate anywhere from homes to offices to the outdoors....
Top Stories
INSIDER: Medical
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From the Editor: Medical
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INSIDER: Medical
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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.