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From the Editor: Medical
FDA is monitoring the emerging field of 3D printing and additive manufacturing, an area FDA once considered a “futuristic technology on the distant...
INSIDER: Software
The algorithm DroNet allows drones to fly completely by themselves through the streets of a city and in indoor environments. It produces two outputs for each single input image: a...
INSIDER: Aerospace
NASA has successfully applied a new technology in flight that allows aircraft to fold their wings to different angles while in the air. Part of the Spanwise Adaptive Wing (SAW) project, the technology...
5 Ws: Data Acquisition
Learn the Who, What, Where, When, and Why of the Quanta Image Sensor.
News: RF & Microwave Electronics
Competition in the aerospace industry is fierce at all levels, and that includes the factory floor. Achieving production numbers is imperative to meeting both cost and customer expectations, and...
Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
Since 1961, General Motors has used robots for work described by the three Ds — difficult, dangerous or dirty. About a decade ago, GM started looking at ways to move robots from today’s highly-restricted work cells into an...
News: Automotive
Structural adhesives are gaining in usage popularity as engineers employ the bonding agent with lightweight materials to help achieve a continuous bond for improved vehicle rigidity...
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Seating development and manufacturing are full of variables that need to be streamlined and made manageable to accommodate a complex array of customers, partners, product variants and end...
News: Automotive
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) and researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) have demonstrated a new “reversible” adhesive for multi-material joining that...
News: RF & Microwave Electronics
The role of digital data is expanding rapidly, extending to the equipment on the factory floor after coming into dominance in the design of everything from components to end vehicles....
Articles: Transportation
The 2018 Leaf, now packing 150-mi (241-km) operating range, and with +200-mi (321-km) battery capability coming for 2019, will lead Nissan’s electric march into the new decade. Read on to learn more.
Articles: Automotive
Herb Adams didn’t invent modern American car handling, though he was present at the creation. Read on to learn more about his trials and tribulations.
Articles: Transportation
Well-known in the mobility industry for his expertise in mechatronics and propulsion-system engineering, Mircea Gradu, Ph.D. begins his one-year term as SAE International President amid technology shifts that are rocking the automotive status quo.
Articles: Power
Some electrification efforts in the off-highway in dustry have been quite successful, yet others still need either time to catch on or may just flat-out not be suited for electrification. It is not an across-the-board solution, nor does it necessarily need to be one. Read on to learn more.
Articles: Unmanned Systems
In fall of 2016, truck makers that participated in the first five-year phase of the SuperTruck program made like the Blues Brothers and “put the band back together” for phase two of the U.S. Department of Energy-sponsored initiative. Read on to learn more.
News: Electronics & Computers
The CTC series from ITT Cannon (Irvine, CA) is a simple-to-install, low-maintenance cable-to-cable interconnect solution. It is suitable for a wide variety of harsh environment vehicle applications where...
Product Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The LA33 electric linear actuator from LINAK (Louisville, KY) is a mid-range device that combines compact design and high power in one solution fit for use in the most extreme environments. Offering a 12- or 24-V dc...
News: Aerospace
We normally think of color as the product of the absorption of certain wavelengths to leave only the desired color to reflect. But it can also be produced by colorless surfaces...
News: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The use cases for three-dimensional printed automobile parts are plentiful, but significant production applications of the additive manufacturing process have been almost non-existent in...
Briefs: Energy
Cryo-Fluid Capacitor (CFC) for Solid-State Storage and Supply-on-Demand of Cryogenic Fluids
Storage and transfer of fluid commodities such as oxygen, hydrogen, natural gas, nitrogen, argon, etc. are absolute necessities in virtually every industry. These fluids are typically contained in one of two ways: as low-pressure cryogenic liquids, or as...
Briefs: Materials
Ultra-Strong, Lightweight, Elastic, Electrically Conductive Carbon
The configuration of carbon's electrons allows for numerous self-bonding combinations that give rise to a range of materials with varying properties. For example, transparent, super-hard diamonds and opaque graphite, which is used for both pencils and industrial lubricant, are...
Technology Leaders: Test & Measurement
If you are testing devices and components that will last a decade or more, and you have to plan technology updates and obsolescence events for test systems that might live even longer,...
Briefs: Energy
Wireless Charging of Moving Electric Vehicles
If electric cars could recharge while driving down a highway, it would virtually eliminate concerns about their range and lower their cost, perhaps making electricity the standard fuel for vehicles. Researchers have wirelessly transmitted electricity to a nearby moving object, which could advance...
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Optical Product and Document Security Method
An inexpensive security method for uniquely marking and identifying physical objects such as documents or labels has been developed. This technology uses the mixing of inks in numerous different ratios to print arbitrary marks on a given object. The ink mixture used in a printed mark produces a unique,...
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Algorithm Boosts Speed of 3D Printers
A major drawback to 3D printing is the slow pace of the process, which ensures details are reproduced accurately. The pace of 3D printing is one of the factors that has prevented the technology from finding a broader audience. A new algorithm was developed that boosts the speed at which the printers operate.
Technical Innovation: Electronics & Computers
Construction sites remain one of the more dangerous workplaces due to the presence of heavy machinery, uneven terrain and continuous activity. To help alleviate some of these issues, Komatsu, one...
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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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Engineering for the Future: The Trends Transforming Medtech in 2026
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.