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TAMP of Approval: Extending LGP

Watch this video to learn more about an optimization-based solution to task and motion planning (TAMP) on mobile manipulators. See how the work extends LGP with a sampling-based reachability graph to enable...

The Poveda Lab Explains Control Theory

Watch this video to see researchers in the lab of Jorge Poveda, UC San Diego Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor, explain control theory as well as its real-world applications. In addition, the...

Using MRIs to Detect Metal-Ion Dissolution in Lithium Battery Cathodes

Researchers have been working on a method to detect and investigate the dissolution of the metal ion in a cathode. Using nuclear MRI, they were able to directly observe the dissolution in real time. Read on to learn more.

A Springtail-Like Jumping Robot

Springtails, small bugs often found crawling through leaf litter and garden soil, are expert jumpers. Inspired by these hopping hexapods, roboticists in the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and...

Morphing Robot Turns Challenging Terrain to Its Advantage

From mountain goats that run up near-vertical rock faces to armadillos that roll into a protective ball, animals have evolved to adapt effortlessly to changes in their environment....

Robot Works Inside E-Waste Recycling Facility

A researcher from Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science is using robotics to improve e-waste recycling.

MIT Engineers Help Multirobot Systems Stay In the Safety Zone

Drone shows are an increasingly popular form of large-scale light display. These shows incorporate hundreds to thousands of airborne bots, each programmed to fly in paths that...

How Aerospace Heat Treatment Strategies are Evolving with Additive Manufacturing

For Tech Briefs' Expert Insight series, Mark Hemsath, President, Nitrex Turnkey Systems, spoke with Aerospace & Defense Technology (A&DT) about how the...

75 Years of Innovation

In celebration of The Lee Company’s 75th Anniversary, this video represents a heartfelt thank you to all of our incredible employees who have helped the company reach this extraordinary milestone. The unwavering...

Manufacturing Miniature Piloting Solenoid Valves

The Lee Company has been helping engineers solve mission-critical problems for decades. Take a brief tour of our manufacturing facility at our corporate headquarters in Westbrook, CT, where our...

Lee Visco Jet Animation

The Lee Visco Jet® is one of our most unique innovations. It creates a highly complex fluid passage with a series of individual spin chambers and orifices. This provides an increase in flow passage as great as 25 times...

Lee Plug Expansion Plug Features & Benefits

Lee Plug® expansion plugs seal fluid passages leak-tight, without the use of O-rings, threads, or sealants. It is simply the most successful method of sealing drilled holes in critical applications....

The Smallest Details Matter

Engineers designing critical systems partner with The Lee Company for precision fluid control solutions because we understand that the smallest details matter. The Lee Company is recognized worldwide for our...

FPT’s Battery Pack Dives into Marine Market

FPT Industrial formed its ePowertrain department in 2018 and since has developed a range of electric drivelines, battery packs and battery management systems (BMS) targeting on-road commercial...

How Much Do You Know About Cloud Computing?

Test your knowledge of cloud computing with this quiz.

New AI Algorithm Could Lead to Truly Autonomous AI

Researchers have developed a new AI algorithm, called Torque Clustering, that is much closer to natural intelligence than current methods. It significantly improves how AI systems learn and uncover patterns in data independently, without human guidance.

Cummins Unveils New B7.2 Diesel Engine

Cummins has unveiled the latest iteration of its renowned B series engine at its press conference during NTEA’s Work Truck Week 2025 in Indianapolis. The new B7.2 diesel is the latest engine to be...

Smart Sensor Enables Better Wound Healing

A major challenge in self-powered wearable sensors for healthcare monitoring is distinguishing different signals when they occur at the same time. Researchers have addressed this issue by uncovering...

2026 Escalade IQL Is Cadillac’s Biggest, Roomiest EV Yet

Cadillac today unveiled the 2026 Escalade IQL electric vehicle, which maintains the Escalade IQ’s class-leading range but adds additional passenger and cargo space.

Bioprinting Artificial Organs in Space to Benefit Human Life on Earth

Recent successes in cultivating human heart tissue, knee cartilage, and pharmaceutical crystals in space have relied on technology that was initially developed decades ago with support from NASA.

EcoPulse Testing is Helping Advance Hybrid Electric Aircraft Design for Airbus

On a chilly day in mid-December, key stakeholders gathered together at a Daher hangar in Tarbes, in southwest France, to bid adieu to the EcoPulse demonstrator...

Are Defense Satellites Ready for Space-Based Laser Communications?

The Department of Defense (DoD) is developing technology for satellites to communicate via lasers. Laser communications could transmit data faster and more securely than...

AI-Powered Radar Warning Receiver for Fourth Generation Aircraft

Raytheon has completed flight testing on its first-ever artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML)-powered Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) system for a fourth-generation...

SUROB: The Marines’ New Technology

Watch this video to see the Marine Corps Surf Observation (SUROB) Tool in action at TCE 24.2. The new tech fuses real-time data from wave and current models with on-the-ground observations; delivers...

Meet the Grasshopper: AFRL’s Autonomously Navigated Glider

Watch this video to learn more about the Grasshopper, a cost-efficient, air-dropped, autonomously navigated glider that delivers material to operators on the ground. The Grasshopper...

A Nuclear Weapon’s Lifecycle

Watch this video to learn about the lifecycle of a nuclear weapon — from phase one (research and concept) to phase seven, when the weapon is dismantled and the nuclear and non-nuclear components are either...

My Opinion: How to Succeed — Advice from Researchers Who Did

Paying attention to what successful researchers have to say about their process is a good way to get ideas about what it takes to be successful in research and development.