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News: Electronics & Computers
The race to add digital capabilities to military vehicles is challenging engineers as they strive to create sophisticated systems that can be altered and upgraded without issues....
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Electronic Intelligence Receiver (ELINT) is an important component in electronic warfare (EW) and layer sensing. The...
Videos: Materials
Premier die attach epoxy EP3HTSDA-1 features a very impressive thermal conductivity of 40-45 BTU•in/(ft²•hr•°F), substantially higher than other silver conductive epoxies. This video...
Videos: RF & Microwave Electronics
Engineers at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston used light waves to align the James Webb Space Telescope's mirror segments to each other, so they act like a single, monolithic mirror...
Sound-Off: Test & Measurement
Digital Image Correlation (DIC) is a non-contact optical method of measuring deformation and strain on a given material. Measurement accuracy, however, depends on contrast,...
Videos: Aerospace
Origami has inspired a number of unique spacecraft designs at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. It addresses a persistent problem faced by JPL engineers - how do you pack the greatest...
News: Defense
Rolls-Royce recently secured an incremental order from United Airlines to provide additional Trent XWB engines and service support. This followed the airline’s recent...
News: Manufacturing & Prototyping
BASF (Ludwigshafen, Germany) offers an improved process for manufacturing Lupranol (polyether polyol) so that car components made of BASF polyurethane systems emit an average of 20% less aldehyde. The company says this allows...
INSIDER: Aerospace
Origami has once again inspired engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California. Besides aesthetic beauty, the Japanese tradition of paper-folding addresses a...
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
MIT researchers have developed a way to print flat electronics that can fold themselves into a desired shape. The researchers say the development could have applications in robotics...
INSIDER: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The James Webb Space Telescope will be the most powerful space telescope ever built. With a 21-foot diameter, the telescope’s primary mirror is six times larger than the one used...
Editorial: Green Design & Manufacturing
The flames lit up the sky when the electric-power substation in my town blew up one night last August. TV news had it covered: A transformer at the Detroit Edison site had exploded, immediately knocking out...
Product Briefs: Automotive
Expander Plugs
SFC Koenig (North Haven, CT) recently developed seals for an automotive manufacturer’s new anti-lock brake and traction control systems. The supplier of sealing and flow control solutions assisted the customer in the selection of an MB 850-040E Koenig Expander plug based on size requirements, materials, pressures, installation...
Videos: Robotics, Automation & Control
Remora fish can attach to various marine animals using a highly modified dorsal fin that forms an adhesive disc, which enables hitchhiking on fast-swimming hosts. Researchers from Beihang University...
News: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The editors of September’s Sensor Technology magazine compiled a list of top sensor vendors, organized by product type. Explore this year’s OEM Sensors Supplier Guide.
Videos: Motion Control
Born in 1882 in Worcester, Massachusetts, Dr. Robert Goddard created the world's first flying, liquid-fuel rocket by 1926 and made many other pioneering contributions to rocket...
News: Electronics & Computers
Kikusui Electronics' (Santa Clara, CA) PWR-01 series is a wide-range bench top DC power supply that provides testing performance in a compact, user-friendly package. The PWR-01 is a versatile instrument with models ranging from...
News: Transportation
The wild-child Raptor is a halo model if there ever was one. It generates equal giddiness across a surprisingly broad demographic—and simultaneously demonstrates Ford knows the buttons to push to pump up the volume for...
What We’re Driving: Automotive
Hyundai’s newly stand-alone Genesis brand may or may not eventually shoulder its way into the luxury-market country club, but for now it’s a little tough even keeping it straight regarding the budding Genesis model range....
What We’re Driving: Transportation
It’s become a rarity for automakers to put manual-transmission models in their press-evaluation fleets, but the Elantra Sport’s direct (if light) lever action and skillfully-weighted clutch pedal made it all the...
Videos: Software
Advanced motor skills are essential for robots to physically coexist with humans. Cornell University researchers have shown a robot how to flip nunchucks, the martial arts weapon, to...
Question of the Week: Energy
Will we drive on piezoelectric highways?
Today's lead INSIDER story showcased efforts from Lancaster University to create road-ready piezoelectric tiles. The electricity generated from the ceramics (and the vehicles driving over them) could someday be used to power street lamps and traffic lights.
News: Automotive
For potential EV buyers, it's all about the driving range. And for EV engineers tasked with increasing that range, it's all about improving power efficiency through thermal management and...
Road Ready: Green Design & Manufacturing
The badge on the decklid reads ‘2.0E’, with no giveaway that the 2018 Cadillac CT6 we’re driving is a plug-in hybrid. Perhaps a more appropriate nameplate should be CT6 NEV, because this...
Videos: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A team of researchers from MIT and Umass Amherst have designed 3D-printed structures that can fold themselves up without any outside stimulus, and the folding begins the instant it is...
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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
Ralph Bright on the Power of Power Cords
Understanding power system components and how to connect them correctly is critical to meeting regulatory requirements and designing successful electrical products for worldwide markets. Interpower’s Ralph Bright defines these requirements and explains how to know which cord to select for your application.
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.