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Appraising the Potential for Platooning in the U.S.

Connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) are receiving significant attention as a technology solution to realize safer, more cost-effective and efficient operation of several transportation...

Smart Sensors Drive Automated Systems in Off-Highway

Smart sensors are helpful in developing automated routines that can save a great deal of time for the operator and either increase efficiency or reduce setup time. Microcontrollers and...

Super Detailed LiDAR Map to Aid Autonomous Vehicle & Urban Development

This video shows LiDAR data for a portion of a study area in central Dublin. The initial 18 seconds demonstrates standard density LiDAR scanning, while the remainder of the...

Self-Administered, Painless Flu Vaccine Patch - Success in First Human Clinical Trial

Despite the recommendation of universal flu vaccination, influenza continues to be a major cause of illness leading to mortality. Georgia Tech researchers...

Sound-Off: How to Set Pass/Fail Thresholds for Self-Driving Vehicles

As Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) technology evolves, how do you test autonomous cars that ‘learn from their mistakes?’

Army to Test-Fire Tactical Missile System

Field artillery soldiers will soon be ready to test-fire the modernized Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 20th Field...

Researchers Achieve Breakthrough in Nuclear Threat Detection Science

Taking inspiration from an unusual source, a Sandia National Laboratories team has dramatically improved the science of scintillators — objects that detect nuclear...

Batteries That “Drink” Seawater Could Power Long-Range UUVs

The long range of airborne drones helps them perform critical tasks in the skies. Now MIT spinout Open Water Power (OWP) aims to greatly improve the range of unpiloted...

Model Maturity Assessment and Certification—a Vision

In the past couple of decades, the performance, reliability, and safety assessments performed using predictive capability for electromechanical systems have been on the rise. Such...

3D-Printed Heart Valve Models Are Real Lifesavers

Heart valve models created with advanced 3D printers by researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology and the Piedmont Heart Institute could soon assist cardiologists in preparing to perform...

Ultra-Thin Camera Says Good-Bye to the Lens

A new proof-of-concept design retires one of the most familiar parts of a traditional camera: the lens. By swapping out the glass lens with a tiny array of light receivers, a California Institute of...

Screen-Printed Batteries Could Power Disposable Medical Devices

Ultra-thin, flexible screen-printed batteries for cheap portable devices and intermittent renewable energy are closer to reality. The solid-state batteries are a thin, flexible...

3D Printed Heart Valves Mimic Qualities of Real Valves

Standard medical imaging and new 3D printing technologies are being used to create patient-specific heart valve models that mimic the physiological qualities of the real valves. Their...

Tiny Embedded Electrodes Give Big Boost to Prosthetic Limbs

A new microelectrode array clearly recorded multiple nerve signals simultaneously, demonstrating the device’s success in a medium-sized animal for the first time. The electrode...

Active Aero Takes Flight

Banned from motorsports half a century ago, variable aerodynamic devices were simply too effective to bury. Like practically every engineering advancement born of racing, manipulating air flow for improved...

Experimental Hybrid Drone Transforms in Flight

Looking for new ways to give situational awareness to soldiers, researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory have developed an experimental hybrid unmanned aerial vehicle that transforms in...

USAF Works Toward Smoother Landings, No Plane Required

As the U.S. Air Force (USAF) works toward developing assets like the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider, the next T-X trainer, and possibly a new close air support aircraft, testing continues...

SwRI-Led AC2AT Consortium Pushes Diesel Emission Control Systems Development

As regulations drive criteria pollutant and fuel economy standards, researchers in Southwest Research Institute’s Advanced Combustion Catalyst and Aftertreatment...

Automated Flight Management Tech for Pilots Landing in Busy Airports

In February, NASA's aeronautics research team - along with partners from Boeing, Honeywell, and United Airlines - completed a three-week flight campaign to test a new...

Flaw Detector

Optimized for single-handed operation, Olympus’ (Waltham, MA) EPOCH 6LT flaw detector combines an ergonomic design with powerful ultrasonic functionality in an instrument built specifically for rope access and high portability...

Smart Window Simultaneously Generates Electricity & Lowers Energy Costs

Smart windows can vary their tint to augment lighting, cooling, and heating systems in buildings to save in energy costs. But these windows require power for operation and...

'ATLAS' is NASA's New Automated Technology Licensing Application System

Transferring NASA-patented innovations to industry is now even easier, with the introduction of the Automated Technology Licensing Application System (ATLAS). ATLAS...

Smart Windows Get Smarter (and Self-Powered)

A “smart window” from Princeton University uses a transparent solar cell to selectively absorb and harvest near-ultraviolet light. The advanced window controls the transmission of visible light...

Could lenses and thick cameras become obsolete?

A team at the California Institute of Technology designed a lens-less camera. "Once scaled up, this technology can make lenses and thick cameras obsolete," said graduate student and camera...

Flight Deck “Ouija Boards” Go Digital

To make the jobs of aircraft handlers easier, the Navy developed the Deployable Ship Integration Multi-touch System (DSIMS), a mobile software package that features a digital touchscreen image of a...

Reconfigurable Radio Tracks Flights Worldwide

When Malaysia Air Flight 370 disappeared somewhere over the Indian Ocean in 2014, it had flown far beyond radar range. Under a new space-based air tracking system, no plane would ever be off the...

Daimler Launches Intelligent Truck Axle with Active Oil Regulation

Daimler has announced the first intelligent truck axle for its European Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks. The axle contains New Final Drive (NFD) technology that actively...

Sound-Off: Can Hydrogen be Stored in Carbon Nanotubes?

The fuel cell, an increasingly popular device in the automotive sector, creates a power source when coupled with hydrogen. The hydrogen can be made from natural gas or electrolysis of water...