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Graphene Flagship researchers from Trinity College Dublin, working with the National Graphene Institute (NGI) at the University of Manchester, have used graphene to make the novelty...
News: Unmanned Systems
ZF’s takeover of TRW in 2015 sent shockwaves through the industry by over night creating a mega global business with the industrial and financial clout and electronics capability to...
News: Automotive
As Audi recently revealed details of the structural technology—including 14 advanced joining processes—of its all-new A8, Chairman Rupert Stadler and Porsche Chairman Oliver...
News: RF & Microwave Electronics
The loss of winter driving range in electric vehicles equipped with conventional electric heating systems is well-documented—range being reduced by up to 60% and even more in severe...
Question of the Week: Materials
Will shape memory polymers play a prominent role in non-aerospace applications?
This week's Question: A featured Tech Brief in today's INSIDER highlighted a shape memory polymer from Langley Research Center. Designed initially for morphing spacecraft, the material changes shape when temperature shifts; the thermosetting polymer than returns to its...
News: Defense
Norsk Titanium AS—which has been researching and developing its RPD (rapid plasma deposition) process for over 10 years—says it can produce titanium...
INSIDER: Aerospace
ANAHEIM, CA. During last week’s SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing 2017 conference, panelists from industry, academia, and government demonstrated how miniaturized sensing platforms,...
Videos: Defense
If human ears could hear the electromagnetic spectrum, the noise levels would be overwhelming. The increasing use of wireless devices in military and civilian domains...
News: Transportation
Ford’s Lincoln luxury-vehicle unit revealed the 2018 Navigator fullsize SUV at the 2017 New York auto show by touting its blend of smart basic engineering and...
Road Ready: Propulsion
After months of teasing and a high-profile tie-in with the Fast & Furious film franchise, FCA's Dodge division revealed its 2018 Challenger SRT Demon, a drag...
Videos: Aerospace
In the past 12 years, NASA's HiRISE (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter satellite has taken around 50,000 high-resolution...
News: Green Design & Manufacturing
Is automotive air conditioning with CO2 as the refrigerant—designated as R-744—an environmental achievement in its infancy, or is it destined to be another unsuccessful attempt to defy...
Videos: Semiconductors & ICs
North Carolina State University engineers have created conductive and stretchable wires that can sense twisting, strain, and touch. These soft, microscopic fibers could be useful...
Industry News: Medical
Around the Industry
April 10, 2017 — News and updates from the medical technology community.
News: Transportation
Although the lightweight, supersonic T-38 has been the staple advanced jet trainer for the U.S. Air Force (USAF) and U.S. Naval Test Pilot School for more than 55 years, the dependable aircraft is expected to...
News: Transportation
Ford plans to further expand its role in the police-vehicle market with the availability of a new model in 2018: the Police Responder Hybrid, a sedan based on the standard Fusion Hybrid that...
Videos: Photonics/Optics
University of Utah engineers have created 'smart glasses' with liquid-based lenses that can automatically adjust the focus on what a person is seeing, whether it's far away or close up. The...
Question of the Week: Manufacturing & Prototyping
This week’s Question: Our lead stories today featured interviews with Chuck Hull, inventor of the 3D printer, and industry expert Terry Wohlers. Though the medical applications for additive...
Products: Test & Measurement
Astronics Test Systems, Irvine, CA, has introduced the PXIe-1802 arbitrary waveform generator and the PXIe-1803 digitizer that provide test capabilities and measurement accuracy in a compact PXI form factor for aerospace,...
Videos: Electronics & Computers
Researchers at Finland's Aalto University have manufactured artificial materials with engineered electronic properties. By moving individual atoms under their microscope, the scientists...
Blog: Medical
“Free trade is being abandoned, which is very worrying, said Rudolf Staudigl, CEO of silicone giant Wacker Chemical. Staudigl made the assertion at the silicone giant’s...
News: Manufacturing & Prototyping
What's New on TechBriefs.com: 3D Printing's Next Frontier
In 1983, when Chuck Hull was spending nights and weekends building the first 3D printer, he couldn’t have imagined that someone would eventually use the apparatus to build a toaster from ashes.
INSIDER: Test & Measurement
Sandia National Laboratories is transforming how it assesses nuclear weapons in a stockpile made up of weapons at different stages in their lifecycles — some systems that have...
INSIDER: Defense
Soldiers view live-stream full-motion video from unmanned aerial vehicles via a smartphone. They access 3-D digital maps to send precision target coordinates. Soldiers are now relying on...
INSIDER: Defense
Research chemists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have developed and patented a transparent thermoplastic elastomer armor to reduce weight, inherent in most bullet-resistant...
News: Software
Low-temperature combustion (LTC) remains an area of high interest with extensive research, even though many challenges must still be overcome before LTC sees commercial acceptance. Though...
News: Software
Engineers at FCA revealed at the SAE WCX17 conference in Detroit a new simulation and analysis design tool that can earmark nearly any suitable component for a strategic...
News: Electronics & Computers
Connectivity promises to bring a wealth of information to drivers, but it also poses vexing privacy issues. Figuring out where to store all the data related to connectivity is...
News: Electronics & Computers
For security experts, connectivity is the gift that keeps on giving. The number of threats will increase rapidly as more vehicles are connected, and vulnerabilities on older vehicles...
Top Stories
INSIDER: Medical
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From the Editor: Medical
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INSIDER: Medical
Oxygen Scavenger Doubles Biosensor Performance
Features: AR/AI
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Ask the Expert
Eric Dietsch on the Benefits of Nitinol Wire
In collaboration with the Fort Wayne Metals Engineering team, Eric Dietsch focuses on supporting customers with material recommendations, product development, and education. Eric is available to help you and your company with any Nitinol-related questions or needs that you may have.
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.