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INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
Deep inside the electronic devices that proliferate in our world, from cell phones to solar cells, layer upon layer of almost unimaginably small transistors and delicate circuitry shuttle...
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
Baratunde Cola would like to put sand into your computer. Not beach sand, but silicon dioxide nanoparticles coated with a high dielectric constant polymer to inexpensively provide...
Videos: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Strands of cow cartilage substitute for ink in a 3D bioprinting process that may one day create cartilage patches for worn out joints, according to a team of Penn State University engineers. Cartilage...
Product Briefs: Software
Engineers at BE CAE & Test (Catania, Italy), a COMSOL- (Stockholm, Sweden) certified consultant, have taken the simulation process beyond the typical approach of “run a test/deliver a report.”...
News: RF & Microwave Electronics
Get ready for the “pod” car: Ford announced today that it intends to mass-produce a driverless, fully autonomous vehicle for commercial ride-sharing or ride-hailing service in 2021.
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
An Indiana University expert in the high-tech field of computer vision will collaborate with U.S. Navy engineers to improve the quality of microelectronic components used in...
INSIDER: Defense
A researcher at Arizona State University has discovered how to control multiple robotic drones using the human brain. A controller wears a skull cap outfitted with 128 electrodes...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The Army Materiel Command’s Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center, or CERDEC, is using miniature cameras to create vision-aided navigation...
Global Vehicles: Transportation
The second-generation Nissan Titan launches with the model's first-ever single cab and adds a direct-injection V8 and 7-speed transmission plus significantly improved...
Product Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Smalley Steel Ring Co. (Lake Zurich, IL) has expanded its bearing preload (SSB) series to add diameters ranging from 9 to 13 mm. With this expansion, more than 300 SSB series springs are stocked in carbon and...
Product Briefs: Test & Measurement
The MicReD Power Tester 600A from Mentor Graphics Corp. (Wilsonville, OR) tests electric and hybrid vehicle (EV/HEV) power electronics reliability during power cycling. The device allows EV/HEV development and reliability...
Product Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
Developed for connecting in-vehicle LED lamp modules to control boards, Panasonic Corp.’s (Osaka, Japan) connectors improve designing in-vehicle LED lighting. The “board-to-FPC connector" is...
Videos: Aerospace
Ceramics are more difficult to process than polymers or metals because they can't be cast or machined easily. Traditionally ceramic parts are consolidated from powders by sintering, which...
News: Electronics & Computers
The race to build up an infrastructure for over-the-air (OTA) updating is heating up as suppliers go all-out to gain a spot in a field that’s expected to see momentous growth. Warranty costs, cyber...
News: Automotive
“Real-world” fuel consumption and emissions testing is becoming central to OEM new car/new powertrain programs. But it brings new challenges and potentially financial headaches to a...
Articles: Energy
Many different electrically propelled aircraft have been or are soon to be flying. Recently a zero-emissions electric aircraft, Solar Impulse, flew around the world with zero fuel. However,...
News: Test & Measurement
Anritsu Co. (Richardson, TX) introduces Cellular Module Test Application (CMTA) software for its Signaling Testers MD8475A/B, which provides test cases to simplify testing chipsets and automotive-related telematics...
INSIDER: Energy
Power Cell Converts Carbon Dioxide — While Creating Electricity
Cornell University scientists have developed an oxygen-assisted aluminum/carbon dioxide power cell that uses electrochemical reactions to both sequester the carbon dioxide and produce electricity.
Videos: Imaging
NASA's Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) will launch in September 2016 and travel to the near-Earth asteroid Bennu to...
Product Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The new SLN5 molded current sense resistor line from KOA Speer Electronics (Bradford, PA) features a 7-watt power rating in 4527 size. Used primarily for current detection, the SLN5 resistor is suitable for...
News: Electronics & Computers
Solvay Engineering Plastics (Brussels, Belgium), a global specialist in polyamide-based engineering plastics, has developed a new Technyl range for the demanding environment of automotive electronic applications....
Videos: Test & Measurement
This is footage of Orbital ATK's QM-2 solid rocket booster test taken by NASA's High Dynamic Range Stereo X (HiDyRS-X) camera. HiDyRS-X records high-speed, high-dynamic range footage in...
INSIDER: Medical
Polylactic acid, or PLA, is a biodegradable polymer commonly used to make medical implants and drug delivery systems. Brown University researchers have shown that by treating PLA at various...
INSIDER: Nanotechnology
MIT researchers developed an adhesive patch that can stick to a colorectal cancer tumor site, either before or after surgery, to deliver a triple-combination of drug, gene,...
INSIDER: Medical
Miniature robots are designed to enter the human body, where they can deliver drugs at specific locations or perform precise operations like clearing clogged-up arteries. A simple and versatile...
News: Transportation
Creating any new Porsche is one of the most challenging design and engineering tasks in the auto industry. Whether sports car, sedan or SUV it has to embody the essence of the...
Product Briefs: Aerospace
Molded Seals
Minnesota Rubber and Plastics (Minneapolis, MN) features a large inventory of standard size molded Quad Brand family of products including Quad O-Rings, Quad-Rings and Quad Rubber Balls for sealing in a range of industry applications. The sealing products are offered in select sizes in small to large quantities for 48-hour lead time...
Videos: Defense
A team of researchers from Pennsylvania State University, Drexel University, and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory have developed a textile coating containing proteins from squid that...
Articles: RF & Microwave Electronics
The dangers of faulty car airbags recently have become all too clear. The product-liability issues associated with airbags and the largest, most costly automotive recall in history...
Top Stories
INSIDER: Medical
Brain Implant Enables Safer Drug Delivery
Features: Medical
Built to Adapt: Rethinking Contract Manufacturing for a New Era
Features: Materials
OEM Toll Processing Advances High-Value Products
From the Editor: Medical
From The Editor: Charting the Technologies That Will Shape Medtech in 2026
INSIDER: Medical
Oxygen Scavenger Doubles Biosensor Performance
Features: AR/AI
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.