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Videos: Aerospace
A synthetic 3D visualization flight display presents flight data information in an intuitive way using 3D computer graphic capabilities. The flight crew can preview and rehearse flight...
Videos: Robotics, Automation & Control
The Lunar Surface Manipulation System (LSMS) is a lifting and precision positioning device that features hybrid functional characteristics of both crane-type lifting devices and robotic manipulators. The design...
Videos: Materials
The EZVI process involves placing nanoscale zero-valent iron particles into a surfactant-stabilized, biodegradable oil-in-water emulsion. Contaminants are...
Videos: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A handheld plant stress detector measures the amount of chlorophyll in foliage, based upon light reflected from the plant. It collects light reflected from a target plant, separates it into two different...
Videos: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Ultrasonic Stir Welding joins large pieces of very high-strength metals such as titanium and Inconel. Because of the independent control of process elements, closed-loop temperature control can be integrated into the...
Videos: Motion Control
Delta Mod Tech, an innovator in packaging machinery turns to Yaskawa for accurate, reliable motion control. The web converting and packaging machines made by Delta ModTech...
Videos: Motion Control
Machines that blister pack pharmaceuticals need exceptional versatility to handle a constantly changing array of plastics, foils, papers, and blister sizes, while maintaining the high...
Videos: Motion Control
Overview of the capabilities of Yaskawa Engineered Systems Group out of Plain City, OH. Features testimonials from Plain City facility associates Dave Cecil, Steve Blake, and Geoff Klepzig, as...
Videos: Motion Control
Overview of the capabilities of Yaskawa Engineered Systems Group in Santa Clara, CA, that focuses on specialized assemblies utilizing Yaskawa components. Features interview with John Rogers of...
Articles: Transportation
NASA Technology
Typical cruising altitudes for business and commercial aircraft are up to 50,000 feet or more. At such altitudes, the oxygen concentrations in the air are much lower than on...
News: Manufacturing & Prototyping
NASA has formed unfunded partnerships with four U.S. companies to develop new space capabilities available to the government and other customers. The Collaborations for...
News: Defense
Over a three-year period, German aerospace engineers from industry and academia collaborated on the AVIGLE (Avionic Digital Service Platform) research project, described...
News: Defense
QinetiQ has designed a critical component for the Euclid space telescope being developed by Airbus Defence and Space and due to be launched in 2020. QinetiQ...
News: Green Design & Manufacturing
A global fleet of composite planes could reduce carbon emissions by up to 15%, according to new research by the University of Sheffield, University of Cambridge, and UCL (University...
Videos: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Researchers at the Robotics Group at Sandia National Laboratories are developing energy efficient actuation and drive train technologies to dramatically improve the charge life of...
Videos: Manufacturing & Prototyping
In 2014, NASA took significant steps on the agency's journey to Mars - testing cutting-edge technologies and making scientific discoveries - while studying our changing Earth and the infinite universe, and making progress...
News: Green Design & Manufacturing
Plastic composite parts outnumber bio-based material vehicle applications, but “green” projects are making inroads by overcoming various hurdles.
News: Green Design & Manufacturing
It may be surprising to learn that the modern gasoline direct-injection (GDI) engines in today’s passenger cars can emit more hazardous fine particulate matter than a port fuel-injected engine...
News: Automotive
When Land Rover wants to reveal its latest engineering and technology, it invariably does so in extreme driving conditions; conditions that reflect its rigorous...
News: Defense
Boeing has begun construction on a 7000-ft² addition to its research and technology center in Alabama. The Center for Applied Simulation and Analytics (CASA) will serve...
Videos: Medical
Existing medical solutions for congestive heart failure and heart valve disease usually involve major surgery that cuts into the heart itself, or a heart transplant. Bret Park, a mechanical...
News: Automotive
For the third time in a little more than a year, Toyota has announced an expansion of its Southeast Michigan R&D campuses. The most recent announcement involves an investment of $126...
Industry News: Medical
December 2014 Month-End Industry News
Happy New Year! Here is the latest batch of news from the medical products community. Please click the link for more.
Videos: Medical
An advanced protective suit for health care workers who treat Ebola patients, devised by a Johns Hopkins University team, has been awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development...
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
Partnering with Co-robots
Most robots today work in manufacturing facilities where, for safety reasons, they are removed from being in close proximity with humans. But, Georgia Tech robotics researchers believe people and robots can accomplish much more as co-robots, which work beside, or cooperatively with, people. This symbiotic relationship...
INSIDER: Medical
Don't Forget to Vote
Don't forget to vote for the Medical Design Briefs' Annual Readers' Choice Product of the Year. You’re invited to cast your vote for the one product among the 12 Products of the Month that you feel was the most significant new product introduced to the engineering community in 2014.
News: Automotive
The steel industry is constantly innovating to develop new solutions that satisfy customers in a range of industries, the automotive industry included. Stricter fuel-economy...
Videos: Defense
The U.S. Navy has recently completed tests on Boston Engineering's GhostSwimmer unmanned underwater vehicle at the Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story (JEBLC-FS)...
INSIDER: Medical
Using Robot Control to Improve Prosthetic Legs
An engineering professor at the University of Texas at Dallas applied robot control theory to enable powered prosthetics to dynamically respond to the wearer’s environment and help amputees walk. The robotic leg wearers were able to walk on a moving treadmill almost as quickly as an able-bodied...
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
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.