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Zulu Pods: The World's First Decentralized Lubrication System

Zulu Pods is the world's first decentralized lubrication system that combines the function of a reservoir, pump, and nozzle into a single, self-contained, hermetically sealed,...

NeuroPair: A New Treatment Approach for Spinal Cord Injury

Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) afflicts 17,000 Americans and 700,000 people worldwide each year. Prognoses are often tragic, and social costs exceed $2 million in the first 5 years of care....

Using Cold Sintering to Develop Recyclable, Rechargeable Batteries

Rechargeable solid-state lithium batteries are an emerging technology that could someday power cell phones and laptops for days with a single charge, but they are not environmentally friendly. A team of Penn State researchers may have solved this issue.

Smart Bandages Improve Chronic Wound Healing

A team of researchers is developing a series of cutting-edge technologies to transform wound care, including smart bandages that would automatically sense and respond to changing conditions...

Wireless Temperature Sensors Allow Us to ‘See’ Inside ICEs

Wireless temperature sensors installed in pistons allow us to “see” inside the combustion chamber while an engine is running. The ascertained data is used to create models of...

Converting an Old Truck into an EV

Rice University engineering students converted a 1997 Chevy P30 delivery van into a fully electric vehicle in less than a year. Watch this video to see how they used a combination of parts scavenged from...

Self-Driving Cars, Explained

Are self-driving cars safe? Watch this video to see Matthias Schmid, Ph.D. — who builds fully self-driving vehicles that can traverse roads autonomously and even move through forests where paths don’t even...

Space Station Germ Testing Improves Wastewater Monitoring

A technology developed for NASA to identify pathogens inside spacecraft turned out to be beneficial for wastewater surveillance on Earth.

RLS Encoders and Renishaw Help Place Dynisma in Pole Position

Renishaw and RLS provided magnetic encoders and technical support to British-based Dynisma for its latest dynamic motion simulator designed for applications in motorsport and...

Rapid Prototyping Expert Uses Renishaw AM Systems to Develop Hypersonic Technology for Aerospace

The development of spacecraft has always been reliant on new and advanced technologies. Additive manufacturing (AM), for example, gives aerospace...

The Human Touch: Ethical Considerations in Healthcare Robotics

The ethical implications of integrating robots into healthcare, discussing topics such as patient trust, privacy concerns, and the balance between human and robotic interaction in caregiving.

5Ws of the Mouth-Based Touchpad

A new device developed by MIT engineers allows people living with paralysis to interact with phones and computers using their tongue, mouth, and head gestures.

The Making of the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing Model

Watch this video to see how the Experimental Fabrication Shop technicians at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center made 29 different types of parts to assemble a 10-foot unique wing model...

Swappable Modular Propulsion for Small Satellites

The Air Force Research Laboratory is exploring modular propulsion for small satellites. Watch this video to see how AFRL works to establish a standardized interface between a satellite bus and...

Testing Recording Equipment for X-59’s Future Supersonic Flights

Watch this video to learn more about how NASA completed a series of tests to reduce risks prior to Phase 2 of its Quesst mission, which will test the ability of the X-59...

A New Approach to 3D Printing Tool Recycling for Aerospace Manufacturers

Jamco America Inc., has signed a new partnership agreement with Airtech Advanced Materials Group to revolutionize aerospace manufacturing through 3D printing (3DP)...

This Laser Clock Could Transform Satellite Navigation Accuracy

A new laser clock from the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) has achieved a record level of accuracy for optical clocks with gas cells:...

X-Bow Completest Historic Test of Industry's Largest Additively Manufactured Rocket Motor

X-Bow Systems Inc. (pronounced "/crossbow/"), completed the successful static test of the Ballesta-34 solid rocket motor, nicknamed the XB-32. At ~34...

Embraer Subsidiary Shows First Full-Scale eVTOL Prototype

Eve Air Mobility, Embraer's electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturing subsidiary, has announced a significant advancement in the assembly of its first...

What Is Generative AI at the Edge?

Tyler Saltsman, CEO of EdgeRunner AI, joins the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast to explain how the aerospace and defense industry can adopt generative AI at the edge.

Cummins Cylinder Deactivation Saves on Fuel and Emissions

Cylinder deactivation has become increasingly common across various types of commercial on-road ICE powertrains to meet the upcoming North American (EPA 27) and Europe (Euro 7)...

Exploring Dark Matter with the Help of Robotic Fiber Positioners

In collaboration with the Via Project Team, New Scale Technologies is manufacturing next-generation “Viper” robotic fiber positioners to enable simpler yet faster survey operations.

Automating Healthcare: The Role of Robots

How robots are being utilized for tasks in clinics and hospitals, from delivering medications to managing inventory and performing tasks such as taking blood pressure.

A Solution for Energy Transfer to Heart Pumps

A team has developed a new cable system for heart pumps that doesn’t cause infections. This is particularly important given that wireless methods of transmitting power remain unavailable to patients in the foreseeable future.

AI-Based Test for Parkinson’s Disease Severity Shows Promising Results

An artificial intelligence (AI) tool developed by researchers at the University of Rochester can help people with Parkinson’s disease remotely assess the severity of their symptoms within minutes. A study in npj Digital Medicine describes the new tool, which has users tap their fingers 10 times in front of a webcam to assess motor performance on a scale of 0-4.

Portable Knee Dynamometer

Researchers at NASA Johnson Space Center have developed the Portable Knee Dynamometer, a device that enables quadricep and hamstring strength assessment, rehabilitation, and exercise capabilities for a user outside of a traditional clinical setting.

How Tough Is Your Material? 3D Images Will Tell You

John Kolinski and his team at the Laboratory of Engineering Mechanics of Soft Interfaces aim to understand how cracks propagate in brittle solids, which is essential for developing and testing safe and cost-effective composite materials for use in construction, sports, and aerospace engineering.

Self-Cleaning Coatings for Space or Earth

Electrodynamic dust shields (EDSs) are a key method to actively clean surfaces by running high voltages (but low currents) through electrodes on the surface. The forces generated by the voltage efficiently remove built-up, electrically charged dust particles. Innovators have developed a new transparent EDS for removing dust from space and lunar solar cells among other transparent surfaces.

VaCNT Makes Up a Promising Membrane Material

Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and partners carried out steroid hormone adsorption experiments to study the interplay of forces in the small pores. They found that vertically aligned carbon nanotubes (VaCNT) of specific pore geometry and pore surface structure are suited for use as highly selective membranes.