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News: Energy
Projects funded through the Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI) — a joint program through the USDA and the DOE — will help develop economically and environmentally sustainable sources of...
Videos: Test & Measurement
The power output of wind farms can be increased by an order of magnitude - at least tenfold - simply by optimizing the placement of turbines on a given plot of land, say researchers at the...
News
New Algorithms Enable 'Smart Sand'
New algorithms could enable heaps of ‘smart sand’ that can assume any shape, allowing spontaneous formation of new tools or duplication of broken mechanical parts.Unlike many other approaches to reconfigurable robots, smart sand uses a subtractive method, akin to stone carving, rather than an additive method,...
News
Compact Motor Brings Satellites Beyond Earth's Orbit
The first prototype of a new, ultra-compact motor will allow small satellites to journey beyond Earth’s orbit. The goal of the micro motor: to drastically reduce the cost of space exploration.
Videos: Electronics & Computers
In Zhong Lin Wang's laboratory at Georgia Tech, a blinking LCD signals the success of a five-year effort to power conventional electronic devices using nanoscale generators that harvest mechanical energy from the...
Videos: Nanotechnology
A five-year project led by Georgia Tech has resulted in a novel approach to space electronics that could change how space vehicles and instruments are designed. The new capabilities are based on...
Videos: Test & Measurement
Julia Kubanek, an associate professor in the Georgia Tech School of Biology, describes research into antifungal compounds found on the surfaces of tropical seaweed collected in the Fiji...
Videos: Robotics, Automation & Control
Researchers at the Georgia Tech found that when robots move in a more human-like fashion - with one movement leading into the next - people can not only better recognize what the robot is doing, but they can...
Videos: RF & Microwave Electronics
By asking an individual to walk a short distance in front of a radar system while saying the months of the year in reverse order, researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute can determine if...
Videos: Robotics, Automation & Control
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology built a robot that can penetrate and 'swim' through granular material. In a new study, they show that varying the shape or...
Videos: Electronics & Computers
By observing 20 different species of snakes at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia Tech has built a new search-and-rescue robot designed to use less energy. The project is overseen by David Hu, an assistant professor in...
Question of the Week
In the near future, will we see a widespread commercial use of autonomous vehicles?
Last week, Google released a video that demonstrated the potential of its self-driving car. The video showed a legally blind man, who after taking the driver seat of one of Google's robotic cars, maneuvered from his home, through neighborhoods, and into a commercial...
INSIDER: Medical
Sea Creature Inspires Design of Disease-Detecting Robot
Biology, the study of life, can (and often does) breathe new life into engineering. In one recent example of the potential benefits of this sort of interdisciplinary collaboration, an international team of scientists is working toward the development of the "Cyberplasm," a tiny robot that is...
Videos: Electronics & Computers
Each summer at Stanford University, the Army High-Performance Computing Research Center (AHPCRC) invites a select group of undergraduates from across the country to gather for a two-month immersion into advanced...
Videos: Medical
Using carbon nanotubes bent to act as springs, Stanford University researchers have developed a stretchable, transparent skin-like sensor. The sensor can be stretched to over twice its original length and bounce...
Videos: Medical
Proteins control nearly all of life's functions, but how they self-assemble - or fold - is an unsolved problem in biology. Understanding how folding goes awry could lead to cures for diseases caused by protein...
Videos: Green Design & Manufacturing
Stanford University scientists are using complex computational models to solve the puzzle of the devastating tsunami that stuck Japan in 2011 and predict where future tsunamis might occur.
Videos: Software
This morphing wing unmanned air vehicle (UAV) numerical simulation from Texas A&M University is using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for the aerodynamics, adaptive action grid (AAG) for...
Videos: Materials
Master Bond EP21TCHT-1 is a thermally conductive, heat-resistant epoxy formulated to cure at ambient temperatures or more rapidly at elevated temperatures. EP21TCHT-1 passes NASA low outgassing tests and...
Briefs: Information Technology
When working sequences of images, registration of the frames to a common point of reference is an essential prerequisite for many types of image analysis. The phase...
Products
Hewlett-Packard (Palo Alto, CA) has introduced the HP Z1 Workstation, an all-in-one workstation with a 27" diagonal display that snaps open so users can swap out parts and make upgrades without the need...
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
3Dprinting grabs a lot of attention — as much for its futuristic potential as for what it can do today. Send a 3D printer to the Moon, some imagine, and print out a city. Is your coffee maker dying? Just print yourself a...
Application Briefs: Software
Lockheed Martin Corp. is supporting the upgrade of the NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) Mission Control Center’s Core Trajectory Subsystem (CTS) using a.i. solutions’...
Application Briefs: Medical
Johns Hopkins engineers, recognized as experts in medical robotics, are helping NASA with a space dilemma: How can the agency fix valuable satellites that are breaking...
Features: Medical
With growing health awareness and the escalating cost of worldwide medical care, there is increasing emphasis on new and advanced technologies for disease prevention and early...
Features: Electronics & Computers
Most medical electronic systems now depend on combinations of hardware and software, forming elaborate mechatronic systems that both monitor and regulate patient health...
Features: Medical
Reliability test plans are critical to the success of any new electronic medical device or technology. The tests selected must be stressful enough to identify defects but also...
Applications: Software
Durability is a key measurement of prosthetic heart valve function. Assessment of fatigue life requires accurate estimates of the stresses induced during the cardiac cycle. Finite...
Mission Accomplished: Medical
Just the mention of kidney stones can cause a person to cringe. They are often painful and sometimes difficult to remove, and 10 percent of the population will...
Top Stories
INSIDER: Medical
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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.