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Briefs: Physical Sciences
Frequency-analyzed laser-light scattering (FALLS) is a relatively simple technique that can be used to measure principal characteristics of a sheet of sprayed liquid as it breaks up into...
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
By Dr. Udo Ungeheuer Chairman of the Board of Management SCHOTT Mainz, Germany
Many people consider the printing press developed here in Mainz, Germany, near the headquarters of SCHOTT, the greatest invention of the last...
Who's Who: Green Design & Manufacturing
Dr. Steve Hipskind is an expert on climate change and the effects of global warming with over 20 years of experience in atmospheric research. He currently heads up NASA's Earth Science...
Articles: Photonics/Optics
The thermographic imaging characteristics of an IR camera are largely determined by its detector assembly. Infrared radiation (IR) is focused onto the camera’s detector...
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The figure depicts selected aspects of a six-degree-of-freedom (6-DOF) stage for mechanical adjustment of an optical component. The six degrees of freedom are translations along the Cartesian axes (x,...
Products: Photonics/Optics
The votes are in and the winners of the 2007 Photonics Tech Briefs Readers’ Choice Product of the Year Awards have been selected. The three PTB Products of the Year will be presented...
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
2007 NASA Tech Briefs "Create the Future" Design Contest
This year's sixth annual NASA Tech Briefs' "Create the Future" design contest, presented by SolidWorks Corp., recognized innovation in product design in six categories: Consumer Products, Safety & Security, Machinery & Equipment, Medical, Sustainable Technologies, and Transportation....
Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Cargo Management System
Jeremy ConnellBlacksburg, VA
Standard truck beds lack the ability to secure loose items easily. The Cargo Management System design employs...
Products: Photonics/Optics
DILAS (Tuscon, AZ) has introduced the first commercially available high-power diode laser arrays operating at 1940nm with wall plug efficiencies (WPE) of >10-percent.
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Litroenergy™, a New Light Source Material
Steve StarkMPK Co.Champlin, MN
A patent-pending light source material, Litroenergy™ contains self-luminous micro particles about...
Products: Photonics/Optics
Spectrum Detector (Lake Oswego, OR) manufactures the LiTaO3 Pyro-electric Detector Hybrid for use in applications including energy measurement, power measurement, radiometry, spectral radiometry, and FTIR and IR Gas...
Products
The MathWorks, Natick, MA, has released Simscape™ software for modeling and simulating multidomain physical systems. Employing a physical network approach to model building, Simscape allows engineers to describe the physical...
Products: Photonics/Optics
Technical Manufacturing Corporation (TMC) (Peabody, MA) offers Electro-Damp® PZT active inertial vibration cancellation system for use in microlithography, inspection, and metrology tools. Electro-Damp PZT is an...
Products: Photonics/Optics
EMCO (Sutter Creek, CA) provides high voltage power supplies with high performance in miniature packages. Standard, off-the-shelf products range from ultra-miniature high voltage converters occupying 0.125 cubic inches to...
Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
(Winner of an HP Workstation)
3D Ultrasonic Neuronavigation System for Image-Guided Brain Surgery
Ajay Mahajan
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Murphysboro, IL
This...
Products: Photonics/Optics
The iC-HL from iC-Haus GmbH is a 1,024-step logarithmic precision potentiometer used to set the optical output power of laser diodes in conjunction with APC laser drivers. iC-HL’s logarithmic characteristic curve...
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
LED Cocoon Tent
Stephen Boynton
Orem, UT
Outdoor camping tents have used the zipper as the solution to opening and closing the tent since the zipper was...
Products: Photonics/Optics
4D Technology Corporation (Tuscon, AZ) offers the MiniFIZ from ADE Phase Shift laser interferometer upgrade kit. The kit extends the life and enhances functionality of MiniFIZ temporal phase shifting interferometers....
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Personnel Beacon/Locator for Mine Workers
Joseph HollmannSpectral BiopsyKansas City, MO
When trapped, miners are instructed to create noise by tapping on surrounding...
Products: Photonics/Optics
The vibration-damping Ultimate Performer 5300 Series Optical Table from Kinetic Systems (Boston, MA) has Maximum Dynamic Deflection Coefficients of ≤0.3 (10)-3 and an IRD-Maximum Relative Motion of 0.8 (10)-9 inches. The 5300...
Articles: Transportation
Internally Radiating Impulse Structure (IRIS) Engine
Corban Tillemann-Dick Tendix LLC Denver, CO
The vast majority of internal combustion engines we use for...
Products: Photonics/Optics
Arctic Photonics and RPMC Lasers Inc. (O’Fallon, MO) offer the MQO-SC, a component level supercontinuum source. The MQO-SC is based on a hermetically sealed design with telecom grade packaging. Output is provided...
Articles: Green Design & Manufacturing
LEDTRICITY™
Ted BristowCreative ElectricKailua Kona, HI
LEDTRICITY™ uses a combination of various electrical principles, unique wiring circuits, and...
Products: Photonics/Optics
Agilent Technologies Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) offers PXIT modules for optical transceiver manufacturing. The modules have a combined bit error ratio tester (BERT) and digital communication analyzer (DCA). The flexible modular...
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Products: Photonics/Optics
Optiwave Systems Inc. (Ottawa, ON) introduces the OptiBPM 9.0 waveguide optics design suite with integrated simulator dedicated for the design of electro-optic devices in arbitrary materials. The OptiBPM 9.0...
Tech Needs: Aerospace
M. N. Dastoor, Ph.D
Chief Technologist, Innovative Partnerships Program Office
NASA Headquarters, Washington, D. C.
The NASA Strategic Plan articulates a three-part Mission for the Agency: (1) Space...
Articles: Electronics & Computers
Thermal management of rugged COTS (commercial off-the-shelf) cards destined for defense applications has always been a challenge due to the high operating temperatures and other harsh...
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Understanding power system components and how to connect them correctly is critical to meeting regulatory requirements and designing successful electrical products for worldwide markets. Interpower’s Ralph Bright defines these requirements and explains how to know which cord to select for your application.
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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.