INSIDER: Medical
Findings by researchers at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) describe a novel way to reduce the energy people spend to walk, as much as by half, which could have applications for therapy...
News: Wearables
Sensors Converge (formerly Sensors Expo) Conference will take place June 27, 2022, at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, CA. A full-day preconference symposium will address...
Videos: Test & Measurement
Eurofins Medical Device Testing’s state-of-the-art Package Testing Lab is GMP, ISTA certified and ISO 17025 accredited to help evaluate every aspect of your packaging and labeling configurations. Our...
Videos: Automotive
With electric vehicles steadily gaining market share and global automakers revealing sweeping investment plans to transition their passenger and commercial vehicles to...
Trivia: Physical Sciences
In June 2000, what project began that has transformed medicine and research, including the study of different cancers and the development of more advanced diagnostic tests?
News: Test & Measurement
In a far corner of the main exhibition hall of the 2022 New York International Auto Show, its display flanked by the latest products from Ram and Jeep, Stellantis rolled out a second edition...
INSIDER: Aerospace
Achieving affordable space exploration will require lightweight structures for vehicles, solar arrays and antennas. Lightweight materials also will be used for components of structures like...
INSIDER: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The first V-tail from GKN Aerospace has been received by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and installed onto an MQ-9B SkyGuardian® Remotely Piloted Aircraft...
INSIDER: Design
NASA completed manufacturing of a hydrogen tank barrel that will be tested as a weld confidence article for the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket’s Exploration Upper Stage...
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Videos: Robotics, Automation & Control
Molex's PowerPlane Busbar Power Connectors deliver high-current performance along with various configurations and feature options, making them suitable for a wide range of power-distribution applications....
News: Electronics & Computers
On the same day that General Motors president Mark Reuss confirmed there will be a fully electric version of the company’s Corvette along with a hybrid model, the company...
Application Briefs: Aerospace
Solar-powered unmanned aircraft can provide a resilient inter-vendor, mesh-based communications infrastructure to provide over-the-horizon networks that are self-aware and can cover large areas beyond line-of-sight.
Question of the Week: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Our April issue of Tech Briefs highlighted a wearable microgrid that powers electronics by harvesting energy from the wearer’s body. The wearable (shown here) has three components: sweat-powered biofuel cells, motion-powered devices called triboelectric generators, and energy-storing supercapacitors. All parts are...
News: Communications
Constraints are sometimes just new ways to open doors. High school senior Victor Cai (above), an 18-year-old from Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania, learned this lesson working on a short-range, narrow-bandwidth...
Videos: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Automate is for those looking to accelerate their business. Witness a huge variety of solutions from AI-powered automation to tried-and-true workhorse technologies. Connect with the...
INSIDER: Medical
A point-of-care COVID-19 test can now detect and differentiate the alpha variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus from earlier strains in saliva samples. The new test builds on...
INSIDER: Medical
Researchers have developed a rapid test for COVID-19 using nanotechnology-based optical sensors. The sensor has high sensitivity and specificity to the spike protein RBD of...
INSIDER: Design
A new design for eye and brain implants draws its inspiration from nature. Researchers have grown rodent retinal neurons on a fractal-patterned electrode, one that mimics the repeating...
Videos: Materials
Premier die attach epoxy EP3HTSDA-1 features a very impressive thermal conductivity of 40-45 BTU•in/(ft²•hr•°F), substantially higher than other silver...
Question of the Week: Data Acquisition
A recent episode of our Here’s an Idea podcast series highlighted the work of Lunar Station Corporation – a Massachusetts-based company that aims to provide the next generation of Moon explorers with the data they need for landing and resource detection.
Briefs: Materials
3D nanometer-scale metamaterial structures hold promise for advanced optical isolators.
INSIDER: Test & Measurement
Almost 75 years ago, U.S. Air Force pilot Chuck Yeager became the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound. Engineers have been pushing the boundaries of ultrafast flight...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Purdue University’s work in national security took another giant leap forward with university trustees’ approval of a state-of-the-art high-speed propulsion laboratory,...
INSIDER: Manned Systems
Northrop Grumman Corporation and Lockheed Martin successfully performed the final full-scale ground test of the abort motor for NASA’s Orion spacecraft Launch Abort System...
Blog: Automotive
More “talking across industries” can drive growth in additive manufacturing, says an industry expert.
Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Dropped by a drone, the battery-free devices hover 100 meters in the air.
Videos: Power
Chalmers University of Technology researchers are developing molecular systems that capture sunlight and release it as heat on demand. The achievement could potentially replace batteries...
Application Briefs: Aerospace
A platform makes space-bound systems quick, easy, and cost-effective to develop.