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Videos: Photonics/Optics
The optoNCDT laser sensors stand out due to their compact size and high performance. They detect displacement, distance and position and are designed for...
Question of the Week: Unmanned Systems
Will Autonomous Trucks Deliver Goods (In the Very-Near Future)?
Just last month, a truck developed by the California-based autonomous-vehicle company TuSimple completed an autonomous 80-mile run from Tucson to Phoenix.
Videos: Motion Control
Oak Ridge National Laboratory engineers are creating the robotic tools and controls that will automate the process of disassembling batteries.
Videos: Motion Control
NASA is in the desert, testing mechanisms that will allow a “Dragonfly” aircraft to reach Saturn’s largest moon. See how NASA’s rotorcraft lander autonomously senses its...
Videos: Robotics, Automation & Control
Engineers at Stanford University have created a bird-like robot they can control to fly and perch, mimicking the motion of a peregrine falcon.
NASA Spinoff: Software
Weather satellites gather data throughout their orbits but can only send that information to Earth as they pass over a ground station.
NASA Spinoff: Unmanned Systems
When NASA's Flight Opportunities program began at Armstrong Flight Research Center in 2011, Masten was one of the first seven flight providers.
NASA Spinoff: Propulsion
Driving four or more rotors on a flying platform requires a lot of power. NASA research to develop a longer-lasting aerial system has paid off, with a former NASA engineer now using the design in commercial drones.
NASA Spinoff: Green Design & Manufacturing
The United Nations predicts Earth will have to feed another 2.3 billion people by the year 2050, with most concentrated in urban centers far from farmland.
NASA Spinoff: Power
At the height of the pandemic in 2020, amid stay-at-home orders, social distancing requirements, and uncertainty about how COVID-19 spreads, some residents of San Mateo and Contra Costa counties in California began receiving mask and hand-sanitizer deliveries by drone.
NASA Spinoff: Design
In 2013, Livingston, Louisiana, turned to a unique environmental remediation technology first created at NASA in 2002 to safely destroy chemical contamination left over from the early days of the space program.
NASA Spinoff: Medical
NASA-funded research to understand how light affects humans and plants has had benefits far beyond space.
NASA Spinoff: Design
The secret to 13-One’s warm, lightweight jackets is in their lining.
NASA Spinoff: Design
Last summer, wind carried nearly 24 tons of dust from the Sahara Desert in Africa across the Atlantic Ocean, to North and South America, hitting islands in the Caribbean Sea especially hard.
NASA Spinoff: Design
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, as it became clear that the novel coronavirus was transmitted through the air, several companies realized their NASA-derived air-quality technologies could help combat its spread.
NASA Spinoff: Robotics, Automation & Control
"That's where the robotics industry is going. But if it costs $40,000, it's out of reach for non-industrial applications."
NASA Spinoff: Power
The resulting parts, however, have one major drawback that threatens to offset the advantages of metal 3D printing: they have much rougher surfaces than those produced by traditional methods.
Blog: Energy
An everyday material that we all know well may lead to safer, longer-lasting batteries for the electric vehicle.
Videos: Automotive
For electronic and automotive applications, protecting components from moisture and debris as well as efficient heat transfer are key criteria in material selection.
News: Power
In the current context of aircraft electrification, the aerospace industry needs to address increased design complexity and higher levels of integration, which...
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope successfully launched on December 25 on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, South America. A joint effort with ESA (European...
INSIDER: Test & Measurement
Scientists at the University of Birmingham have succeeded in creating an experimental model of an elusive kind of fundamental particle called a skyrmion in a beam of light. The breakthrough...
INSIDER: Imaging
Shortwave Infrared (SWIR) QVGA Camera
Attollo Engineering (Camarillo, CA) has introduced a quarter-VGA format camera (320 x 256 resolution), based on indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) shortwave infrared technology. The miniature...
INSIDER: Test & Measurement
Self-flying drones and autonomous taxis that can safely operate in fog may sound futuristic, but new research at Sandia National Laboratories’ fog facility is bringing the future...
Videos: Materials
Rice University demonstrates potential for urban mining using the flash Joule heating method to extract valuable metals from e-waste.
Videos: Materials
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis examine how different materials used in popular mask designs may impact speech intelligibility.
Videos: Materials
A new spray-on coating, developed by a research team at the University of Michigan, shows potential to make solar panels snow-resistant. This inexpensive coating enables solar panels...
Question of the Week: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Would You Try ‘Intelligent’ Lawn Care?
Our lead story today featured “Best of Innovation” products at CES, including a smart irrigation system called “OtO Lawn.” The cloud-connected system only requires a hose and a Wi-Fi connection. A user goes into their phone and moves a joystick to determine zones requiring lawn care. The technology...
Blog: Electronics & Computers
What's so tough about developing a car? A Tech Briefs reader wants to know the most challenging subsystem of the vehicle to build.
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.