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Transforming Plastic Parts into High-Value Products

Learn some of the essential areas of plasma treatment in the medical device industry.

Solar Electric Propulsion for Gateway Moon Outpost

The power and propulsion element of NASA’s Gateway is a high-power, 50-kilowatt solar electric propulsion spacecraft.

Products of Tomorrow

NASA-developed fire protection, implantable stimulators, and more.

Thin-Film, High-Frequency Antenna Array for Wireless Communications

The phased array antenna based on large-area electronics technology could enable many uses of emerging 5G and 6G wireless networks.

Method Enables Wings to be De-Iced in Flight

The technique controls rather than combats ice formation.

Agile RFID Antenna System

Applications include manufacturing/assembly line tracking, industrial transportation and logistics, and healthcare.

Meringue-Like Material Reduces Aircraft Noise

The low-density, graphene-based aerogel could make aircraft as quiet as a hairdryer.

Adapter Makes All Headphones Intelligent

“Dumb” headphones are made smart by turning them into sensors.

3D Hand-Sensing Wristband

The technology has possible uses in monitoring disorders that affect fine motor skills such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.

Closed Ecological System Network

The Controlled Closed-Ecosystem Development System (CCEDS) can be used to develop designs for sustainable, small-scale reproductions of subsets of the Earth’s biosphere and the Orbiting Modular...

Facility Focus: Purdue University College of Engineering

Purdue University is helping to create better battery monitoring, stretchable biosensors, allergen detectors, and more.

Water Purification System Engineered from Wood

The eco-friendly process removes heavy metals, dyes, and other pollutants.

Researchers Determine Optimum Pressure to Improve the Performance of Lithium Metal Batteries

A team of materials scientists and chemists has determined the proper stack pressure that lithium metal batteries, or LMBs, need to be subjected to...

Compact Medium-Voltage Converters Enable Advanced Grid Architectures and Operations

As we trend toward more renewables and distributed energy resources (DERs), the design of the electric distribution system itself imposes physical...

Prize-Winning Technology for Large-Scale Energy Storage

Safe, cheap, and sustainable technology for energy storage has been developed at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Linköping University (LiU). It is based on two major...

High-Performance Mxene Electrodes for Next-Generation Powerful Battery

Scientists from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has recently developed battery-like electrochemical Nb2CTx MXene electrodes.

USF Students Set Sights on Ending the Worldwide Ventilator Shortage

Biomedical engineering graduates from the University of South Florida showcase their patent-pending, co-ventilator prototype. While existing devices are suited to split...

Inflatable Smart Hands Provide Real-Time Tactile Control

Engineers at MIT and Shanghai Jiao Tong University have developed a highly dexterous neuroprosthetic hand capable of performing an array of everyday activities. This soft, lightweight...

Exoskeleton Helps Amputees to 'Power Walk'

University of Utah engineers are developing a lightweight, motorized exoskeleton that can restore much of the sensation of walking with two healthy legs.

Non-Contact Tip/Tilt Sensor

NASA Kennedy Space Center developed the Inductive Non-Contact Position Sensor for motion control applications. The sensor was designed to monitor the precise movements of an optical inspection system that...

Autonomous Robot Opens Doors, Finds Wall Outlets

University of Cincinnati researchers developed an autonomous robot that can open a door for itself. It uses an appendage on a simple motorized lift the robot can raise and lower to reach a...

Can Material Choices Impact Gear Noise in a Vehicle?

A reader asks our industry expert:""Do the materials of construction have a big effect on gear generated noise?"

Biocompatible Adhesive Gel Works Underwater

With some help from mussels and spider silk, a team of researchers has developed a strong, biocompatible adhesive that works well underwater.

Health & Wellbeing

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, a balance of what four things was essential to good health in Colonial America?

BEV Streamliner Tops 350 Mph for U.S. Speed Record

The pursuit of straight-line speed loosely known as hot-rodding is a painstaking process: assemble an enthusiastic team, tap all the expertise you can muster and convince a sponsor or...

Steel Sector Aids Sustainability Efforts

Volvo Group partners with SSAB on ‘green steel’ for off-highway machines and with Ovako for access to fossil-free hydrogen.

Overheard in Tech Support: Cybersecurity

Security standards are evolving to meet the increasing number of attacks. Sealevel is actively addressing concerns from device, location and cyber perspectives – and our team is enjoying the...

2021 OEM Photonics & Imaging Directory

See top suppliers and manufacturers in over 20 categories, including high-speed cameras, sensors, and optical components.