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University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers have made it possible to remotely determine the temperature beneath the surface of certain materials using a new technique they call depth thermography...

https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/1313-tb/stories/insider/37337-new-method-measures-temperature-within-3d-objects?Itemid=690

Researchers have developed a new way to build power efficient and programmable integrated switching units on a silicon photonics chip. The new technology is poised to reduce production costs by a...

https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/1313-tb/stories/insider/37336-configurable-circuit-technology-poised-to-expand-silicon-photonic-applications?Itemid=690

Mastering CNC tolerances can be challenging, even for experienced engineers, designers, and machinists. Are general tolerances good enough? When does it make sense to call out for tighter toleran...

https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/18-tb/white-papers/manufacturing-and-prototyping/35847-doc-7628?Itemid=690

Manufacturers in the medical device sector face quality and process control challenges. Medical device components frequently need to be inspected without being destroyed and can be very small. Th...

https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/21-tb/white-papers/bio-medical/37297-doc-7863?Itemid=690

Our lead INSIDER story today showcased a morphing MADCAT aircraft wing. “From a first glance, it literally doesn’t look like anything that anyone’s ever seen before,” said MIT researche...

https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/1209-tb/stories/qotw/37270-will-morphing-wings-take-off?Itemid=690

When it comes to human-machine interface (HMI) solutions, sometimes the smallest things have the biggest impact. A case in point are SmartDisplay™ intelligent switches from NKK Switches that ar...

https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/18-tb/white-papers/manufacturing-and-prototyping/37265-doc-7860?Itemid=690

Ben Jennet is a PhD student at MIT and a former space research fellow at NASA. He is working with NASA to develop a new kind of aircraft wing that's flexible and changes mid-flight.

https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/33-tb/webcasts/podcasts/37255-here-s-an-idea-a-madcat-aircraft-wing-that-actively-changes-its-shape?Itemid=690

Not all compact air cylinders are created equal. Many components have similar features, and some look alike. How do you decide which one to use? This paper explores air cylinder design, including...

https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/18-tb/white-papers/manufacturing-and-prototyping/37249-doc-7859?Itemid=690

You can design the best product in the world but what if the parts, assemblies, and sub-components for your idea aren’t there?

https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/1348-tb/stories/blog/37179-even-nasa-needs-effective-parts-sourcing?Itemid=690

NASA's Dry Goods Delivery System, a lung-heart sensor on a chip, and more.

https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/23-tb/pub/features/articles/37213-products-of-tomorrow-july-2020?Itemid=690

NIBIB is committed to integrating the physical and engineering sciences with the life sciences to advance basic research and medical care.

https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/1430-tb/pub/features/facility-focus/37212-national-institute-of-biomedical-imaging-and-bioengineering?Itemid=690

The device provides quick results and gives healthcare workers more time to treat patients in hospitals and other settings.

https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/8-tb/pub/techbriefs/machinery-and-automation/37208-robot-automates-blood-drawing-and-testing?Itemid=690

The new filament allows low-cost printers to produce parts with mechanical properties competitive with injection molded plastics.

https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/7-tb/pub/techbriefs/manufacturing-prototyping/37204-multi-polymer-filament-increases-production-from-low-cost-printers?Itemid=690

In the operating room, you can produce bioresorbable metal implants, such as screws for bone fractures.

https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/1384-tb/pub/features/five-ws/37197-5ws-of-leds-for-3d-metal-printing?Itemid=690

How to design for safety, reliability, and connectivity using the latest circuit protection technologies and board layout strategies.

https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/23-tb/pub/features/articles/37224-5-important-esd-protection-considerations-for-augmented-reality-wearables?Itemid=690

Applications exist both on Mars and on Earth.

https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/7-tb/pub/techbriefs/manufacturing-prototyping/37216-biohybrid-can-turn-carbon-dioxide-into-new-products?Itemid=690

Scientists have reinvented a 26,000-year-old manufacturing process into an innovative approach to fabricating ceramic materials widely used in batteries, electronics, and extreme environments. Co...

https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/7-tb/pub/techbriefs/manufacturing-prototyping/37221-super-fast-method-for-ceramic-manufacturing?Itemid=690

There’s been a race to the top among industrial LED lighting manufacturers as they scramble to squeeze the maximum possible lumens per watt (LPW) out of their products.

https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/1327-tb/supplements/pit/features/applications/37193-beyond-lpw-debunking-the-myth-that-more-is-better?Itemid=690

Photoelectric sensors, cable connectors, power monitors, and USB3 cameras.

https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/25-tb/pub/products/37226-new-on-the-market-july-2020?Itemid=690

This method creates a thin-film electrode for a bio-nanobattery.

https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/7-tb/pub/techbriefs/manufacturing-prototyping/37196-fabrication-of-multilayer-ferritin-arrays?Itemid=690