More than 100,000 individuals in the United States are currently in need of organ transplants. The demand for organs far exceeds the available supply, and people sometimes wait years to receive a...
Speed is everything in rocketry. To get into low-Earth orbit, a spacecraft needs to hit velocities around 17,000 mph. And any company building a commercial rocket must have it designed, built, te...
WHO A light sail developed by Cornell’s Space Systems Design Studio (SSDS) could one day propel small spacecraft through interstellar realms.
MIT researchers have developed an additive manufacturing technique that can print rapidly with liquid metal, producing large-scale parts like table legs and chair frames in a matter of minutes.
Last December, Tech Briefs readers were asked to select one product from our 2023 Products of the Month to be named Readers’ Choice Product of the Year. Thanks to all of our readers who cast th...
Additive manufacturing enables unrivaled design freedom and flexible fabrication of components from a wide range of materials including metals, composites, polymers, and ceramics. The near net sh...
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Innovators at NASA’s Johnson Space Center have designed a circumferential scissor spring mechanism, that when incorporated into a hand controller, improves the restorative force to a control st...
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For people who have suffered neurotrauma such as a stroke, everyday tasks can be extremely challenging because of decreased coordination and strength in one or both upper limbs. These problems ha...
Researchers have been pursuing the development of robots so tiny that they can maneuver through blood vessels and deliver medications to certain points in the body. Now, scientists have succeeded...
Researchers at The Ohio State University have fabricated the first wearable sensor designed to detect and monitor muscle atrophy.
Are you searching for a better way to rid critical metal parts of burrs, microcracks and other surface imperfections while also leaving parts passivated and protected against corrosion and premat...
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A common carbon compound is enabling remarkable performance enhancements when mixed in just the right proportion with copper to make electrical wires. It’s a phenomenon that defies conventional...
New laser processes, such as additive manufacturing (AM) techniques using laser powder bed fusion (LBPF), require consistent energy be delivered to the metal powder material that is to be transfo...
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The seamless transition of production from an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to a contract manufacturing organization (CMO) is a complex yet pivotal endeavor. Success with such processes i...
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For medical device companies seeking to optimize their operations, manufacturing transfers bring a unique set of challenges and opportunities. Continuous investment in product-specific capabiliti...
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Goddard Space Center Greenbelt, MD www.nasa.gov/goddard Insaco Quakertown, PA www.insaco.com On Nov. 8, 2023, a two-stage NASA Sounding Rocket flew skyward shortly after midnight carrying scien...
From AI to digital twins to extended reality (XR), an array of new technologies are coming together to shape the future of manufacturing. Read all about it in this compendium of articles from the...
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From AI to digital twins to extended reality (XR), an array of new technologies are coming together to shape the future of manufacturing. Read all about it in this compendium of articles from the...
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Women have been making significant improvements to engineering and are at the forefront of innovation and sustainable development. Women in Engineering: Rising Star Awards will shine the spotligh...
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