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Application Briefs Test & Measurement
How a UV-Visible-NIR Range Microscope-Spectrometer Works
Discussing the basic design concepts of a UV-visible-NIR range microscope-spectrometer in several different configurations.

Application Briefs Test & Measurement
Compact MEMS-Based NIR Spectroscopy for Mobile Applications
This measurement technique is particularly useful for, but not limited to, samples containing organic compounds.

INSIDER Software
AFTC Gains New Test Capability
As weapon system designers continue to innovate for the defense of the nation, the Air Force Test Center must advance the test capabilities available to develop and prove the superiority of those systems...

Supplements Test & Measurement
Winter 2022 Resource Guide
In our summer edition of the MDB Resource Guide, learn about new cleaning requirements and find the right company to match your medical-design needs.

Articles Test & Measurement
Enhancing Design Efficiency in Linear Motion Automation
The integrated measuring system (IMS) has demonstrated notable cost savings and improved design efficiencies in linear motion automation applications.

Products Test & Measurement
Product Focus: Test & Measurement
Test and Measurement are the subjects of this month's Product Focus.

INSIDER Photonics/Optics
Miniaturized Infrared Detectors
Extreme miniaturization of infrared (IR) detectors is critical for their integration into next-generation consumer electronics, wearables and ultra-small satellites. Thus far, however, IR detectors have...

Briefs Test & Measurement
AI-Enabled Optical Fiber Sensor Device Monitors Brain Injury
The results from tests on animal brain tissues suggest it could help clinicians to better monitor both disease progression and patients’ response to treatment than is currently possible.

Briefs Energy
Let’s Get Small: New Argonne Method Greatly Improves X-Ray Nanotomography Resolution
A group of scientists led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory has created a new method for improving the resolution of hard X-ray nanotomography.

Briefs Medical
Miniature Optical Fiber Treatment Device Offers More Effective Cancer Immunotherapy
Cancer immunotherapy, one of the most important and promising therapies for cancer treatments, is being used by oncologists to treat patients suffering from many different cancers including breast, cervical, colon, stomach, and skin.

Briefs Test & Measurement
Laboratory Test Requirements for Marine Shock Isolation Seats
This research provides preliminary guidance for laboratory testing of marine shock isolation seats.

INSIDER Test & Measurement
5G Cellular to 5G.MIL® Pilot Network Data Transfer Demonstrated
Lockheed Martin and AT&T securely and rapidly transferred UH-60M Black Hawk health and usage data through an AT&T 5G private cellular network and Lockheed...

INSIDER Photonics/Optics
Advanced Microscope Techniques Could Improve Computer Memories
Anyone who has watched steam billow up from a boiling kettle or seen ice crystals form on a wet window in winter has observed what scientists call a phase transition. Phase...

INSIDER Data Acquisition
Virtual Flight-Test Campaign Paving Way for A321XLR’s First Flight
The construction and equipment installation phases for the three A321XLR flight-test aircraft are rapidly nearing completion in the FAL in Hamburg before the first of...

News Power
Volvo Gets 'Gamey' with Info, Driver-Assist Warnings for Future EVs
As vehicles gain more and more technology such as infotainment, advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and electrification, there’s a corresponding need for ways...

Briefs Materials
Peeling Back the Layers: Adhesives Testing for Wearables
Trends in wearable technology follow those of the broader biomedical and electronics industries — devices are getting smaller, smarter, and easier to use. Specifically, wearables in...

INSIDER Defense
Engineers Assess Flow Quality in Wind Tunnel Test Facility
Engineers at the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex don’t always go with the flow. They realize that flow must be examined from time to time, as good flow quality is...

INSIDER Defense
New Technology Demonstrated During Arctic Exercise
During a multi-service exercise, the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) successfully demonstrated a...

INSIDER Sensors/Data Acquisition
B-21 Raider Passes First Loads Calibration Test
In early May, Northrop Grumman successfully completed the first — and most critical — loads calibration test of the first B-21 aircraft. The recent test is one of three major conditions...

Features Manufacturing & Prototyping
Additive Manufacturing: New Frontiers for Production and Validation
Over the last few decades, additive manufacturing (AM)/ 3D printing has fundamentally changed the way that manufacturers approach product development. Industry is now...

Supplements Sensors/Data Acquisition
Summer 2022 Resource Guide
In our summer edition of the MDB Resource Guide, learn about new cleaning requirements and find the right company to match your medical-design needs.

Products Test & Measurement
Product of the Month
Rohde & Schwarz, Columbia, MD, launches its new LCR meter family of high-performance general-purpose impedance testers covering a wide range of applications. With its supported frequency range from 4 Hz to 10...

News Test & Measurement
In-Vehicle Software and Services Are Transforming the Industry
The auto industry is undergoing its most dramatic transformation in more than a century, and tomorrow’s vehicles will not only be electrified but as directly linked to the...

Articles Materials
Simplifying Sensor Fabrication with Adhesive Compounds
Epoxy and silicone compounds serve a critical role as adhesives in electronics.

Briefs Design
Tool Calculates Materials’ Stress and Strain Based on Photos
The advance could accelerate engineers’ design process by eliminating the need to solve complex equations.

Blog Wearables
With Functional Fibers, A Shirt Becomes a Valuable Microphone
The future of computing is in fabrics, says Prof, Yoel Fink from MIT.

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