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INSIDER Aerospace
Flight-Testing of New Airbus A321XLR Gathers Momentum
Following the maiden flight of A321XLR development aircraft MSN11000, two more prototypes, currently in advanced stages of manufacture, will join the certification flight-test...
INSIDER Test & Measurement
Air Force Conducts Aircrew Chemical Weapon Protection Test
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing and the 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron recently executed an in-flight vapor purge test in a F-15E Strike...
INSIDER Energy
Oscillating Heat Pipes Tested for Use in Space
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has released the results from its Advanced Structurally Embedded Thermal Spreader Two (ASETS-II). The AFRL experiment was 100% effective in testing...
Products Test & Measurement
New Products: September 2022 Aerospace & Defense Technology
New products in September 2022.
Briefs Test & Measurement
New Approach to Reducing EV Battery Testing Time
A new optimization framework created by researchers at University of Michigan could drastically reduce the cost of assessing how battery configurations will perform over the long haul.
INSIDER Propulsion
Tiny Limbs and Long Bodies: Coordinating Lizard Locomotion
Using biological experiments, robot models, and a geometric theory of locomotion, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology investigated how and why intermediate lizard...
Briefs Test & Measurement
Pulsed Exposure Toxicity Testing: Method Development and Initial Evaluation for Stormwater Compliance
Preliminary research into modifying whole effluent toxicity testing protocols designed for continuous flow discharges as applied to episodic and/or ephemeral discharges such as those associated with storm water runoff.
Briefs Aerospace
Evaluation and Test Requirements for Liquid Rocket Engines
This Standard establishes test and evaluation requirements related to the development, qualification (or certification), and acceptance (flight production unit) of liquid propellant rocket engines and associated propulsion systems.
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...
INSIDER Design
Joby Aviation Announces Acoustic Data from NASA Testing
AFWERX Agility Prime partner Joby Aviation, a California-based company developing an all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, recently completed developmental...
Briefs Test & Measurement
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 Aerospace
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...
Features Test & Measurement
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...
Special Reports RF & Microwave Electronics
RF & Microwave Electronics - May 2022
In this compendium of recent articles from the editors of Aerospace & Defense Technology and Tech Briefs, read about how advances in RF electronics are enabling new applications in avionics systems,...
Briefs Test & Measurement
Tool Calculates Materials’ Stress and Strain Based on Photos
The advance could accelerate engineers’ design process by eliminating the need to solve complex equations.
Briefs Test & Measurement
New Thermal Wave Diagnostic Technique Advances Battery Performance Testing
A new technique for measuring the performance of lithium batteries uses thermal waves to measure local lithium concentration as a function of depth inside battery electrodes.
INSIDER Test & Measurement
New Photonic Effect Could Speed Drug Development
Twisted nanoscale semiconductors manipulate light in a new way. This effect could be harnessed to accelerate the discovery and development of life-saving medicines as well as photonic...
Special Reports Test & Measurement
Test & Measurement - February 2022
From space vehicles to the modern battlefield to the human body, test innovations are improving device and system reliability while speeding time to market. Read about the latest advances – including the...
INSIDER Wearables
Personalized Exosuit for Real-World Walking
People rarely walk at a constant speed and a single incline. We change speed when rushing to the next appointment, catching a crosswalk signal, or going for a casual stroll in the park. Slopes...
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
Sensitive New Way of Detecting Transistor Defects
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and collaborators have devised and tested a highly sensitive method of detecting and counting defects in...
INSIDER Medical
Comb Breathalyzer — Thousandfold More Sensitive to Disease Biomarkers
JILA scientists have boosted the sensitivity of their decade-old frequency comb breathalyzer a thousandfold, enabling it to detect additional biomarkers of disease...
Products Robotics, Automation & Control
New Products: December 2021 Aerospace & Defense Technology
Single-board systems, self-encrypting drives, custom capacitor assemblies, and more.
Products Electronics & Computers
New on the Market: November 2021
Power supply ICs, temperature sensors, DC-DC converters, and more.
Technology Leaders Software
Optimizing Wireless Test Systems and Antennas for High-Speed Communication
Easy-to-use reverberation test systems (RTS) measure the performance of wireless devices and antennas.
INSIDER Test & Measurement
Kauai Test Facility Launches Its Largest Missile
The largest missile ever to launch from Sandia’s Kauai Test Facility in Hawaii has shown the storied test range is still growing to meet the testing needs of advanced weapons systems....
Special Reports RF & Microwave Electronics
RF & Microwave Electronics - October 2021
In this compendium of recent articles from the editors of Aerospace & Defense Technology and Tech Briefs, read about how advances in RF electronics are enabling new applications in satellite and...
INSIDER Test & Measurement
New Weapons Testing System Produces Richer Data, Saves Time and Money
A team of Sandia National Laboratories engineers developed a new testing capability in support of its nuclear weapons mission. The team completed their first...
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
Inside Story: Keith Moore, CEO of Pickering Interfaces
CEO Keith Moore tells Tech Briefs about the unique challenges facing testing engineers in aerospace.
Features Medical
On the Rise: Wearable Injector Systems
The advent of automatic drug-delivery devices has empowered patients to take their treatments in their own hands.
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Modeling Inverse Kinematics: Improving Actuation Control in Industrial Robots
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Full-Field Optical Strain Measurement Systems for Materials and...
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Product Development Lifecycle Management: Optimizing Quality,...