Latest Stories
Articles Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Reducing the High Cost Of Titanium
With such great abundance, why is titanium so expensive?
Articles Test & Measurement
Streamlining Post-Processing in Additive Manufacturing
By focusing just on the AM build process, a fundamental part of the production process chain is often overlooked: post-processing.
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Software-Defined Analog Filters: A Paradigm Shift in Radio Filter Performance and Capability
In many applications, conventional filters fall short.
Briefs Aerospace
Molecular Engineering for Mechanically Resilient and Stretchable Electronic Polymers and Composites
The ability to predict the mechanical properties of organic semiconductors is of critical importance for roll-to-roll production and...
INSIDER Aerospace
System Prevents Speedy Drones from Crashing
MIT researchers developed a trajectory-planning model that helps drones fly at high speeds through previously unexplored areas, while staying safe. The model — named “FASTER” — estimates...
INSIDER Materials
“Circulatory” Air Conditioning Could Keep Planes Cooler
The complex network of veins that keeps us cool during the heat of summer has inspired engineers to create novel thermal management systems. A new computer program could be key to...
Podcasts Aerospace
A.I. in the Air
Will we be able to trust autonomous drones? We explore the question in our latest episode of Here's an Idea.
INSIDER Transportation
New Navigation System Enables Critical Assured PNT in Contested Environments
Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp., has been selected by the U.S. Army to provide a next-generation Mounted Assured Positioning,...
INSIDER Software
Preparing for the Consequences of a Chemical Attack
Is the U.S. ready for a chemical attack on the homeland? With the very real possibility of a chemical attack in public spaces like stadiums, religious buildings, museums and theaters, or...
INSIDER Defense
Armoring Satellites to Survive and Operate Through Attacks
Satellites do a lot of things — they help people navigate from one place to another, they deliver television programming, they search for new stars and exo-planets and they enable the...
INSIDER Aerospace
Improving Flight One Breath at a Time
NASA’s Pilot Breathing Assessment (PBA) program documents how pilots breathe in fighter aircraft while flying a variety of scripted profiles to better understand how flight conditions may cause pilots...
INSIDER Materials
Composite Metal Foam Outperforms Aluminum for Aircraft Wings
The leading edges of aircraft wings have to meet a very demanding set of characteristics. New research shows that a combination of steel composite metal foam (CMF) and epoxy resin...
News Unmanned Systems
SAE Survey: Riding in Automated Vehicle Reinforces Positive Perceptions
If there’s one takeaway from SAE International’s groundbreaking Demo Days program that took place in various U.S. cities over 18 months, it’s that everyday...
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
NASA’s Supersonic X-59 QueSST Being Built at Famed Factory
In the high desert of California, where some of the most important aircraft in aviation history have been built and flown, the next airplane destined to make history continues to...
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
Airbus Inaugurates New A320 Structure Assembly Line in Hamburg
Airbus has inaugurated a highly automated fuselage structure assembly line for A320 Family aircraft in Hamburg, Germany, showcasing an evolution in Airbus’ industrial...
INSIDER Aerospace
Cracking in Harsh Environments Needs Both Stress and Corrosion
Alloys (metals combining two or more metallic elements) are typically stronger and less susceptible to cracking than pure metals. Yet when alloys are subjected to stress and a...
INSIDER Test & Measurement
Research Highlights Future Hypersonic Flight Challenges
Southwest Research Institute engineers are conducting tests that elucidate the conditions a future aircraft may experience traveling faster than 10 times the speed of sound. Because...
INSIDER Aerospace
Porsche and Boeing Partner on Urban Air Mobility
Porsche and Boeing have partnered to leverage their unique market strengths to study the future of premium personal urban air mobility vehicles.
INSIDER Propulsion
NASA and Industry Electrify Commercial Aviation
NASA and U.S. industry are exploring electrified aircraft propulsion as a fuel- and- cost-efficient alternative to traditional jet engine-powered airplanes. But to make electric commercial...
News Electronics & Computers
AUSA 2019: A Really Cool Computer
Ben Sharfi, CEO of General Micro Systems (GMS), says he has the Product of the Year. Do you agree?
News Aerospace
AUSA 2019: Eyes in the Sky
It just wouldn’t be a military technology show without a few drones on display.
News Aerospace
AUSA 2019: Military Preps for Open Sensor Standards
SOSA, the Sensor Open Systems Architecture Consortium, held a press conference on Monday afternoon at AUSA 2019.
News Transportation
AUSA 2019: A View From the Show Floor
Editor Bruce A. Bennett offers a look at the Association of the United States Army's 2019 Annual Meeting.
Blog Robotics, Automation & Control
Answering Your Questions: How Will the Military Use Motion Control Technology?
A Tech Briefs reader asks: What's next with military motion control?
INSIDER Defense
Army Hopes to Use AI to Create More-Efficient Fuel Cells
As part of an effort to address the gap the U.S. Army faces in its need for long-lasting power and batteries for warfighters, an Army-funded research team has developed an artificial...
INSIDER Test & Measurement
How to Dismantle a Nuclear Bomb
How do weapons inspectors verify that a nuclear bomb has been dismantled? An unsettling answer is: They don’t, for the most part. When countries sign arms reduction pacts, they do not typically grant...
INSIDER Materials
Air Force Scientists Discover Unique Stretchable Conductor
The Air Force Research Laboratory has developed liquid metal systems which autonomously change structure so that they become better conductors in response to strain. Conductive...
INSIDER Aerospace
Air Force Invents Aircraft Tire Change Tool
How many airmen does it take to change a cargo aircraft tire? Too many. The U. S. Air Force’s largest aircraft, the C-5M Super Galaxy, has 28 tires. The current tire changing method is performed...
INSIDER Aerospace
Pilot Assistance System Enables Low-Noise Landings
Approach and landing are among the most complex phases of a flight. In order to enable pilots to fly as quietly as possible, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) developed the Low Noise...
Top Stories
INSIDERManufacturing & Prototyping
How Airbus is Using w-DED to 3D Print Larger Titanium Airplane Parts
INSIDERManned Systems
FAA to Replace Aging Network of Ground-Based Radars
NewsTransportation
CES 2026: Bosch is Ready to Bring AI to Your (Likely ICE-powered) Vehicle
NewsSoftware
Accelerating Down the Road to Autonomy
EditorialDesign
DarkSky One Wants to Make the World a Darker Place
INSIDERMaterials
Can This Self-Healing Composite Make Airplane and Spacecraft Components Last...
Webcasts
Defense
How Sift's Unified Observability Platform Accelerates Drone Innovation
Automotive
E/E Architecture Redefined: Building Smarter, Safer, and Scalable...
Power
Hydrogen Engines Are Heating Up for Heavy Duty
Electronics & Computers
Advantages of Smart Power Distribution Unit Design for Automotive...
Unmanned Systems
Quiet, Please: NVH Improvement Opportunities in the Early Design...
