Tech Briefs

#Jetengines are made up of key parts and #components that work together to generate #thrust. How much do you know about the #role and #function of individual #jet #engine components? Test your #knowledge with this #quiz: ow.ly/7m4a50YwKoz #HappyFriday

Beyond #Lithium: The Rise of #CalciumIonEnergyStorage Researchers have developed #redoxcovalentorganicframeworks to serve as #QSSEs, which have demonstrated remarkable #ionicconductivity Ca2+ #transportcapability at room temperature. Learn more: ow.ly/PKWq50YwfJL #HKUST

#TrailblazingInnovators: Meet #RisingStarAward Winner #SadiyahSabahChowdhury - #SeniorTechnicalSpecialist in #TechnicalStrategy & #Integration at #Cummins, where she architects #AIenabled #modelingstrategies & #simulationworkflows. Learn more about Sabah: ow.ly/E6PP50YvLqe

#NextGenerationRoboticSystem Aims to Redefine #Endoscopic Procedures The #technology has reduced the timing of the #procedure by around 50 percent and the #muscledamage to basically zero. Learn more: ow.ly/nEit50YviVi #techandsociety #HamidMarvi #ArizonaStateUniversity

Artemis II: The Final Countdown Originally scheduled for Sept. 2025, #ArtemisII, #NASA's first crewed mission in #ArtemisProgram, is now targeted no later than April 2026 for launch. Read on about the agency's first step toward a #sustainedlunarpresence: ow.ly/2tVt50YuGEL

#AircraftControlSystems are designed to provide adequate responsiveness to #controlinputs while allowing a natural feel. How much do you know about #aircraft control systems? Find out with this #quiz: ow.ly/88yg50Ytlvh #techbriefs #happyfriday #responsiveness #flight

#ProfessorZiyouSong of #UniversityofMichigan has developed a method for using #AI to predict #batterylife of new #designs based on just dozens of #chargerechargecycles instead of the usual 1,000 or more. Read #SAEMediaGroup's #EdBrown's #QandA with Song: ow.ly/aFer50YsNiJ

Lithium Batteries Get Major Upgrade Stanford Researchers found that #annealing an extremely thin #silvercoating on the #solidelectrolyte’s surface increases resistance to cracking, promising breakthroughs in safety & longevity of #lithiummetalbatteries. ow.ly/xvic50YsgA9

#NASA's #PerseveranceMarsrover has completed the first drives on another world that were planned by #artificialintelligence. Executed on Dec. 8 and 10, 2025, the demonstration used #generativeAI to create waypoints for Perseverance. Learn more: ow.ly/AlUq50YrLjA

In 2025, #WichitaStateUniversity and #DassaultSystèmes launched a #ManufacturingInnovationCenter to accelerate #AI‑driven #automation, #virtualdesign, and #additivemanufacturing across the #aviation sector. Watch to learn more: ow.ly/BTYZ50YraEo #NIAR #3DEXPERIENCE #video

How Much Do You Know About LEDs? LEDs are pretty much the only lighting game in town these days. How much do you know about their history and technology? Find out with this quiz. ow.ly/265A50Yq5Fc #techbriefs #happyfriday #quiz #LEDs #lighting #technology

#SoftRobots with #HumanLikeIntelligence An #AIcontrolsystem that enables soft #roboticarms to learn a wide repertoire of #motions & tasks once, then adjust to new scenarios on the fly w/o retraining or sacrificing #functionality. ow.ly/BOa750YpzEH #MIT #NUS #NTUSingapore

Lunar Lattices and Their Earthly Impact Novel 3D printing process enables lightweight structures in space and on Earth. Learn more: ow.ly/qzoW50Yp3LN #techbriefs #NASA #lunarlattices #3Dprintingprocess #space #Earth #BranchTechnology #Freeform3DPrinting #DavidGoodloe

Going for Gold in #WinterOlympic #Curling How a purpose-built curling #trainingbrush unlocked meaningful performance data and improved Olympic curlers’ performance. ow.ly/9m5b50Yox15 #techbriefs #performancedata #GerrySande #PPS #tactilesensing #embedded #pressuresensors

#5Ws of an #Ethanol #FuelCellGenerator Who: #WattAnyWhere's #pollutantfree fuel cell generator converts #renewableethanol into #cleanelectricity, offering businesses & communities a #sustainablealternative to traditional #gridbasedpower. The other 4Ws: ow.ly/sLQb50YnXJC

#StainingTechnique Could Advance Li-ion #Batteries The discovery could lead to increased #manufacturing efficiency of #batteryelectrodes. Learn more: ow.ly/SIZI50YmTse #techbriefs #happyfriday #lithiumion #StanislawZankowski #UniversityofOxford #binders #anode

From #WaterTesting to #SkinMimicking: 3 New #NextGen #Sensors Watch this #video to learn about three new #sensortechnologies. Watch now: ow.ly/S0wR50Ymuel #techbriefs #NationalUniversityofSingapore #fabrictouchsensor #NCStateUniversity #wearable #NorthwesternUniversity

Meet #ULIS: A #PowerModule with Unprecedented Efficiency, Power Density, and Manufacturability Cost Powered by #siliconcarbide #semiconductors, ULIS is capable of 5X greater #energydensity than predecessor designs in a smaller package. ow.ly/3rCR50YlOKc #NREL #FaisalKhan

A #UniversityofHouston team has developed a #thinfilmmaterial that aims to make #AI devices much faster while cutting #energyconsumption. In this #interview, #AlamgirKarim discusses how #NobelPrizewinningchemistry enabled this #discovery and much more. ow.ly/3FlS50YkWhC

On this episode of the #AerospaceandDefenseTechnology #Podcast, #SesameSolar Co-founder/CEO #LaurenFlanagan explains how the company’s new #mobile #hydrogenpowered #nanogrids are redefining what’s possible for #longrangedroneoperations. ow.ly/hlnK50YkaSG #WoodrowBellamy