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Have you planned your trip to FABTECH 2025 yet? North America’s largest metal forming, fabricating, welding, and finishi...
25/07/2025

Have you planned your trip to FABTECH 2025 yet? North America’s largest metal forming, fabricating, welding, and finishing event heads back to Chicago in September. It’s the industry event of the year where manufacturers connect for innovation, insights, and industry connections. Don't miss out— register FREE for the expo today: https://ow.ly/kLIZ50Wvq0W

How Much Do You Know About Power Semiconductors?Without power semiconductors there would be no solar power, wind power, ...
25/07/2025

How Much Do You Know About Power Semiconductors?

Without power semiconductors there would be no solar power, wind power, EVs, automated factories, computers, or smart phones, to name a few.

Take this quiz to see how much you know about them.

Take now: https://ow.ly/tam450WvbC0

Extreme Environments, Precise Solutions: Technologies Enabling Space Vehicles AdvancementThe sealing components and mate...
24/07/2025

Extreme Environments, Precise Solutions: Technologies Enabling Space Vehicles Advancement

The sealing components and materials that are used in space launch and exploration vehicles can face extreme environmental challenges due to the harsh conditions encountered during launch, operation, and re-entry.

How can materials and sealing technologies be developed in a way that helps improve space vehicle performance? How can precision machining or testing and simulation contribute to improving development and production times for new space firms?

John Tark, Space & Defense Business Manager, Omniseal Solutions, is the guest on this sponsored interview episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast to answer these questions and more.

Listen now: https://ow.ly/fozA50WuUlJ

Meet SUPER: The Safety-Assured High-Speed Aerial RobotUnlike birds, which navigate unknown environments with remarkable ...
24/07/2025

Meet SUPER: The Safety-Assured High-Speed Aerial Robot

Unlike birds, which navigate unknown environments with remarkable speed and agility, drones typically rely on external guidance or pre-mapped routes. However, a development by Professor Fu Zhang and researchers from the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has enabled drones and micro air vehicles (MAVs) to emulate the flight capabilities of birds more closely than ever before.

The team has developed the Safety-Assured High-Speed Aerial Robot (SUPER), capable of flying at speeds exceeding 20 meters per second [about 45 miles per hour] and avoiding obstacles as thin as 2.5 millimeters [about 0.1 inch] — such as power lines or twigs — using solely onboard sensors and computing power. With a compact design featuring a wheelbase of just 280 mm [about 11 inches] and a takeoff weight of 1.5 kg [about 3.3 pounds], SUPER demonstrates exceptional agility.

Learn more: https://ow.ly/uYlj50Wuza9

Additive Manufacturing Enables Advanced Thermal Control Systems for Next-Generation Space Missions3D Systems is collabor...
23/07/2025

Additive Manufacturing Enables Advanced Thermal Control Systems for Next-Generation Space Missions

3D Systems is collaborating with researchers from Penn State University and Arizona State University on two projects sponsored by NASA intended to enable groundbreaking alternatives to current thermal management solutions.

Severe temperature fluctuations in space can damage sensitive spacecraft components, resulting in mission failure. By combining deep applications expertise with 3D Systems’ leading additive manufacturing solutions comprising Direct Metal Printing (DMP) technology and tailored materials and Oqton’s 3DXpert® software, the teams are engineering sophisticated thermal management solutions for the demands of next-generation satellites and space exploration.

The project led by researchers with Penn State University, Arizona State University, and the NASA Glenn Research Center in collaboration with 3D Systems’ Application Innovation Group (AIG) has resulted in processes to build embedded high-temperature passive heat pipes in heat rejection radiators that are additively manufactured in titanium. These heat pipe radiators are 50 percent lighter per area with increased operating temperatures compared with current state-of-the-art radiators, allowing them to radiate heat more efficiently for high-power systems.

Learn more: https://ow.ly/BPPc50WtUwE

Hypersonic Startup Completes First Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine Flight TestHouston, Texas-based startup Venus Aeros...
22/07/2025

Hypersonic Startup Completes First Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine Flight Test

Houston, Texas-based startup Venus Aerospace claims to have completed the first flight test of a Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) in the U.S., and possibly anywhere in the world.

Venus's RDRE was launched from a rail at Spaceport America in New Mexico to complete its first flight. On the first flight attempt, Venus's RDRE successfully launched and flew its engine, validating performance and system integrity under flight conditions. The aerospace startup has released limited information about the test.

Watch this video to learn more about RDRE technology, and the significance of this test flight.

Watch now: https://ow.ly/SVyJ50WtfJG

Orion: Paving Humanity’s Path to the MoonNASA's Orion spacecraft is central to paving the way back to the Moon, serving ...
21/07/2025

Orion: Paving Humanity’s Path to the Moon

NASA's Orion spacecraft is central to paving the way back to the Moon, serving as transport, orbital lab, docking platform, and crew return module.

In this interview with Debbie Korth, Orion Deputy Program Manager, NASA Johnson Space Center, learn more about the lessons learned from Artemis I, improvements, and the key milestones the Orion team is working on to achieve this year.

Read on: https://ow.ly/YToA50WsxK7

How Much Do You Know About Transducers?Often employed at the boundaries of automation, measurement, and control systems,...
18/07/2025

How Much Do You Know About Transducers?

Often employed at the boundaries of automation, measurement, and control systems, transducers convert energy from one form to another. How much do you know about transducers? Find out with this quiz.

Take now: https://ow.ly/fARM50WrKYT

Preparing Robots to Crawl on the MoonA CU Boulder team is using digital twins — hyper-realistic VR environments — to pro...
17/07/2025

Preparing Robots to Crawl on the Moon

A CU Boulder team is using digital twins — hyper-realistic VR environments — to provide a useful proxy for the moon, giving people a chance to get the hang of driving robots without risking damage to multi-million-dollar equipment.

"After we've got the digital twin done, we might be switching focus to dip back into VR technology. The control interface and the ability to debug stuff with VR is pretty promising. So, we're thinking about working with that. Or, we might switch over to another one of the Lunar Outpost vehicles and do the same thing with that."

Learn more: https://ow.ly/lObU50Wr6s8

Why Going Back to the Moon Powers Humanity ForwardArtemis is not only a milestone mission, but also a foundational effor...
16/07/2025

Why Going Back to the Moon Powers Humanity Forward

Artemis is not only a milestone mission, but also a foundational effort to expand the boundaries of human exploration.

Exploration of the Moon and Mars is not only a scientific pursuit; it is also a driver of technological advancement and global cooperation. Deep space missions compel us to address fundamental questions — about life beyond Earth, resilience in extreme environments and the origins of our solar system. The innovations required for Artemis, including autonomous systems, advanced robotics, and resilient power architectures, often have direct terrestrial applications.

Learn more: https://ow.ly/VkXy50WqsZG

3D-Printing Method Makes Two Materials from One ResinIsabel Arias Ponce and her team at Lawrence Livermore National Labo...
15/07/2025

3D-Printing Method Makes Two Materials from One Resin

Isabel Arias Ponce and her team at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have demonstrated a new resin that simultaneously creates solid objects and dissolvable structural supports, depending on what type of light it is exposed to.

Read SAE Media Group's Ed Brown's Q&A with her: https://ow.ly/jJLK50WpOhA

HydRON: Transforming How Data-Collecting Satellites CommunicateOptical space communication that uses lasers instead of r...
14/07/2025

HydRON: Transforming How Data-Collecting Satellites Communicate

Optical space communication that uses lasers instead of radio waves to transmit data between spacecraft or from space to Earth offers enormous potential but also faces several technical challenges. Because optical systems can transmit far more date per second than traditional radio systems, they are critical for missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond, so overcoming these challenges can unlock a new era of space-based connectivity.

In February 2025, Thales Alenia Space, signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for Element #2 of the HydRON (High-thRoughput Optical space Network) Demonstration System (DS) for the design, development, deployment and in-orbit demonstration of a full end-to-end optical system to verify and validate the world’s first all-optical, high-data-rate, multi-orbit transport network in space.

HydRON aims to transform the way data-collecting satellites communicate, using laser technology that will allow satellites to connect with each other and ground networks much faster. By enabling rapid, high-capacity connections between satellites and ground networks, HydRON has the potential to significantly enhance the ability to collect and utilize data from space.

In this in-depth interview, Antonio Sturiale, Director of Telecom Domain in Italy at Thales Alenia Space, discusses HydRON and the company’s approach to optical communications as well as the role it will play in upcoming lunar, Martian, and deep-space exploration missions.

Read the entire interview: https://ow.ly/Lfv650Wp4Iy

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