Network Enabled Resource Devices (NERDs) combine the most common electronic components used in robotic applications into a standard electronics box with “plug-n-play” ...

A continuing effort that supplements and complements the one summarized in the immediately preceding article is dedicated to the development of nanowire-based sensor arrays, ...

Cell potentials and temperatures are kept within safe ranges.

Figure 1 is a simplified block diagram showing (1) a high-power rechargeable battery comprising multiple ...

Experiments have shown that when a miniature semiconductor diode floats in an aqueous solution and an alternating electric field is applied, (1) the diode rectifies ...

For given gain and efficiency levels, antennas could be made smaller.

Microstrip patch antennas of a proposed type would contain photonic- bandgap (...

Self-assembly is an alternative means of integrating smaller parts into structures.

An experimental study of self-assembly processes in which small, heterogeneous components ...

These devices could be utilized in novel, energy-efficient, radiation-hard electronics.

A program of research has been dedicated to the development of magnetic ...

Life tests have demonstrated the longevity of an electrostatically actuated capacitive switch of a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) type suitable for handling radio signals having ...

Unlike accelerometers, noncontact sensors do not alter dynamics of lightweight objects.

A system for noncontact measurement and analysis of vibrations of an ...