Test & Measurement

In a quantum leap forward, researchers at the University of Copenhagen have unveiled a groundbreaking innovation: the “quantum drum.” This remarkable technology, capable of detecting pressure, heat, gas leaks, and even the shape of a single virus, has been adapted to operate at room temperature. Until now, the quantum drum’s …

In today’s competitive marketplace, the success of a product depends not only on its innovative features or attractive design but also on its quality and ability to satisfy customer needs. Product testing plays a crucial role in ensuring that a product meets the highest standards of quality, safety, and functionality. …

Militaries around the world are increasingly facing a formidable strategic threat environment in terms of complexity, lethality, range, sophistication, and number of threats. These range from Fifth-generation stealth fighters, unmanned air vehicles, and more maneuverable and precision-guided ballistic, cruise, and Hypersonic missiles that are becoming widely proliferated to become more …

There are many definitions of technological innovation: “technological innovation is a process which includes the technical, design, manufacturing, management and commercial activities involved in the marketing of a new (or improved) product or the first use of a new (or improved) manufacturing process or equipment”   A national system of innovation, “is that …

Urban air mobility (UAM) can solve a myriad of transportation problems. This new technology, including electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, promises many benefits, such as reduced commuting times and urban congestion, and may introduce entirely new methods of transportation within and between cities in the coming decade. Commercially-operating …

The application of computer software has crossed into many different fields, with software being an essential part of industrial, commercial and military systems. Because of its many applications in safety-critical systems, software reliability is now an important research area. Although software engineering is becoming the fastest developing technology of the …

The space vehicles greatly vary in size from small satellites and CubeSats to vehicles such as the Mars Rover and other large launch vehicles. All of these spacecraft have electronic devices that need to operate properly in space with a very low failure rate.   Modern computers operate in a …

Design in any discipline – electronics, mechanical, aerospace, etc. – begins with a specification that captures what the end product should do and essentially drives the entire development cycle.  Verification is intended to check that a product, service, or system meets a set of design specifications. Validation is intended to …