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The 'forever battery': Are we there yet? [Add to Safe Senders List]( | If you can't view this email, please [click here]( 7 March 2023 [Share with a friend]( [SPECS & TECHS - Your Industrial Market Resource for Product, News, Technology & Applications] [Allegro MicroSystems Inc.]( TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS [] [Create warehouse space with Interpower® scheduled orders!]( [Create warehouse space with Interpower® scheduled orders!]( Interpower Interpower [North American and international cords and cord sets]( provide the correct country-specific amperages and voltages ensuring customers are safely connected to their mains power. [Interpower]( manufactures reliable state-of-the-art electrical cord sets for global markets — in-stock cords ship the same day. 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[Learn more]( [] [Learn why eddy current sensors are ideal for harsh industrial environments]( [Learn why eddy current sensors are ideal for harsh industrial environments]( Micro-Epsilon Group Inductive [eddy current sensors]( from Micro-Epsilon offer extremely precise non-contact and wear-free measurements of displacement, distance, position, oscillation, vibration and thickness. They are ideal for monitoring machines and systems as they can measure in harsh industrial environments, even when pressure, dirt or temperature fluctuations occur. [View now]( [] [MAQ®20 modular data acquisition system]( [MAQ®20 modular data acquisition system]( Dataforth Corporation The cutting-edge [MAQ®20]( data acquisition system from [Dataforth]( offers the industry's lowest cost per channel and is extremely powerful, flexible and compact. The system is made up of DIN-rail-mounted, programmable, multi-channel signal conditioning analog input, analog output, discrete I/O, and communication modules. 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In [applications]( with tight space constraints, Smalley wave springs are ideal for optimizing space. They offer the same force as an ordinary coil spring, but at up to 50% of the height, leading to an overall decrease in assembly size, weight and cost. [Learn more]( R&D REPORT [The 'forever battery': Are we there yet?]( [The 'forever battery': Are we there yet?]( Solid-state batteries (SSBs) are sometimes called "[forever batteries](". That's because these batteries promise to far outlast traditional technologies that rely on the electrochemical discharge of ionic solutions. Explore more content from our newsletter [Power Supplies & Devices](… [View now]( [AI-powered FRIDA robot creates art.]( [AI-powered FRIDA robot creates art]( FRIDA (Framework and Robotics Initiative for Developing Arts), so named for the artist Frida Kahlo, is a [robotic arm with a paintbrush attachment]( developed by researchers from Carnegie Mellon University. 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Summit combines personal services with the most[advanced PCB capabilities]( and [certifications]( to deliver the best customer experience in the industry. [Learn more]( [] [Effective test strategies for DoD’s 5G rollout.]( [Effective test strategies for DoD's 5G rollout]( Anritsu Company 5G NR has arrived to meet the ever-increasing global mobile broadband needs in all domains, including military and aerospace. To [ensure the successful operation of 5G](, new test processes and solutions have been developed to help engineers verify designs and have confidence that their products comply with commercial industry and DoD standards. [View now]( [] [GCX-C fiber couplers]( [GCX-C fiber couplers]( Daheng New Epoch Technology, Inc. The GCX-C series of [fiber couplers]( are compact, cleverly designed and capable of precise five-dimensional adjustment in very small spaces. It can be aligned with five degrees of freedom. The couplers also have high coupling efficiency and good stability. 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[] [Before and after: How machine health can improve reliability at your plant.]( [View now]( TECHNOLOGY TRENDS [3D-printing technologies for electrochemical energy storage.]( [3D-printing technologies for electrochemical energy storage]( 3D printing can be applied to [manufacture battery electrodes]( and help overcome current performance limitations, reduce costs and expand adoption of these energy storage devices. Explore more content from our newsletter [Manufacturing Technology](… [View now]( [The macro-role adhesives play in microplastics forensics.]( [The macro-role adhesives play in microplastics forensics]( Researchers are gaining insight from this [effective and efficient technique]( of collecting microplastics (small pieces of plastic debris that are less than 5 mm in size) for analysis. 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