CLICK VIDEO PODCAST How to Build a 'Smart' Hand (for Space) If you want to add a gripper to the free-flying cube robots floating around the International Space Station, you can't add lots of motors, sensors, and big computers. See how a Columbia Engineering team equipped a single-motor, three-finger hand to do a wide range of grasping tasks on the ISS. Watch this video and more on TechBriefs.TV QUESTION OF THE MONTH Here's an Idea: Microneedles Who really likes needles? A brand-new episode of our Tech Briefs podcast series Here's an Idea™ explores the emergence of a drug-delivery patch made of microneedles. The Velcro-like option is less painful - and more effective, it turns out. And the devices are especially valuable during a pandemic. Listen to this episode at TechBriefs.com/podcast INTERVIEW New Materials Could Lead to a Quieter Car Automotive manufacturers are focusing on the idea of limiting noise and vibration inside the vehicle. Engineers are using digital simulations to see how their designs lead to brake squeals, wind noise, or the shaking of an engine. A reader asks our industry expert: " Can the choice of material lead to greater gear noise? " Find the answer on TechBriefs.com/blog A Carbon-Fiber Composite Self-Heals Many golf clubs and aerospace parts are both strong and light because they are made from carbon-fiber reinforced polymeric (CFRP) composites. A team from RPI and the University of Washington has created a CFRP composite that reverses fatigue damage. Lead researcher Aniruddh Vashisth explains. Read the full interview at TechBriefs.com/blog Instagram: @TechBriefs 6 Cov Twitter: @TechBriefsMag Facebook: @TechBriefsMagazine www.techbriefs.com ToC LinkedIn: Tech Briefs Media Tech Briefs, February 2022http://www.TechBriefs.TV http://www.TechBriefs.com/podcast http://www.TechBriefs.com/blog http://www.TechBriefs.com/blog https://www.instagram.com/techbriefs/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-briefs-media https://www.twitter.com/TechBriefsMag https://www.facebook.com/TechBriefsMagazine http://www.techbriefs.com http://info.hotims.com/82318-800