May 2008

Printed Flexible Solar Cells Provide Embedded Renewable Power

In the effort to produce inexpensive, easily manufactured sources of sustainable, renewable power, solar cells continue to be a major focus — particularly flexible solar cells that can be applied directly to surfaces. Flexible solar cells are nothing new, but the methods by which they are made have progressed significantly in recent years.


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Performance of 1mm2 Silicon Photomultipliers

A silicon photomultiplier (SPM) is a new type of semiconductor detector that has the potential to replace the photo- multiplier tube (PMT) detector in many applications. In common with a PMT detector, the output of an SPM is an easily detectable current pulse for each detected photon and can be ...
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Fly-by-Wireless: A Less-Wire and Wireless Revolution for Aerospace Vehicle Architectures

By George Studor, NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX

Every ounce of weight brought to the lunar surface costs 40 to 60 times that in fuel needed at liftoff from the Earth. Part of that weight penalty is due to wires, but the cost of wires is much more ...
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Apr 2008
Eye On Innovation
2007 NASA Tech Briefs "Create the Future" Design Contest
Machinery & Equipment Category Winner, "Create the Future" 2007 Design Contest
Grand Prize Winner, "Create the Future" 2007 Design Contest
Consumer Products Category Winner, "Create the Future" 2007 Design Contest
Medical Category Winner, "Create the Future" 2007 Design Contest
Safety & Security Category Winner, "Create the Future" 2007 Design Contest
Transportation Category Winner, "Create the Future" 2007 Design Contest
Sustainable Technologies Category Winner, "Create the Future" 2007 Design Contest
Meet the Judges, "Create the Future" 2007 Design Contest
Contest Sponsors, "Create the Future" 2007 Design Contest
Mar 2008
From NASA to NASCAR: Space-Age Technology Finds Its Way into Auto Racing
Feb 2008
NASA-Inspired Shape-Sensing Fibers Enable Minimally Invasive Surgery
How a Supercomputing Innovation Accelerated a Business
Jan 2008
CAD Tools: Usability versus Capabilities
Dec 2007
2007: The Year in Technology
Open Innovation Model Helps P&G “Connect and Develop”
Nov 2007
Industry Update: Analysis & Simulation Software
Oct 2007
National Nano Engineering Conference Preview
Eye On Innovation
Sep 2007
GPS Receiver RF Front-End Enables Use of a Laptop PC for Soft Baseband Processing
Aug 2007
Taking Advantage of Parallel Parametric Testing
Jul 2007
Battery Power Source Options for Mission-Critical Applications
Jun 2007
NASA Announces 2006 Invention of the Year
The Power of Data Acquisition Technology Convergence
2006 Product of the Year Awards and Design Contest Winners
The 3D Product Development Triple Play
May 2007
Digital Camera Technology for Today’s Industrial Imaging Applications
Apr 2007
Emhart Teknologies Presents “Create the Future” 2006 Design Contest Winners
Grand Prize Winner, “Create the Future” 2006 Design Contest
First Prize Winner, “Create the Future” 2006 Design Contest
Second Prize Winners, “Create the Future” 2006 Design Contest
Merit Prize Winners, “Create the Future” 2006 Design Contest
Meet the Judges, “Create the Future” 2006 Design Contest
Sponsors,“Create the Future” 2006 Design Contest
Mar 2007
Technology Takes a Front Seat in Automakers’ Latest Models
Feb 2007
Emerging Trends in Medical Diagnostics and Therapy
Jan 2007
The Problems With CAD Tools: Vendors Address User Pain Points
Dec 2006
30 Years of Computer Technology
Nov 2006
30 Years of Communications Technology
Oct 2006
30 Years of Aerospace Technology
Sep 2006
30 Years of Power & Energy
Aug 2006
30 Years of Test & Measurement
Jul 2006
30 Years of Electronics & Semiconductors

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