NASA Tech Briefs’ Materials Web page spotlights new engineering materials, coatings, and materials processing techniques, related primarily to ceramics, composites, plastics, and ferrous and non-ferrous metals, as published in NASA Tech Briefs magazine. The Tech Briefs describe applications of these materials in aerospace, defense, electronics, automotive, consumer products, and other major industries. Many of the Tech Briefs below are correlated to a Technical Support Package (TSP) or White Paper that can be downloaded free of charge.
Nov 2008
Industry Update: Analysis & Simulation Software
In our annual poll of executives at leading analysis and simulation software companies, we posed questions dealing with virtual prototyping, multiphysics, the roles of the designer and analyst, and how software vendors are helping their customers remain competitive. Here’s what they had to say about major changes in their market, and how new technology will benefit users.
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Oct 2008
NASA Celebrates 50 Years50 Years of Inspiration
NASA’s First “A”: A Legacy of Aeronautics Innovations
NASA Technology: The Next 50 Years
America’s Premier Nano Engineering Event
The Brighter Side of Globalization for Manufacturers: New, Innovative Product Development Models
Sep 2008
Embedded Computing Options Meet Rugged Industrial RequirementsNASA Awards 2007 Software of the Year
Aug 2008
Three Strategies for Building Efficient Test SystemsJul 2008
Green Energy for the BattlefieldCreating Patterned Multispectral Filters
Jun 2008
2007 Product of the Year and Design Contest Winners HonoredSpherical Sensor Configurations for Three-Dimensional Detecting and Tracking
Innovation Begets Innovation
May 2008
Printed Flexible Solar Cells Provide Embedded Renewable PowerPerformance of 1mm2 Silicon Photomultipliers
Fly-by-Wireless: A Less-Wire and Wireless Revolution for Aerospace Vehicle Architectures
Apr 2008
Eye On Innovation2007 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
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