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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.
Mar 2010
Database for Safety-Oriented Tracking of Chemicals

SafetyChem is a computer program that maintains a relational database for tracking chemicals and associated hazards at Johnson Space Center (JSC) by use of a Web-based graphical user interface. The SafetyChem database is accessible to authorized users via a JSC intranet. All new chemicals pass through a safety office, where ...
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Optimized Li-Ion Electrolytes Containing Fluorinated Ester Co-Solvents

Resulting rechargeable batteries could be used in consumer electronics, electric cars, and scientific instrumentation in extreme environments.

A number of experimental lithium-ion cells, consisting of MCMB (meso-carbon microbeads) carbon anodes and LiNi0.8Co0.2O2 cathodes, have been fabricated with increased safety and ...
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Probabilistic Multi-Factor Interaction Model for Complex Material Behavior

Complex material behavior is represented by a single equation of product form.

Complex material behavior is represented by a single equation of product form to account for interaction among the various factors. The factors are selected by the physics of the problem and the environment that the
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Feb 2010
Electroceramic Actuators for Operation at Low Temperatures
Improved Low-Temperature Performance of Li-Ion Cells Using New Electrolytes
Jan 2010
Wider-Opening Dewar Flasks for Cryogenic Storage
Supercapacitor Electrolyte Solvents With Liquid Range Below –80 °C
Silicon Oxycarbide Aerogels for High-Temperature Thermal Insulation
Designs and Materials for Better Coronagraph Occulting Masks
Extended Shelf Life for PMR Polyimide Resins and Prepregs
Silica-Filled EPDM Rubbers as Ablative Insulating Materials
Statistical Sampling of Tide Heights Study
Nov 2009
Detecting Airborne Mercury by Use of Polymer/Carbon Films
Composite Silica Aerogels Opacified With Titania
Multiplexed Colorimetric Solid-Phase Extraction
Oct 2009
Using Ozone To Clean and Passivate Oxygen-Handling Hardware
Two-Piece Screens for Decontaminating Granular Material
Metal Standards for Waveguide Characterization of Materials
Sep 2009
Large-Format Carbon Nanotube Sheets Fabricated With Chemical Vapor Deposition
Filtering Water by Use of Ultrasonically Vibrated Nanotubes
Improvements in Production of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Progress Toward Sequestering Carbon Nanotubes in PmPV
Functionalizing CNTs for Making Epoxy/CNT Composites
Fluoroester Co-Solvents for Low-Temperature Li+ Cells
Improved Aerogel Vacuum Thermal Insulation
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