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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
This approach could lead to entirely new and more efficient logic switches for computer chips.
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Briefs: Materials
Bacteria-Based Hydrogel Beads Clean Up Contaminated Groundwater
Beads that contain bacteria and a slow-release food supply to sustain them can clean up contaminated groundwater for months on end, maintenance-free.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This gel-like material leads a path toward “mechanoceuticals.”
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NASA Spinoff: Automotive
The NASA-funded nanoparticle lubricant also works in satellites and space vehicles.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
An ultrafast image sensor with a built-in neural network can be trained to recognize certain objects.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
This technique offers enhanced resolution and improved system reliability for mapping and obstacle recognition and navigation for vehicles.
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Briefs: Materials
Smart adaptive clothing can lower the body temperature of the wearer in hot climates.
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Briefs: Automotive
The technology could help call attention to important traffic information when it’s dark, with potential benefits for both drivers and pedestrians.
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Articles: Nanotechnology
A neural stimulator, a battery testing device, and a strain sensor.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Ultrafast Camera Captures Transparent Objects and Phenomena
The camera can take up to 1 trillion pictures per second of transparent objects, shockwaves, and other phenomena.
Briefs: Energy
The technology could lead to production of fuels, building materials, and other products in a carbon-neutral way.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Imaging technology used to map the universe shows promise for more accurately and quickly identifying cancer cells in the operating room.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
The method determines whether circuits are accurately executing complex operations that classical computers can’t tackle.
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Briefs: Defense
Multiple commercial applications include defense, search and rescue, and disaster relief.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
This material could have applications such as mixing and delivery in the pharmaceutical industry.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
This technology is useful for energy, industrial, and aerospace applications.
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Briefs: Imaging
Biologically inspired ultrathin arrayed camera captures super-resolution images.
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Briefs: Energy
This technology offers the possibility to both bolster computer power and create smaller, faster, and more energy-efficient computer memory technologies.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
A new proof-of-concept photonic pH sensor could advance studies of tissue regeneration.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
These sensors monitor electrical loads from household appliances to support grid operations.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
This kiosk provides an accessible and affordable method for rapid, one-stop diagnostics to reduce time to treatment.
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5 Ws: Manufacturing & Prototyping
MIT researchers are developing a shoe coating that provides a stronger grip on ice and other slippery surfaces.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The lab-on-a-chip device allows researchers to look at several different aspects of a disease simultaneously.
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Briefs: Materials
The self-adapting material was inspired by how human bone adjusts mineral deposits in response to surrounding environments.
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Briefs: Materials
The removable adhesive could make it easier for surgeons to close up internal wounds.
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Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
The sensor has applications in fields such as robotics, healthcare, and security.
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Briefs: Wearables
The system looks for chemical indicators found in sweat to give a real-time snapshot of what’s happening inside the body.
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Briefs: Imaging
Polymer Composite for Radiation Shielding
The polymer composite could replace conventional radiation shielding materials such as lead.
Briefs: Aerospace
This method detects power line faults using a drone.
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