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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A production-based X-ray solution performs product quality evaluation directly on the manufacturing line.
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Briefs: Energy
This portable method could enable hospitals to make their own supply of the disinfectant on demand and at lower cost.
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Briefs: Materials
Microspheres are used in wind tunnel experiments to monitor airflow, to stain biological samples, and in time-delayed drug release.
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Briefs: Energy
The carbon fiber serves as the electrode, conductor, and load-bearing material.
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Briefs: Materials
The soft material demonstrates autonomous, heartbeat-like oscillating properties.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Flywheels offer an environmentally and financially sound choice for protecting critical operations.
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5 Ws: Materials
A new enzyme-activated compostable material could diminish microplastics pollution.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Terrestrial uses include physical therapy, clinical diagnosis, athletic training and performance, and robust exercise equipment.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This wearable device is placed on the skin to measure a variety of body responses, from electrical to biomechanical signals.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
The system uses infrasonic acoustics for weather monitoring and for drone or UAV activity.
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Briefs: Aerospace
Dangerous “butterfly” landmines can be detected using low-cost drones and infrared cameras.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The size and shape of the nanostructure can be controlled as it is assembled piece by piece.
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Briefs: Materials
The material could be used in security, health, industrial, and safety applications.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The new metal lattice material can be used to create models that regain shape after being crushed.
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Briefs: Unmanned Systems
These tiny aerial robots can operate in cramped spaces and withstand collisions.
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Briefs: Materials
The new material could provide efficient and reusable protection from shock, vibration, and explosion.
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Briefs: Packaging & Sterilization
The gel works even at freezing temperatures and contains natural antimicrobial compounds derived from durian husk.
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Briefs: Motion Control
Servo motion control delivers powerful, fast, and precise movement onboard robots and for associated equipment.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This could make possible embedded devices like a spinal cord-stimulating unit with a battery-powered magnetic transmitter on a wearable belt.
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Briefs: Energy
This cell could potentially operate around the clock, balancing the power grid over the day-night cycle.
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Articles: Imaging
Resolution is an often discussed but seldom understood value in the world of 3D printing and additive manufacturing.
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Briefs: Materials
The coating repels insects on aircraft wing surfaces and motor vehicles and reduces surface imperfections on other low-friction or non-stick surfaces.
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Q&A: Energy
Dr. Burak Ozpineci is developing a system that charges electric vehicles while driving.
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Briefs: Aerospace
The open-architecture flight software package provides solutions for onboard orbit determination.
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Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Learn how to reuse more material without recycling.
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NASA Spinoff: Materials
A NASA-developed technology for testing heat shields transforms garbage into reusable chemicals.
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Briefs: Communications
The technology harvests electrical energy from waste heat sources.
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Briefs: Materials
Potential applications include lightweight building materials and growing cells for biomedical purposes.
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Briefs: Aerospace
Injection of air at the trailing edge of a winglet further reduces drag.
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