Material System Harnesses Evaporation to Keep Items Cool

Inspired by camel fur, a two-layered material could provide extended cooling to preserve the freshness of perishable goods.

Evaluating Low-and Ultra-Low-Outgassing Silicones for Space Applications

Highly purified, low-outgassing silicones prevent material degradation in satellites and space vehicles.

Facility Focus: Cornell University College of Engineering

See the advanced materials, complex systems, and bioengineering technologies being created at Cornell.

Optimized Wavelength-Tuned, Nonlinear, Frequency Conversion Using a Liquid Crystal Clad Waveguide

Applications include spectroscopy and LiDAR.

Odor-Eliminating Shoe Inserts Rely on NASA-Tested Activated Carbon Cloth

The inserts use a material that NASA has considered for spacecraft filters.

Active Photonic Wireless System Powers Medical Implants

The device recharges the internal battery of implants without invasive surgery.

Radiopaque Glue Seals Wounds and Guides Surgery

This nanoparticle-based adhesive is visible in common imaging techniques such as computed tomography (CT).

Using Solar Panel Technology to Create Ultrahigh-Resolution OLED Display

The micro-display could enable smartphones and televisions with resolutions of more than 10,000 pixels per inch.

Technologies Make 3D Cameras Easier to Use

These technologies help compress 3D camera files and automate focus and exposure settings.

Completely Flat Fisheye Lens

The single piece of glass produces crisp panoramic images.

CMOS-Based Transceiver for 300 GHz

This transceiver for wireless communications at the 300-GHz band enables beyond-5G applications.

Products of Tomorrow

NASA's graphene composites, textile pressure sensors, and a better kind of glass.

Extracting Bioproducts from Plants for Biofuels

Biofuels can achieve cost parity with petroleum fuels.

Method Precisely Delivers Therapeutics Inside the Body

Ultrasound is used to deliver antibodies to treat cancers, infectious diseases, and rheumatoid arthritis.

Disrupting the Automobile Design Process

The more complex the vehicle, the greater the need for comprehensive design solutions.

Supercapacitors for Wearable Devices

These robust supercapacitors still work when stretched to eight times their original size.

Shape-Shifting Nanomaterial

This invention holds potential for a range of biomedical applications, from controlled-release drug delivery to tissue engineering.

Plenoptic Camera

This camera enables multi-spectral imaging for metrology.

Polymer/Ceramic Composite as a Thin-Film Solid Electrolyte

This composite can be used in lithium metal batteries.

Metasurface Focuses Transmissions in the Terahertz Band

Assembling tiny chips into unique programmable surfaces dramatically increases the amount of data wireless systems can transmit.

Low-Cost Strengthened Glass Substrates

These glass substrates can be used for displays on smartphones and tablets and for other durable, impact-resistant applications.

Ultrasonic Projector

A chip-based technology generates sound profiles with high resolution and intensity to make ultrasound therapy more effective and easier.

Smart Stent Detects Narrowing of Arteries

The stent monitors even subtle changes in the flow of blood through the artery.

Product of the Month

The GVC1001 computer features dual 10-GigE ports for gigabit Ethernet camera or other sensor inputs.

Would You Wear On-Body Sensors?

This month’s Here’s an Idea episode highlighted a number of on-body sensors. Penn State professor Larry Cheng, for example, found a way to 3D-print a sensor directly on the skin (shown in the above image),...

Readers Select 2020 Products of the Year

This year's winners included industrial-automation software, simulation tech, and digital storage oscilloscopes.

Nanosized Foldable Robots

Army-funded researchers created nanosized robots that could enable locomotion, novel metamaterial design, and high-fidelity sensors. Cornell University researchers created micron-sized shape memory actuators that...