Inside this issue
Features
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Articles
17 Innovators Recognized for Creating the Future 2019
21 Employing the Electrical Digital Twin to Mitigate Compliance Risk in Aerospace
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5 Ws
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Facility Focus
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NASA Spinoff
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Technology Leaders
24 Development and Analysis of Solid-State Batteries with the COMSOL® Platform
Tech Briefs
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Materials
Superconductivity in a Nickel Oxide Material
Aerogel-Fiber Layered Laminate System
Shape Memory Alloy with Adjustable, Wide-Ranging Actuation Temperatures
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Mechanics & Machinery
Unpowered, Lightweight Ankle Exoskeleton
Transport Method Boosts Capacity of Heat Exchangers
47 Continuous Fiber Composite for Use in Gears
49 Macro-Fiber Composite (MFC) Actuator
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Electronics & Computers
Metallization for SiC Semiconductors
Technique Uses X-Rays to Detect Defective Computer Chips
32 Packaging for SiC Sensors and Electronics
33 Method Manipulates Electrons and Transmits Information Quantum-Mechanically
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Sensors/Data Acquisition
Washable Sensor Can Be Woven Into Materials
35 MMOD Impact Detection and Location
36 Adaptive Spatial Resolution Enables Focused Fiber Optic Sensing
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Photonics/Optics
Low-Bandwidth Radar Technology Provides Improved Detection of Objects
Optically Fixable Shape Memory Polymers
39 Method Speeds 3D Printing of Millimeter-Sized Imaging Lenses
40 Free-Space Fiber Optic Laser Rod
41 Embedded Fiber Optic Sensors (EFOS)
42 Photonic Switch Increases Speed and Efficiency of Light Through Optical Fibers
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Energy
Potassium-Oxygen Battery Stores Clean Energy
Li-ion Cell Calorimeter Makes Commercial Lithium Batteries Safer
Ultra-Thin Layers of Rust Generate Electricity from Flowing Water
52 Device Creates Electricity from Snowfall
53 Chemical Mixture Widens the Temperature Range for Electric Car Batteries
Products
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Briefs
18 WiFi-Based Technique Measures Speed and Distance of Indoor Movement
18 Biologically Inspired Artificial Skin Improves Sensory Ability of Robots
20 Artificial Skin Provides Haptic Feedback