Inside this issue
Features
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Application Briefs
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UpFront
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Facility Focus
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NASA Spinoff
Tech Briefs
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Bio-Medical
46 Machine Learning Helps Detect Gait Problems in Multiple Sclerosis Patients
46 Wearable, All-in-One Health Monitor
47 Nearly Pain-Free Microneedle Patch
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Materials
25 Hybrid Thermoelectric Compound
25 Nanoparticle Gel Unites Oil and Water in Manufacturing-Friendly Approach
26 New Spraying Method for Producing Ceramic Coatings
27 Coatings Could Improve Traction on Slick Surfaces
28 High-Pressure Soft Lithography for Microtopographical Patterning of Molded Polymers and Composites
28 Carbon Fiber/Carbon Nanotube Yarn Hybrid Reinforcement
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Mechanics & Machinery
31 Shape Memory Alloy Tubular Structure
31 Soft Robotic Gripper Based on Twining Plants
32 Periodic Wave Disc Brake Rotor
33 Spacecraft Atmosphere Carbon Dioxide Capture via Deposition
33 “Cold Tube” Cools Without Air Conditioning
34 Standard Water Treatment Eliminates Enveloped Viruses Including Coronavirus
35 Tension Element Damping (TED) with Hydraulics for Large Displacements
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Electronics & Computers
Lighter Radiation Shielding for Electronics
19 Rad-Hard CMOS Crystal Oscillator
19 Electronic Hardware System Replicates Many Network Architectures
21 High-Mobility Transport Layer Structures for Rhombohedral Si/Ge/SiGe Devices
22 High-Power/Pulsed-Power Electrical Switch
23 High-Temperature Silicon Carbide Op Amps Fabrication
23 Device Powers Wearable Sensors Through Human Motion
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Energy
36 Safer, Longer-Lasting, Solid-State Batteries
36 Process Creates Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Fuel Cells
37 Ultrahigh-Energy-Density Capacitor
38 Stretchable Thermoelectric Generators
39 System Identifies Battery Materials for Recycling
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Sustainable Technologies
41 Pre-Treatment Solution for Water Recovery
41 Filters from Tree Branches Purify Drinking Water
42 Solvent-Based Recycling Process
43 Method Turns Discarded Plastic into Surfactants
43 Organic Material for Next-Generation HVAC Technologies
44 Desalination Process Removes Toxic Metals
Products
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Briefs
20 Coiled Linear Actuators for Soft Robotics
22 “Flexoelectricity” in Soft Elastomers Could Improve Robot Movement
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Articles
2 Making High-Duty-Cycle Industrial Automation Affordable
11 Bipolar and Unipolar Drives for Stepper Motors: A Comparison
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Applications