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Features

Articles

Paired Sleep Tracker and Light Therapy Tools Retrain Circadian Rhythms
Shape Memory Alloys Achieve High Force and Precision
Army Research Laboratory
Products of Tomorrow: June 2018
Connecting the Digital Twin: From Idea Through Production, to Customers and Back
5 Ws of The Sentinel Wrap

Who's Who

Q&A: Uranbileg Daalkhaijav, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

Products of the Month

New on the Market: June 2018

Application Briefs

3D-Printed Parts Key to NASA’s Orion Mission
Tech Briefs

Mechanics & Machinery

Precision CNT Cutting Mechanism
Offset Compound Gear Inline Two-Speed Drive
Cryo-Fluid Capacitor (CFC)
Nano-Sized Actuator Lifts Many Times its Weight
Magnetic Induction Heating of Space Foods During Dispensing Under Weightless Conditions
Method for Establishing Cool Flames and Flameless Fuel Oxidation with Zero Emissions Using Non-Equilibrium Plasma Activation
Quick Disconnect for High-Pressure Mate/De-Mate

Materials

Method Converts Cotton Fabric Waste into Aerogel
Radiation Detection with Plastic Scintillators
Composite Film Enables Windows that Switch from Transparent to Color
Compact Termination for Structural Soft Goods
Low-Alloy, High-Impact-Toughness Steel
Painted-on Coating Transforms Walls into Sensors and Interactive Surfaces

Software

Radiation Analysis Software
Algorithm Provides Early Warning of Pathogen Exposure

Bio-Medical

Monitor Detects White Blood Cell Levels
Removable Implant May Control Type 1 Diabetes
Non-Invasive Intracranial Pressure Measurement
Wearable System Monitors Stomach Activity
All-Terrain Wheelchair
Mobile Health Platform

Electronics & Computers

Video Distribution & Storage Unit (VDSU)
Transistor Material Provides Additional Computing Degrees of Freedom
Fabrication Process Produces Nanostructures for Electronic Devices
Ultra-Wide-Bandgap Power Electronics
Using Vanadium Dioxide to Create Programmable Electronic Functions
Integrating Optical Components into Existing Chip Designs
Auto-Zero Differential Amplifier

Aerospace

Corrosion and Coating Evaluation System
Affordable Vehicle Avionics (AVA)
VTOL UAV with the Cruise Efficiency of a Conventional Fixed-Wing UAV
Ground-Based System Guides UAVs to Avoid Collisions
Airborne Background Oriented Schlieren Technique
Tech Exchange