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Features

Articles

National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Products of Tomorrow: September 2018
How Augmented Reality Will Disrupt the Manufacturing Industry
Multifunctional, Integrated, Photonic Lab-on-a-Chip for Astronaut Health Monitoring

Who's Who

5 Ws of a Simple Nerve Gas Detector
Q&A: Dr. André D. Taylor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Dept., New York University Tandon School of Engineering, New York, NY

Products of the Month

New on the Market: September 2018
Product of the Month: September 2018 Tech Briefs
New Products: September 2018 Photonics & Imaging Insider

Application Briefs

NASA's Robotic Sniffer Finds Space Station Leak
Coating Erosion Tests Help Keep Mars 2020 Rover Safe
Tech Briefs

Materials

Metamaterial Device Controls Transmission and Reflection of Acoustic Waves
High-Kinetic-Energy Penetrator Shielding and High-Wear-Resistance Materials Fabricated with Boron Nitride Nanotubes and BNNT Polymer Composites
Catalytic Mechanism Converts CO2 to Methanol
Coatings Make Natural Fabrics Waterproof
Melt-Cast Explosive Material

Manufacturing & Prototyping

3D-Printed Active Materials for Robots
Controlled Manufacture of Porous Silicon Carbide

Test & Measurement

Nano/Micro Mechanical Environmental Test Cell
Microtesting Rig
Device Detects Explosives, Drugs, or Lead
Stray Energy Indicator for Pyrotechnic Applications
Carbon Dioxide Collection and Pressurization Technology
Active Measurement Cancellation
Flexible, Compliant, Multiline Microprobes for Measuring Material Electrical Properties

Electronics & Computers

Technique Boosts Capacity of Computer Storage
Electrical Contact to Molecules in Semiconductor Structures
Novel Synaptic Architecture for Brain-Inspired Computing
Artificial Intelligence Senses People Through Walls
Faster, More Efficient Information Processing

Communications

Faster Photons Could Make Data Totally Secure
Atomically Thin Device Transmits Signals Across a Broad Frequency Range
Transmitter Protects Wireless Data from Hackers
Antiferromagnetic-Based Memory Processes Data at Terahertz Speeds
Rapidly Deployable Communications Platform
Tech Exchange