Tech Briefs - October 2018 - Vol. 42 No. 10

Features

• Articles

  Products of Tomorrow: October 2018

  NASA at 60: 1958-2018 Decades of Discovery

  NASA at 60: The First A

  NASA at 60: Celebrating Success

  NASA at 60: From Space to Earth

  Quantum Computing: Learning to Speak a Whole New Technology

• Q&A

  Q&A: UCSD's Sheng Xu Builds a Stretchable Health-Monitoring Patch

• 5 Ws

  5 Ws of Electronic Stickers

• Facility Focus

  Facility Focus: Idaho National Laboratory

• NASA Spinoff

  3D Printer Aims to Accelerate Materials Development

• Technology Leaders

  Key Considerations When Selecting a Connector Solution

Tech Briefs

• Materials

  Conformal Metasurface Coating Eliminates Crosstalk and Shrinks Waveguides

  Technique Creates Adaptive Materials

  Engineering Soft Materials that Mimic Neural Tissue

  Generating Light-Induced Electrical Current in Atomically Thin Nanomaterials

• Software

  Evaluating Effects of Exhaust Heat Recovery Systems on Fuel Economy and Emissions

  Algorithm Enables Drones to Work in a Coordinated Approach

• Manufacturing & Prototyping

  3D-Printing Light Receptors on a Hemispherical Surface

  Bio-Renewable Process Creates “Green” Plastic

  Fabricating Battery Electrodes Using 3D Printing

  3D Printing Enables Bulk Creation of Metallic Glass Alloys

• Electronics & Computers

  Switch Controls Light on a Nanoscale for Faster Information Processing

  “Soft Hardware” Cloth Has Built-In Electronic Devices

  Efficient Semiconductor Material for Thermal Management

  Soft, Pliable, 3D Stretchable Electronics

• Sensors/Data Acquisition

  Configuration Enables RFID Tags to Work as Sensors

  Acoustic Beamforming Array Using Feedback-Controlled Microphones for Tuning and Self-Matching of Frequency Response

  Optical Mass Sensor for Multi-Phase Flows

  Compact, High-Resolution Rotary Position Sensor

  Polymer Nanofiber-Based Reversible Nano-Switch/Sensor Schottky Diode (nanoSSSD) Device

  Hybrid Silicone-Fabric Sensor for Wearable Robots

• Aerospace

  Power Line Detection System for Unmanned Aircraft Systems

  Air Traffic Management (ATM) System

  Wing Shape Design Reduces Vortex and Wake

  Insect-Inspired Drone Deforms Upon Impact

Products

• Products

  New on the Market: October 2018

  Product of the Month: October 2018

• Briefs

  Technique Allows Mobile Robots to Navigate Autonomously

  Popcorn-Driven Robotic Actuators

  Robotic Modules Modify Their Environment for Specific Tasks

• Articles

  Motion Control in Factories: Choosing the Right Solution

  Single-Axis Motion Control Systems: Multi-Sourced vs. Single-Sourced

• Applications

  Unique Lift System Enables Installation and Servicing of Large Telescope Mirrors

• Products

  New Products: October 2018 Motion Design