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Briefs: Transportation
Safe, High-Energy Li-Ion Battery for Electric Vehicles
Electric vehicle batteries typically require a tradeoff between safety and energy density. If the battery has high energy and power density — required for uphill driving or merging on the...
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Briefs: Materials
Gel-Like Fluid Prevents Wildfires
The long-lasting, environmentally benign fire-retarding treatment, if used on high-risk areas, could dramatically cut the number of fires that occur each year.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Sensors Eliminate Sparking in Hydrogen Vehicles
The optical-based sensor detects the presence of hydrogen without electronics, making the process much safer.
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Articles: Materials
Products of Tomorrow
NASA-developed fire protection, implantable stimulators, and more.
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Articles: Software
An Immersive Solution for Thermally Safer EV Batteries
An R&D project indirectly leads to potentially greater power density, EV range, and battery life.
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Articles: Electronics & Computers
Using Multiphysics to Predict and Prevent EV Battery Fire
To achieve vehicle manufacturers’ ambitious goals for electric vehicles, Li-ion batteries need to be improved.
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Articles: Electronics & Computers
Products of Tomorrow
This column presents technologies that have applications in commercial areas, possibly creating the products of tomorrow. To learn more about each technology, see the contact information provided for that innovation.
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Q&A: Nanotechnology
Q&A: Texas A&M's Jaime Grunlan Creates a Non-Toxic Flame-Retardant Coating
Texas A&M professor Jaime Grunlan and his team are developing a new flame-retardant coating using renewable, nontoxic materials readily found in nature that could...
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Water-Saving Firefighting Nozzle
Fluorocarbon-based fire extinguishing agents are environmentally harmful since they cause depletion of the Earth's ozone layer. Fine Water Mist (FWM)-type systems have very favorable characteristics as...
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Compact Regenerative Blower
The regenerative blower provides air flow through structures or systems that have relatively high flow resistance. Specifically, the regenerative blower was designed to provide a flow of ventilation gas through a spacesuit and its portable life support system (PLSS). Since the ventilation gas is primarily oxygen, fire...
Who's Who: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Bill Sheredy, Project Manager for SAME (Smoke Aerosol Measurement Experiment)
Fire is deadly and unpredictable on Earth; in an enclosed space vehicle in orbit, its presence takes on even more serious implications. To prevent the threat of...
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INSIDER: Motion Control

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Blog: Energy

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INSIDER: Materials

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INSIDER: Materials

World's First Petahertz-Speed Phototransistor in Ambient Conditions

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INSIDER: Design

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Blog: Semiconductors & ICs

Breakthrough in Semiconductor Technology Paves the Way for Faster 6G...

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