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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A mathematical framework can help engineers make informed decisions about which sensors to use and where they must be positioned in aircraft and other machines.
NASA Spinoff: Communications
Pilots and air traffic controllers no longer will rely solely on voice communications.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
The algorithms enable drones to quickly switch between hover and forward flight.
Articles: Energy
Energy is absorbed in the diamond through a process called inelastic scattering, which is used to generate electricity.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
The method could be key to designing more efficient batteries for specific uses such as electric cars and airplanes.
NASA Spinoff: Wearables
With a technique first used at NASA, researchers are making glasses that can improve your concentration.
Facility Focus: Electronics & Computers
Stanford University’s School of Engineering has been at the forefront of innovation for nearly a century
Articles: Test & Measurement
We explore the major scientific breakthroughs achieved during 20 years of human presence on the ISS.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
This partially superconducting machine can be used as a motor or generator.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The thermal management technology could also be used for server farms and spacecraft.
Blog: Aerospace
An Israel-based company called Eviation is working on an all-electric aircraft known as "Alice." Will it match the speeds of a jet?
Special Reports: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Additive Manufacturing - November 2020
AM/3D Printing is fundamentally changing how products are prototyped and produced in aerospace, medical, electronics, and many other fields. To help you keep pace with the latest advances, we present this...Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
This versatile new material family could build realistic prosthetics and futuristic Army platforms.
Special Reports: Unmanned Systems
Aerospace & Defense - October 2020
In this compendium of recent articles from the editors of Tech Briefs and Aerospace & Defense Technology, you'll learn about NASA's return to the moon with Apollo's twin sister Artemis, how autonomous...NASA Spinoff: RF & Microwave Electronics
NASA's UAS traffic management expertise leads to advances in drone navigation.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Tiny aircraft that weigh as much as a fruit fly could serve as Martian atmospheric probes.
Briefs: Unmanned Systems
Taking a cue from birds and insects, the wing design helps drones fly more efficiently and makes them more robust to atmospheric turbulence.
Special Reports: Communications
RF & Microwave Electronics - October 2020
In this compendium of recent articles from the editors of Aerospace & Defense Technology and Tech Briefs, read about how advances in RF electronics are enabling new applications in space and ground...Podcasts: Aerospace
Before delivery drones start carrying packages (and passenger drones start delivering ourselves), engineers will need to keep refining an unmanned aircraft's ability to navigate and...
Facility Focus: Propulsion
Stennis now is testing RS-25 rocket engines for the Space Launch System (SLS) that will carry humans back to the Moon.
Special Reports: Electronics & Computers
Power Electronics - September 2020
This compendium of recent articles from the editors of Tech Briefs and Aerospace & Defense Technology looks at the latest advances in power electronics and energy storage for a range of applications...Special Reports: Unmanned Systems
Aerospace & Defense - September 2020
In this compendium of recent articles from the editors of Tech Briefs and Aerospace & Defense Technology, you'll learn about the technology driving the Mars 2020 rover, how NASA will use GPS to navigate...Briefs: Unmanned Systems
The robots could fly silently for covert operations and stay steady through turbulence.
NASA Spinoff: Aerospace
In 2019, NASA engineers test-fired a 3D-printed rocket engine combustion chamber.
NASA Spinoff: Energy
The NASA-funded nanoparticle lubricant also works in satellites and space vehicles.
Briefs: Imaging
Multiple commercial applications include defense, search and rescue, and disaster relief.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
This method detects power line faults using a drone.
Question of the Week: Energy
Will Electric Aircraft Take-Off in Everyday Aviation?
In May of 2020, the “eCaravan” aircraft, powered by a 750-horsepower electric motor and more than 2000 pounds of lithium-ion batteries, flew to a height of over 2500 feet, at over 100 miles per hour. The all-electric airplane was built by magniX, Seattle-based electric propulsion firm
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