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Blog: Materials

Biocompatible Adhesive Gel Works Underwater

INSIDER: Motion Control

Autonomous Robot Opens Doors, Finds Wall Outlets

INSIDER: Research Lab

Researchers Determine Optimum Pressure to Improve the Performance of...

Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems

Can Material Choices Impact Gear Noise in a Vehicle?

Blog: Materials

With Help from Heat, A Carbon-Fiber Composite Self-Heals

Application Briefs: Imaging

Designing Advanced IR Optical Assemblies for UAVs

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Articles: Imaging
2021 OEM Photonics & Imaging Directory
See top suppliers and manufacturers in over 20 categories, including high-speed cameras, sensors, and optical components.
Articles: Materials
Inside Story, November 2021: Momentive Materials in Space, Defense, and Aviation
Thanos Yiagopoulos, Chief Technology Officer of Momentive Performance Materials, discusses how engineers can determine the best product for their application.
Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Product of the Month: November 2021 Tech Briefs
Dinkle International offers universal interface modules for connecting equipment signals to I/O modules.
Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
2021 Create the Future Design Contest: Aerospace & Defense Category Winner — How to Keep Drones Flying When a Motor Fails, without GPS
A vision-based control algorithm saves a quadrotor after the complete loss of a single motor.
Articles: Imaging
2021 Create the Future Design Contest: Consumer Product Design Category Winner — Aira FreePower
Learn about "FreePower" charging stations.
Articles: Aerospace
ARTEMIS II: Astronauts on Board
With Artemis II — the first crewed flight of SLS and Orion — four astronauts will travel to the lunar environment in 2024.
Articles: Transportation
Special Section: The Winners of the 2021 'Create the Future' Design Contest
See this year's product designs from engineers, students, and entrepreneurs worldwide.
Articles: Materials
2021 Create the Future Design Contest: Manufacturing/Robotics/Automation Category Winner — Electronics-Free Soft Walking Robot
Av four-legged soft robot walks, without requiring any electronics.
Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
2021 Create the Future Design Contest: Automotive/Transportation Category Winner — Afreecar E-kit
The e-kit promises to be a low-cost solution in the developing world.
Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
2021 Create the Future Design Contest: Medical Category Winner — Halo Speculum
The Halo replaces all metal retractors with one simple, one-size-fits-all design.
Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
ARTEMIS III: Return to the Surface
The third flight of SLS and Orion will carry the first woman and first person of color to the Moon.
Articles: Propulsion
ARTEMIS: Back to the Moon
With the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, NASA will return humans to the lunar surface.
Articles: Green Design & Manufacturing
2021 Create the Future Design Contest: Sustainable Technologies/Future Energy Category Winner — Multifunctional Bionanocomposite Fruit Coatings
The invention could capture the potential of the edible packaging market.
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
2021 Create the Future Design Contest Grand Prize Winner: Self Destructing Plastics via Embedded Enzymes
Once triggered, the enzyme-embedded plastics self-destruct, completely degrading and eliminating microplastics in days.
Articles: Electronics & Computers
2021 Create the Future Design Contest: Electronics/Sensors/IoT Category Winner — Freetouch
Freetouch turns a smartphone into a touchscreen remote control.
Articles: Nanotechnology
Products of Tomorrow: November 2021
Nanotube fibers that turn heat to power; a NASA antenna system; and an antimicrobial coating.
Articles: Photonics/Optics
Silicon Carbide Optics for High-Energy Applications
Silicon Carbide (SiC) optics are becoming more and more prevalent in high-energy laser (HEL) designs, and manufacturers must be aware of the potential risks
Articles: Imaging
Thermal Imaging — Making Hidden Details Visible
When even your iPhone can easily become a thermal imager, today's top cameras offer better sensitivity and measurement accuracy.
Articles: Aerospace
ARTEMIS I: Our Return to the Moon Begins
Artemis I will launch from Kennedy Space Center into Earth orbit, where it will travel 40,000 miles beyond the Moon.
Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Designing Advanced IR Optical Assemblies for UAVs
Unmanned aircraft present a range of optics challenges.
Application Briefs: Imaging
Illumination Design Considerations for Robotic Surgery Vision Systems
To have a successful product, one must consider all the required sub-systems to deliver high-quality illumination.
UpFront: Aerospace
UpFront: November 2021 Tech Briefs
How to be a NASA intern; a new ideas for moon fabrics; and NASA's need for a better rover.
NASA Spinoff: Aerospace
Keeping Warmer in the Great Outdoors
A long-time apparel insulator develops its own takes on popular NASA spinoff material.
5 Ws: Energy
5 Ws of the Electronics-Powering Finger Wrap
The wearable device turns the touch of a finger into a source of power for small electronics and sensors.
Q&A: Nanotechnology
Q&A: Self-Healing Polymers Create Water-Resistant Coatings

Jingcheng Ma, along with a team of researchers at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, found a way to make ultra-thin water-resistant surface coatings robust enough to...

Technology Leaders: Design
Why 3D Artificial Intelligence with AR and VR is More Important Today
Deep learning-based AI allows users to identify 3D objects of arbitrary shape and size in various orientations with high accuracy in the 3D space.
Technology Leaders: Software
Optimizing Wireless Test Systems and Antennas for High-Speed Communication
Easy-to-use reverberation test systems (RTS) measure the performance of wireless devices and antennas.
Facility Focus: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Facility Focus: U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
The "ERDC" helps solve problems in civil and military engineering, geospatial sciences, water resources, and environmental sciences.
Articles: RF & Microwave Electronics
2021 Supplier Guide: Sensors
See leading manufacturers in a variety of sensor topic areas, including radar and encoders.
Question of the Week
Will Automotive and Aerospace Industries Adopt Self-Healing Composites?

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