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Articles: Imaging
Since its inception, projection has been the dominant technology for displaying large, high-resolution images. Over the years, projectors have evolved to keep pace with advances in computer graphics...
Articles: Motion Control
There are two types of voice coil actuators: moving coil and moving magnet. The materials of construction are similar, since they both use rare...
Articles: Software
As traditional Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software expands with more simulation capabilities and wider enterprise data management, software vendors are meeting customers’ demands with solutions...
Articles: Lighting
Technical Challenges
Several technical challenges exist when manufacturing solid state lighting (SSL) modules and components. The greatest challenge is in keeping up with the changes in LED technology....
Articles: Lighting
The story behind LED development—only the 4th lighting technology developed in human history— is remarkable. The potential ahead of LED lighting to deliver real and measurable advantages— to save...
Articles: Aerospace
Traditionally, spacecraft maneuvering is performed by onboard particle- based thrusters, such as ion thrusters, with a limited amount of fuel that restricts lifetime and V capability. In...
Articles: Electronics & Computers
We’ve come a long way since Alexander Graham Bell’s famous words, “Mr. Watson, come here” were spoken and the telephone was born. The simplicity of use of...
NASA Spinoff: Imaging
Aging aircraft are an increasing concern. Commercial and government vehicles are being flown past their originally intended service life in order to save money. The answer, however, isn’t merely to...
Articles: Energy
NASA Technology
Over the years, NASA has advanced photovoltaic (PV) technology in order to advance many of its missions. This renewable source of energy is produced when certain “photoemissive”...
NASA Spinoff: Energy
NASA Technology
“It all started with ecological life support systems for exploration,” says David Bubenheim, a senior research scientist at NASA’s Ames Research Center. Sometimes referred to...
NASA Spinoff: Manufacturing & Prototyping
NASA Technology
In the 1990s, NASA scientists were thinking of what astronauts would need to survive long-term missions to the moon and even to other planets in the solar system. One important...
Articles: Software
NASA Technology
Objects that orbit the Earth, such as the International Space Station (ISS), provide a unique environment called zero-g, or more correctly, microgravity. All objects in orbit are...
NASA Spinoff: Manufacturing & Prototyping
NASA Technology
Whether you wanted to know how certain insulation would work on a Mars-bound spacecraft or on an Earth-based refrigerator, you would want to test its performance in the very...
Articles: Aerospace
I recently had the chance to spend a day at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston with the ten winners of the Speed2Design contest sponsored by Littelfuse, a Chicago-based circuit protection company. The...
Articles: Software
In today’s environment of doing more with less, designers and engineers are constantly pressured to increase productivity, especially in small- and medium-sized businesses where a few...
Articles: Imaging
Thermal imagers allow a user to see an object’s heat signature, and heat provides an entirely different set of performance data than the visible spectrum available to the...
Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
Performing closed-loop control of hydraulic servo systems is often more challenging than controlling servomotor systems. The main reason is that hydraulic systems use compressible oil to move...
Articles: Test & Measurement
Are the shoes you’re wearing really made of leather? Is the table nearby made of wood? How can you be sure? These questions may seem trivial in everyday life, but knowing the precise...
Articles: Imaging
Industries as diverse as architecture, engineering, construction, advertising, and medical have all incorporated an array of 3D visualization technologies into their design,...
Articles: Photonics/Optics
In the “old” days when high speed cameras used film, there was a very definite period of time in which the event one wished to record had to occur. This was between the point at which the film...
Articles: Software
Networking originated from the need to share information. Many of us accomplish such a thing on a daily basis through conversation. For example, think about the typical office framework: you work side-by-side with...
Articles: Lighting
When it comes to high-power lighting applications in the military and harsh industrial environments, reliability and efficiency are key features to consider. To maximize both of these...
Articles: Lighting
The Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 and its subsequent amendments established minimum efficiency standards for lighting products. While the...
Articles: Transportation
2013 Create the Future Design Contest
The 2013 Create the Future Design Contest — sponsored by COMSOL, SAE International, and Tech Briefs Media Group (publishers of NASA Tech Briefs) — recognized innovation in product design in eight categories: Aerospace & Defense (new this year), Consumer Products, Electronics, Machinery & Equipment,...
Articles: Software
In the 1990s, Heinz Erzberger led a team at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California to develop a suite of automated tools to reduce restrictions and improve the efficiency of air traffic...
Articles: Medical
ChemoPatch™
Alydaar Rangwala, Nikhil Mehandru, Aaron Perez, and Brandon Sim Theratech, Loudonville, NY
The world is facing a global cancer crisis. In 2011, 13.7 million new cancer cases and...
Articles: Aerospace
Microwave Extraction of Water for Space Propellant
Edwin Ethridge, Ph.D. NASA (retired), Huntsville, AL
Space exploration is extremely expensive because very large rockets are...
Articles: Green Design & Manufacturing
Plant Air Purifier
James Schaeffer, Bill Wolverton, Wayne Schaeffer, and Bernarr Schaeffer U.S. Health Equipment Co., Kingston, NY
The Plant Air Purifier is a new air-cleaning...
Articles: Electronics & Computers
iPecs Pro Clinical Prosthetic Alignment and Assessment Tool
Michael Leydet, Richard Harrington, Alan Hutchenreuther, Vinay Bharadwaj, Chuck Krapf, Michael Link, Megan Toscas, Steven...
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