Electrical/​Electronics

Access our comprehensive library of electrical and electronics technical briefs from engineering experts at NASA and major government, university, and commercial laboratories.

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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The multitasking device could advance development of an electric circuit for faster, next-generation electronics like quantum computing technologies.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The flexible device harvests heat energy from the body to monitor health.
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Briefs: Materials
These composites could improve how unmanned vehicles dissipate energy.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Inspired by the octopus, the structure senses, computes, and responds without any centralized processing.
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Briefs: Materials
A new method could enable vehicles and equipment to better withstand high temperatures, loads, and speeds.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Next-generation devices made with a “peel and stack” method could include electronic chips worn on the skin.
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Briefs: Imaging
The nonlinear camera captures high-resolution images of the interior of solid objects using terahertz (THz) radiation.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The capacitor could enable a new generation of electronics that will require less power and generate less heat.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
This program generates a mesh that conforms to a complex model without clipping.
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Briefs: Materials
This passive device relies on a layer of material that blocks incoming sunlight but lets heat radiate away.
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Briefs: Lighting
The AI system can help shorten the time required for 2D material-based electronics to be ready for consumer devices.
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Briefs: AR/AI
Computational Model Predicts Human Behavior
This analytic model shows how groups of people influence individual behavior.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Applications include optical data transfer, infrared and night-vision systems, environmental sensors, and breath analysis for medical diagnosis.
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Briefs: Aerospace
Applications include distributed computer systems, computer security, and commercial satellite systems.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Applications include emergency medicine, combat casualty care, and sports injuries.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Applications include imaging, sensing, wireless communications, and medical treatments.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Landers to small bodies such as comets and asteroids can use this program to estimate the terrain richness of the previously unmapped small body.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This on-skin electronic device provides a personal air conditioner without electricity.
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Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
The material combines two polymers with different properties.
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Briefs: Data Acquisition
Protocol Improves Storage Efficiency and Output Speed of Computer Systems
This approach enables computer systems to retrieve data much faster.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
A liquid crystal elastomer can be programmed to exhibit controllable, dynamic behavior without the need for complex electronic components.
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Briefs: Energy
This lightweight and efficient mechanism enables retention, release, and deployment of solar arrays and antennas.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
It can be used both in small, portable devices for field inspections and in very large detectors that use arrays of crystals.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
This technology cancels out the vibrations of a satellite by vibrating the solar panels in the opposite direction.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Apps could take up less space on a smartphone and apps could download instantly.
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Briefs: Aerospace
Applications include powering portable electronic devices and sensors, and harvesting waste mechanical energy for aircraft, automobile, and other transportation equipment.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The technology could help in elder care with sensors throughout a home.
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Briefs: Materials
The coating could make lightweight lithium metal batteries safe and long-lasting for the next generation of electric vehicles.
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Briefs: Nanotechnology
These materials can be used in soft robotics, self-healing electronics, and medical devices.
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