Tech Briefs

Electronics & Software

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

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Briefs: Software
This method provides a fast way to assess rocket engine performance in a variety of operating conditions.
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Briefs: Energy
The patch could serve as a personal thermostat and save energy.
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Briefs: Software
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Briefs: Energy
An automated system cuts the energy required for training and running neural networks.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Solid-State Lithium Battery
This thin film battery can be used for on-package power in mass market electric vehicles (EVs) and electronic devices.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Scientists have reinvented a 26,000-year-old manufacturing process into an innovative approach to fabricating ceramic materials widely used in batteries, electronics, and extreme environments....
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Briefs: Energy
These can replace rechargeable lithium-ion batteries commonly used in robotics, power tools, and grid-scale energy storage.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Linking multiple copies of these devices may lay the foundation for quantum computing.
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Briefs: Transportation
A new design enables artificial photosynthesis to generate fuel that can power homes and vehicles.
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Briefs: Power
This type of energy source could be the basis for robots that seek out and “eat” metal, breaking down its chemical bonds for energy like humans do with food.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
The process provides a cost-effective solution for applications in space-based imaging systems, military reconnaissance, and satellite and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Electrical cables are used in services such as power delivery, automation signaling, and communications.
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Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
This system can amplify a faint signal from a neighboring system even when that signal’s amplitude is as small as ten trillionths of a meter.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Mini-magnets could enable cloud computing systems to process data up to 100 times faster than current technologies.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Heat predictably and precisely changes the surface structure of a particle of liquid metal.
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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: Energy
This method of producing clean syngas could be used to develop a sustainable liquid fuel alternative to gasoline.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The flexible device harvests heat energy from the body to monitor health.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
This green process produces pristine graphene in bulk using waste food, plastic, and other materials.
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Briefs: Materials
These composites could improve how unmanned vehicles dissipate energy.
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Briefs: Internet of Things
The rainproof, stainproof technology turns clothing into self-powered remotes while turning away bacteria.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Inspired by the octopus, the structure senses, computes, and responds without any centralized processing.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
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: Materials
This method uses fiber optic probes for measurement of semiconductors, optical coatings, magnetic read/write heads, and precision machines.
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Briefs: Software
This fast, flexible tool allows researchers to quickly compare and prioritize strategies for converting biomass to fuels and products.
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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: Test & Measurement
A team is exploring new materials for telecommunications and LIDAR applications.
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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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