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: Information Technology
Apps could take up less space on a smartphone and apps could download instantly.
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Briefs: Automotive
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: Communications
Laser Radio Transmitter
This device transmits data via a semiconductor laser, opening the door to ultra-high-speed WiFi.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The technology could help in elder care with sensors throughout a home.
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Briefs: Transportation
The coating could make lightweight lithium metal batteries safe and long-lasting for the next generation of electric vehicles.
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Briefs: Energy
A wearable energy harvesting device could generate energy from the swing of an arm while walking or jogging.
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Briefs: Motion Control
Hardware and software tweak microwave patterns to discover the most efficient way to identify objects.
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Briefs: Materials
These materials can be used in soft robotics, self-healing electronics, and medical devices.
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Briefs: Information Technology
The newest PLCs can directly access Internet resources, much like a mobile device, to obtain information for improving operations.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A new method provides a more efficient, safer, and cost-effective way to produce cadmium telluride material for solar cells or other applications.
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Briefs: Energy
Fuse devices enable circuit safety in high-power applications, such as motion control and alternative energy generation, in addition to electric vehicles.
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Briefs: Nanotechnology
These carbon-based fillers can be used in thermally conductive clothing such as liquid-cooled garments.
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Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
This imaging technique could impact optical communications and signal processing.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This work could accelerate the development of flexible electronics.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
The lasers are small and efficient enough to fit on a microchip.
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Briefs: Transportation
Applications include homeland security, vehicle anti-collision systems, telecommunications systems, and industrial instrumentation.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
This method could lead to the transmission of data at the rate of 100 gigabits per second.
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Briefs: IoMT
Housed in a chip, it lets IoT devices communicate with existing WiFi networks.
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Briefs: Defense
In the middle ground between microwaves and visible light lies terahertz radiation, and the promise of “Tray vision.”
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Briefs: Wearables
A wireless sensor small enough to be implanted in the blood vessels of the human brain could help clinicians evaluate the healing of aneurysms.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
These electrode implants will allow people with a dysfunctional inner ear to hear again.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The bus is designed for high-frequency, high-temperature operation in electric drive systems and next-generation power electronics.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
This cost-saving piping insulation has uses in refrigerated containers that protect food, medicine, and other perishables.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Magnetic Shield Using Proximity Coupled, Spatially Varying Superconducting Order Parameters
This magnetic shielding design can be easily incorporated into a wide range of electronic sensing applications.
Briefs: Wearables
The technology could enable remote control of drug delivery, sensing, and other medical applications.
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Briefs: Materials
These materials can be used in aerospace vehicles, automobiles, clothing, helmets, and chemical sensors.
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Briefs: Energy
The additive creates fuel from biomass while improving engine performance.
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Briefs: Communications
Using 3D components on a standardized 2D microchip manufacturing platform uses up to 100 times less chip space.
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Briefs: Energy
These thin films hold great promise for solar cells and LEDs.
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