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: Aerospace
CAESAR Plug-in for MagicDraw
Users can maintain the consistency of a flight system design.
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
This atom-based receiver has the potential to be smaller and work better in noisy environments than conventional radio receivers.
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Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
In some cases, radio frequency signals may be more useful for caregivers than cameras or other methods to collect health and behavioral data.
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Briefs: Communications
Software portal solutions can connect legacy control systems and field devices to the cloud.
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Briefs: Materials
This technology could be used to create smartphones that don't scratch or shatter, metal-free pacemakers, and electronics for space and other harsh environments.
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Briefs: Aerospace
This mechanical gyroscope can advance motion sensing capabilities in consumer-sized applications.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The robot is built entirely from smaller robots and can form a robophysical system that can move by itself.
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Briefs: Motion Control
This robot “blood” stores energy, transmits force, operates appendages, and provides structure, all in an integrated design.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Such machines, only a few tens of micrometers across, could be used in the human body to perform small operations.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
A new laser-based system offers an efficient way to detect fires in challenging environments such as industrial facilities or large construction sites.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
For disease diagnosis, a microchip maps the back of the eye.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A nanoantenna-enabled detector boosts the usable signal of a thermal infrared camera by up to three times.
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Briefs: Imaging
The Planetary Tides Simulation Facility for Simulation Tidal Strain in Planetary Ice Analogs
Applications include modeling of tidal stress response of icy satellites as well as fatigue of terrestrial ice shelves.
Briefs: Communications
This electronic pill can relay diagnostic information or release drugs in response to smartphone commands.
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Briefs: Materials
A carbon nanotube heat shield can better protect extremely fast aircraft.
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Briefs: Aerospace
This technique lowers airstream noise generated at the side edges of deployed flaps, elevons, or slats.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
These advances are useful for transportation, infrastructure, and aerospace.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
These barrier coatings protect high-performance components in extreme environments.
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Briefs: Materials
A solvent leaches cobalt and lithium for reuse from spent batteries.
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Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
This approach is a cost-effective way to convert carbon dioxide gas into methane.
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Briefs: Aerospace
Applying a surface-active agent makes metal easier to cut and shape into parts and pieces.
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Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
Recovery of Mercury and Rare Earth Elements from Fluorescent Lamp Phosphors
This method will enable safer fluorescent light recycling.
Briefs: Transportation
Power System for Hybrid Heavy-Duty Trucks
Electric motors and gas-alcohol engines could slash pollution levels and greenhouse gases from long-haul trucks.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
These robust materials convert excess heat energy into electricity.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This electronic skin can track heart rate, respiration, muscle movement, and other health data.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Ultra-thin SiC microstructures enable batch fabrication of MEMS, NEMS, pressure sensors, and biosensors.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Various components are used to assemble robots that are more aware of their surroundings.
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Briefs: Aerospace
Load-bearing structures in cars and airplanes could be manufactured from the metal foam.
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