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: Robotics, Automation & Control
Innovators have developed an RFID-based system for sensing the angular position of rotating systems. The RFID-Based Rotary Position Sensor can be used as a position/orientation sensor or implemented in a...
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Briefs: Energy
This additively manufactured alloy is tailored for high-temperature applications.
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Briefs: Propulsion
Using microwaves reduces the cost of launching rockets.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The electrochemical sensor can detect the presence of the virus in less than five minutes.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Normally an insulator, diamond becomes a metallic conductor when subjected to large strain.
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Briefs: Propulsion
This method increases burn rate of solid propellants.
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Briefs: Energy
The proposed design could reduce nitrogen oxide emissions by 95 percent.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Programmed magnetic nanobeads are used to detect the virus in 55 minutes or less.
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Briefs: Propulsion
Thrusters based on magnetic reconnection could complete long-distance missions in a shorter period of time.
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Briefs: Data Acquisition
This model can be used to design better aircraft without having to wait months for supercomputer calculations.
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Briefs: Energy
Bioinspired cellulose nanofibrils can be controlled by electricity.
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Briefs: Energy
This technology provides highly efficient grid-scale electricity storage at a fifth of the cost of current storage technologies.
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Briefs: Energy
The cathodes could enhance energy density of next-generation Li-ion batteries.
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Briefs: Energy
The alloy could influence the way energy storage devices are designed and manufactured.
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Briefs: Motion Control
Shape and environment can cause materials to move without motors or hands.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
This system enables battery-free ocean exploration with applications ranging from marine conservation to aquaculture.
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Briefs: Materials
The alloy has applications in jet turbine disks and other high-stress and/or high-temperature environments.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Medical instruments equipped with a soft electronics system improve diagnostic and therapeutic interventions in minimally invasive surgeries.
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Briefs: Energy
A new electrocatalyst efficiently converts carbon dioxide into ethanol.
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Briefs: Energy
The energy storage device can store a charge up to 900 times greater than state-of-the-art supercapacitors.
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Briefs: AR/AI
This compact beam steering technology has applications in autonomous navigation, AR, and neuroscience.
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Briefs: Communications
Edge computing, focused applications, and open connectivity let designers start with little data on their digital transformation journey.
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Briefs: Materials
Inspired by camel fur, a two-layered material could provide extended cooling to preserve the freshness of perishable goods.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
The device recharges the internal battery of implants without invasive surgery.
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Briefs: Lighting
The micro-display could enable smartphones and televisions with resolutions of more than 10,000 pixels per inch.
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Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
This transceiver for wireless communications at the 300-GHz band enables beyond-5G applications.
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Briefs: Energy
Biofuels can achieve cost parity with petroleum fuels.
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Briefs: Wearables
These robust supercapacitors still work when stretched to eight times their original size.
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