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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Compared to a LED, the omnidirectional laser light is much brighter and better defined.
Briefs: Lighting
The material could enable cheaper and more environmentally friendly displays and large-area lighting.
Briefs: Energy
Research demonstrates the potential of a solar unit that can hang on the outside of a structure.
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
The chip could provide low-voltage power for small devices or sensors.
Briefs: Energy
The chip combines two functions — logic operations and data storage — into a single architecture, paving the way to more efficient devices.
Briefs: Materials
This device for harnessing terahertz radiation might enable self-powering implants, cellphones, and other portable electronics.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Applications include monitoring the temperature of processor chips in superconductor-based quantum computers, which must stay cold to work properly.
Briefs: Energy
This supercapacitor promises storage, high power, and fast charging.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The material, commonly found in house paint, can be used in a device to more efficiently process information.
Briefs: Energy
The technology is inherently safer and more energy-dense than today’s lithium-ion batteries.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The system can recharge the internal battery of devices without invasive surgery or risky penetrative procedures.
Briefs: Energy
Combined with smartphone technology, the device becomes a portable system that can track, monitor, and diagnose infections.
Briefs: Energy
Membranes that remove salt from water help split sea water into fuel.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Computations are done solely with beams of light.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
The system enables measurement of active or passive microstrip line devices with DC probing capability.
Briefs: Unmanned Systems
The battery could be used for drones, cars, or underwater applications at low temperatures.
Briefs: Energy
This lightweight, portable garment is designed for active shoulder and elbow positioning.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
This subsystem is used in free-space optical communications and fiber-optic communications.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Method Tests Microscopic Aeronautical Materials
This process breaks the temperature barrier in small-scale materials testing.
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
While this technology was designed for CubeSats, it may be utilized in any technology that utilizes a structural frame, such as drones.
Briefs: Data Acquisition
Wire-connected drones may complement or replace the fixed base stations of cellular communications networks.
Briefs: Aerospace
The antenna is designed for use in extreme conditions such as outer space.
Briefs: Automotive
This can be used in energy-recovery systems in industrial, space, automotive, and military applications.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
This technique for optical data transmission from satellites uses laser arrays to provide fine pointing capability.
Briefs: Aerospace
The thermal management technology could also be used for server farms and spacecraft.
Briefs: AR/AI
The device enables ultra-fast wireless communications at low cost.
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
Invisible displays on walls and windows would be bright when turned on but invisible when turned off.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Any high-performance communication systems operating in RF or optical frequencies may benefit from this system.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
These switches are key to thermal management of nanoscale devices, refrigeration, data storage, thermal computing, and heat management of buildings.
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