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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: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Researchers developed a wearable technology that can hide its wearer from heat-detecting sensors such as night vision goggles, even when the ambient temperature changes. The technology can...
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Applications include mechanical aerospace manufacturing and thermal structure manufacturing.
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Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
A low-frequency antenna with enhanced bandwidth will enable robust networking among compact, mobile robots.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
This partially superconducting machine can be used as a motor or generator.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
These implants can provide doctors with regular activity updates and are powered by the patient’s movement.
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Briefs: Energy
A customizable smart window harnesses and manipulates solar power to save energy and cut costs.
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Briefs: Energy
The material can be scaled for use in ultra-efficient, power-dense, electric vehicle traction motors.
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Briefs: Communications
The robot blocks jump, spin, flip, and identify each other.
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Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
Orange peels are used to extract and reuse metals from lithium-ion batteries to create new batteries.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Printable organic photodiodes can distinguish wavelengths and enable data transmission by light.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Adaptable automation reduces manufacturing time and costs.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The material can be used in power electronics and power converters for solar energy power systems.
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Briefs: Materials
The system is effective in urban environments where there are tall buildings on all sides.
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Briefs: Materials
The flexible composites can be used as thermal insulation for environments of up to 1200 °C.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Using radar commonly deployed to track speeders and fastballs, the automated system “sees” around corners to spot oncoming traffic and pedestrians.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This technology enables robots, electronic devices, and prosthetic devices to feel pain through sense of touch.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The sensor provides accurate and real-time measurement of flow rates and temperature in next-generation microfluidic instruments.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The technology detects the presence of one or more specific chemical components in a liquid.
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Briefs: Communications
The network is designed for remote, low-resource locations where power and communications infrastructure are scarce.
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Briefs: Imaging
Future robots could be taught how to outperform humans.
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Briefs: Energy
An environmentally friendly method upcycles carbon dioxide emissions into polymers and other materials.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
VR/AR devices can simulate some of the key difficulties experienced due to glaucoma.
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Briefs: Materials
This form of thermal management can help enable untethered, high-powered robots to operate for long periods of time without overheating.
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Briefs: Medical
Tests show magnetoelectric power is a viable option for clinical-grade implants.
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Briefs: Communications
With low-cost materials called perovskites, stable, continuous lasing is achieved at room temperature for over an hour.
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Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
See how tantalum disulfide is supporting new kinds of optics, and potentially new kinds of application for VR and self-driving cars.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The response time of kinetic inductance bolometers can be greatly enhanced by electrothermal feedback for devices that are both sensitive and speedy.
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Briefs: Energy
A nanostructure design lends extraordinary strength to a promising storage ingredient.
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Briefs: Imaging
A metal-organic framework does not contain cost-intensive raw materials and can be produced in bulk.
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