Manufacturing & Prototyping

This electronic pill can relay diagnostic information or release drugs in response to smartphone commands.

Applying a surface-active agent makes metal easier to cut and shape into parts and pieces.

This technology enables methane metabolism by yeast.

Ultra-thin SiC microstructures enable batch fabrication of MEMS, NEMS, pressure sensors, and biosensors.

Various components are used to assemble robots that are more aware of their surroundings.

This plant-based material can be manufactured using water as a solvent instead of other harmful solvents.

Load-bearing structures in cars and airplanes could be manufactured from the metal foam.

According to the United Nations, 2.1 billion people lack access to safely managed drinking water services and the majority live in developing nations. A process was...

These stickers wirelessly beam health readings to a receiver clipped onto clothing.

A technology uses a combination of WiFi signals and accelerometer technology to track devices in near-real-time.

Researchers have developed a self-contained wheel unit that combines a wheel and an electric motor.

This lightweight material brings strength and durability to complex shapes.

This hands-on, educational tool highlights the properties of SMA wire.

This technology provides simultaneous ohmic contacts and the process to make them.

This optical switch controls the direction of light passing through optical fibers faster and more efficiently.

This method also reverse-engineers computer chips to detect the chip’s purpose.

The nanogenerator also acts as a weather station.

The method could impact optical imaging, vision correction, and disease diagnosis.

The device could impact composites manufacturing and health monitoring.

The technology can be used in commercial motors, robotic systems, and hybrid and electric vehicles.

The algorithm speeds up the planning process that robots use to adjust their grip on objects.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines are employed to locate cancerous tumors and aid in the development of treatment plans, while nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) machines are used to...

Contact lenses that can monitor the wearer’s health and correct eyesight use embedded electronics. These, and other curved devices such as solar cells and electronics, could be...

NASA Langley Research Center developed a wind event warning technology that provides a practical early warning system (5-10 minutes) for a severe change in the wind vector. Events such as gusts, shear, microbursts,...

A fully print-in-place technique for electronics could enable technologies such as high-adhesion, embedded electronic tattoos and bandages with patient-specific...

Although Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is being used widely for pallet and box-level tracking in the commercial sector, significant technology gaps remain for tracking dense quantities at the item...

Engineers at the University of Illinois have found a way to redirect misfit light waves to reduce energy loss during optical data transmission. In a study,...

UCLA engineers have made major improvements on their design of an optical neural network — a device inspired by how the human brain works — that can identify objects or process...

Thermal cameras like forward looking infrared (FLIR) sensors are actively deployed on aerial and ground vehicles, in watch towers, and at check points for surveillance purposes. More recently,...