Manufacturing & Prototyping

Access our comprehensive library of technical briefs on manufacturing and prototyping, from engineering experts at NASA and government, university, and commercial laboratories.

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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Inspired by the octopus, the structure senses, computes, and responds without any centralized processing.
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Briefs: Transportation
A new method could enable vehicles and equipment to better withstand high temperatures, loads, and speeds.
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Briefs: Wearables
Bandages with integrated pH and temperature sensors, and electronically triggered drug release, improve healing.
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Briefs: Imaging
The nonlinear camera captures high-resolution images of the interior of solid objects using terahertz (THz) radiation.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
This program generates a mesh that conforms to a complex model without clipping.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
An inexpensive 3D-printed microfluidics device could be used to personalize cancer treatment.
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Briefs: Materials
The material consists solely of components that have already been shown to work well in the body.
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Briefs: Materials
The AI system can help shorten the time required for 2D material-based electronics to be ready for consumer devices.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Applications include optical data transfer, infrared and night-vision systems, environmental sensors, and breath analysis for medical diagnosis.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Applications include distributed computer systems, computer security, and commercial satellite systems.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
The technique could be used to improve navigation for robots, drones, or pedestrians.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The material combines two polymers with different properties.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
A highly sensitive, CMOS-compatible, broadband photodetector was created by tailoring material defects.
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Briefs: Materials
A new way of making polymers adhere to surfaces may enable better biomedical sensors and implants.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
These “developable mechanisms” are built into the surfaces of structures.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
This technology could help control driverless cars and automated warehouses.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Square trusses replace round for enhanced strength and robotics compatibility.
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Briefs: AR/AI
Manufacturers, medical device companies, and others can use this 3D printing software driven by artificial intelligence (AI).
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Briefs: Materials
Additive Manufacturing Method for Sub-Microscale Three-Dimensional Structures
Applications include MEMS, microlattice fabrication, and other sub-microscale 3D structures with a broad range of materials.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
This new 3D printer can print an object the size of an adult human in just a couple of hours.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The electrospun nanofibers are used for wound healing and 3D matrices for biological tissues.
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Briefs: Communications
The newest PLCs can directly access Internet resources, much like a mobile device, to obtain information for improving operations.
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Briefs: Energy
A new method provides a more efficient, safer, and cost-effective way to produce cadmium telluride material for solar cells or other applications.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
The lasers are small and efficient enough to fit on a microchip.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The basis for the technology is a special resin that can be cured with UV light.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A wireless sensor small enough to be implanted in the blood vessels of the human brain could help clinicians evaluate the healing of aneurysms.
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Briefs: Materials
This cost-saving piping insulation has uses in refrigerated containers that protect food, medicine, and other perishables.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The technology could enable remote control of drug delivery, sensing, and other medical applications.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Using 3D components on a standardized 2D microchip manufacturing platform uses up to 100 times less chip space.
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