Materials & Coatings

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

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Briefs: Energy
Drop-in replacements for lithium ion batteries would not pose a fire danger.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The battery design increases the number of possible cycles from tens to more than 100 with little degradation.
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Briefs: Energy
Lithium batteries made using this electrode type could be much safer than typical lithium metal-based batteries.
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Briefs: Nanotechnology
Using ceramic material and graphene, the toughness of solid-state lithium-ion batteries can be doubled.
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Briefs: Materials
The technique could easily be translated into existing medical device manufacturing processes for use in orthopedic implants.
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Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
Organic Lithium-Powered Batteries
These batteries are more environmentally friendly while retaining performance, stability, and storage capacity.
Briefs: Nanotechnology
This highly porous sponge absorbs more than 30 times its weight in oil and can be reused up to several dozen times.
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Briefs: Energy
A new roll-to-roll production method could enable lightweight, flexible solar devices and a new generation of display screens.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The hydrogel could be made into a contact lens that effectively treats corneal melting.
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Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
Bacteria-Based Hydrogel Beads Clean Up Contaminated Groundwater
Beads that contain bacteria and a slow-release food supply to sustain them can clean up contaminated groundwater for months on end, maintenance-free.
Briefs: Imaging
Smart adaptive clothing can lower the body temperature of the wearer in hot climates.
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Briefs: Energy
The technology could lead to production of fuels, building materials, and other products in a carbon-neutral way.
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Briefs: Materials
This coating could lead to safely reusable personal protective equipment.
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Briefs: Materials
This material could have applications such as mixing and delivery in the pharmaceutical industry.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
These are important traits in electronics and electrical systems including electric cars, industrial drills, and electric grids.
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Briefs: Materials
This gel-like material leads a path toward “mechanoceuticals.”
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Briefs: Transportation
The technology could help call attention to important traffic information when it’s dark, with potential benefits for both drivers and pedestrians.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
This technology is useful for energy, industrial, and aerospace applications.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This technology offers the possibility to both bolster computer power and create smaller, faster, and more energy-efficient computer memory technologies.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
These sensors monitor electrical loads from household appliances to support grid operations.
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Briefs: Materials
The self-adapting material was inspired by how human bone adjusts mineral deposits in response to surrounding environments.
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Briefs: Materials
The removable adhesive could make it easier for surgeons to close up internal wounds.
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Briefs: Wearables
The system looks for chemical indicators found in sweat to give a real-time snapshot of what’s happening inside the body.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
The sensor has applications in fields such as robotics, healthcare, and security.
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Briefs: Materials
Polymer Composite for Radiation Shielding
The polymer composite could replace conventional radiation shielding materials such as lead.
Briefs: Materials
A new CT scan method using intense synchrotron radiation produces higher quality images within milliseconds.
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Briefs: Lighting
Researchers at Linköping University, together with colleagues in China, have developed a tiny unit that is both an optical transmitter and a receiver.
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Briefs: Aerospace
This method creates a thin-film electrode for a bio-nanobattery.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This work potentially opens the door to advances like more energy-efficient electronic devices.
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