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: Electronics & Computers
The functional transistors are integrated with ferroelectric RAM.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
This process turns carbon dioxide into carbon nanotubes with small diameters.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
Bomb Detection Method Detects Peroxide-Based Explosives
The ultra-fast method analyzes a wider range of materials than current thermal-based detection systems.
Briefs: Materials
This rapid processing method produces stronger materials and heals lower-quality fibers.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This coating acts as a spontaneous air cooler and can be fabricated, dyed, and applied like paint.
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Briefs: Aerospace
This innovation could lead to better drones, satellites, and biomedical devices.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Hybrid organic-inorganic materials transfer ultra-small, high-aspect-ratio features into silicon for next-generation electronic devices.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Filaments with embedded circuitry can be used to print complex shapes for biomedical and robotic devices.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
These materials may replace metals as lightweight, flexible heat dissipators in cars, computers, cellphones, and refrigerators.
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Briefs: Materials
The flat structure morphs into another shape when temperature changes, enabling self-deploying tents or adaptive robotic fins.
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Briefs: Materials
The films could be used in impact-resistant glazing, windscreens, and displays.
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Briefs: Imaging
Equipment-free textile detectors could be used in public health, workplace safety, military, and rescue applications.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
This technology could be used to create smartphones that don't scratch or shatter, metal-free pacemakers, and electronics for space and other harsh environments.
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Briefs: Wearables
These soft robots can be rolled up and carried in a pocket.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Such machines, only a few tens of micrometers across, could be used in the human body to perform small operations.
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Briefs: Materials
A nanoantenna-enabled detector boosts the usable signal of a thermal infrared camera by up to three times.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The Planetary Tides Simulation Facility for Simulation Tidal Strain in Planetary Ice Analogs
Applications include modeling of tidal stress response of icy satellites as well as fatigue of terrestrial ice shelves.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Chromium Removal from PVC Filters
The process does not cause any structural changes to the PVC filter membrane.
Briefs: IoMT
This electronic pill can relay diagnostic information or release drugs in response to smartphone commands.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A carbon nanotube heat shield can better protect extremely fast aircraft.
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Briefs: Materials
These barrier coatings protect high-performance components in extreme environments.
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Briefs: Materials
A solvent leaches cobalt and lithium for reuse from spent batteries.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Interaction of sound and light reveals new information of a crystal's quantum properties.
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Briefs: Materials
This microbot can walk on land, swim, and walk underwater.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Applying a surface-active agent makes metal easier to cut and shape into parts and pieces.
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Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
These robust materials convert excess heat energy into electricity.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This electronic skin can track heart rate, respiration, muscle movement, and other health data.
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Briefs: Aerospace
This thin film can be used for ground-based and airborne applications in aircraft, balloons, and other flight missions.
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Briefs: Automotive
The non-destructive coating has applications in structural health monitoring, aerospace, automotive, and military/defense.
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