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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
This method prints 3D structures made of metal and plastic, paving the way for 3D electronics.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
This method fabricates 3D nanostructures for electronics, manufacturing, and healthcare.
Briefs: Materials
Surgeons can use the heart model as a tool for planning and practice.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Making one kilometer of a two-lane road would use up about three million masks.
Briefs: Materials
The battery is smaller than a traditional lithium-ion battery due to the elimination of dendrites.
Briefs: Energy
The material enables lithium-ion batteries to be safely recharged within minutes for thousands of cycles.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The flexible, washable microgrid uses the human body to sustainably power small electronics.
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
The material improves connectivity while maintaining recyclability and low cost.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A reversible polymer changes color when it senses a material is about to fail.
Briefs: Materials
The Slinky-like sensor survives washing machines, cars, and hammers.
Briefs: Wearables
The device ultimately should be able to provide accurate signals from a person who is walking, running, or climbing stairs.
Briefs: Nanotechnology
Applications include detection of chemical and biological agents as well as dangerous gases from vehicle emissions.
Briefs: Imaging
3D micro-printing was used to develop this small, flexible scope for looking inside blood vessels.
Briefs: Medical
By electrically stimulating nerves, this therapy can reduce epileptic seizures and soothe chronic pain without the use of conventional drugs like opioids.
Briefs: Medical
Potential applications for a graphene atomic-level sensor include detecting COVID, ALS, and cancer.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The device combines with body power to treat tendon disease and damage, and sports injuries.
Briefs: Software
The advance could accelerate engineers’ design process by eliminating the need to solve complex equations.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Researchers have created an electronic microsystem that can intelligently respond to information inputs without any external energy input, much like a...
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Applications include power and energy, communications, and sensors.
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
The material could potentially provide a platform for error-free quantum computing.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This testing method ensures that an exoskeleton and the person wearing it are moving smoothly and in harmony.
Briefs: Materials
Invisibly small nanotubes aligned as fibers and sewn into fabrics can turn heat from the Sun or other sources into energy.
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
This process could improve large touchscreens, LED light panels, and window-mounted infrared solar cells.
Briefs: Materials
The coatings eradicated human influenza and coronavirus in five minutes.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Mechanical properties, such as strength and ductility, can be improved for car, plane, and building components.
Briefs: Wearables
These textiles could help performers and athletes train their breathing and potentially help patients recovering from post-surgery breathing changes.
Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
The aerogels safely remove contaminants from water without releasing any problematic chemical residue.
Briefs: Materials
The long-lasting, environmentally benign fire-retarding treatment, if used on high-risk areas, could dramatically cut the number of fires that occur each year.
Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
This remote forest fire detection and alarm system is powered by nothing but the movement of the trees in the wind.
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