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Materials & Manufacturing

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Briefs: Materials
The approach achieves near 100% light emission efficiency at all brightness levels.
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Briefs: Energy
A new anode for aqueous batteries uses seawater as an electrolyte.
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Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
This component takes up ten times less space on computer chips.
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Briefs: Materials
High-voltage direct current cables can more efficiently transport electricity over long distances.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The protective coating works like body armor for the atomically thin materials.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The ultrathin magnet could advance new applications in computing and electronics.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The method could be applied to carbon waste streams.
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Briefs: Imaging
The system could one day replace LiDAR and cameras in automated manufacturing, biomedical imaging, and autonomous driving.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
This combination of technologies could enable developments for many optical applications.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
The compact instrument measures thermal conductivity of materials at below ambient temperatures.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
To enable the development of wearable devices that possess advanced ultraviolet (UV) detection functions, scientists have created a new type of light sensor that is both flexible and highly sensitive.
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Briefs: Automotive
Vibration-absorbing resonators could better soundproof walls and make vehicles more streamlined.
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Briefs: Materials
The tiny motors mimic how rock climbers navigate inclines.
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Briefs: Materials
The soft and stretchable device converts movement into electricity and can work in wet environments.
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Briefs: Motion Control
In a collapsed building or on rough terrain, a robot could balance itself and move forward with just its feet.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The technology could improve the control of prosthetic hands and provide a sense of “touch” for amputees.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Researchers have developed graphene-based sensing technology using G-Putty material — a highly malleable graphene blended putty. The printed sensors are 50 times more sensitive than the...
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Briefs: Transportation
Applications include manufacturing structural components for aerospace vehicles, cars, trucks, trains, ships, and submarines.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The reaction converts 90% of plastic to jet fuel and other valuable hydrocarbon products within an hour at moderate temperatures.
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Briefs: Materials
This work could help severely injured people, such as soldiers, regain the ability to control their movements.
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Briefs: Materials
Designed for soldier uniforms, the fiber can sense, store, analyze, and infer activity when sewn into a piece of clothing.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The approach could lead to more flexible health monitors, wearable devices, sensors, optical communication systems, and soft robotics.
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Briefs: Materials
Synthesis of fiber-metal laminates is performed using RF plasma spray deposition.
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Briefs: Propulsion
A folded plastic bladder could store and pump the fuel.
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Briefs: Materials
Printers can be identified by their unique hot end, aiding intellectual property and security.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
High-yield synthesis of carbon nanotubes is enabled via free electron laser ablation.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
These antennas dramatically increase the amount of information that can be simultaneously transmitted by a coherent light source.
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Briefs: Automotive
A low-cost, dynamically controlled surface for 3D printers reduces waste and saves time.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A deep-learning technique optimizes the arrangement of sensors on a robot’s body to ensure efficient operation.
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