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Briefs: Materials
The rainproof, stainproof technology turns clothing into self-powered remotes while turning away bacteria.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Inspired by the octopus, the structure senses, computes, and responds without any centralized processing.
Briefs: Transportation
A new method could enable vehicles and equipment to better withstand high temperatures, loads, and speeds.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Next-generation devices made with a “peel and stack” method could include electronic chips worn on the skin.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Bandages with integrated pH and temperature sensors, and electronically triggered drug release, improve healing.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
This method uses fiber optic probes for measurement of semiconductors, optical coatings, magnetic read/write heads, and precision machines.
Briefs: Imaging
The nonlinear camera captures high-resolution images of the interior of solid objects using terahertz (THz) radiation.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This program generates a mesh that conforms to a complex model without clipping.
Briefs: Materials
This passive device relies on a layer of material that blocks incoming sunlight but lets heat radiate away.
Briefs: Imaging
An inexpensive 3D-printed microfluidics device could be used to personalize cancer treatment.
Briefs: Medical
The material consists solely of components that have already been shown to work well in the body.
Briefs: Aerospace
A ceramic sensor could be embedded into structures such as bridges and aircraft to monitor their health.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The AI system can help shorten the time required for 2D material-based electronics to be ready for consumer devices.
Briefs: Data Acquisition
Applications include optical data transfer, infrared and night-vision systems, environmental sensors, and breath analysis for medical diagnosis.
Briefs: Aerospace
Applications include distributed computer systems, computer security, and commercial satellite systems.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The technique could be used to improve navigation for robots, drones, or pedestrians.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This on-skin electronic device provides a personal air conditioner without electricity.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The material combines two polymers with different properties.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
A highly sensitive, CMOS-compatible, broadband photodetector was created by tailoring material defects.
Briefs: Materials
The material could enable applications such as antennas that change frequencies on the fly or gripper arms for delicate or heavy objects.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A liquid crystal elastomer can be programmed to exhibit controllable, dynamic behavior without the need for complex electronic components.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A new way of making polymers adhere to surfaces may enable better biomedical sensors and implants.
Briefs: Medical
The domino effect is used to design deployable systems that expand quickly with a small push and are stable and locked into place after deployment.
Briefs: Energy
This new design could conserve energy used for defrosting airplanes, appliances, and more.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
It can be used both in small, portable devices for field inspections and in very large detectors that use arrays of crystals.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
These “developable mechanisms” are built into the surfaces of structures.
Briefs: Materials
This gel releases short gene sequences into the heart muscle to heal it following a heart attack.
Briefs: Transportation
This technology could help control driverless cars and automated warehouses.
Briefs: Motion Control
Square trusses replace round for enhanced strength and robotics compatibility.
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