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Briefs: Motion Control
This below-the-hook device enables gentle crane placement to decrease the risk of property damage.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Applications include vehicle and aircraft tires, sports helmets, military equipment, and seals and couplings.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The Battery Identity Global Passport could be accessible as a scannable QR code or a computer chip.
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Briefs: Energy
This technology can be used for large production volumes such as fuel-cell-powered vehicles.
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Briefs: Motion Control
The lightweight brake rotor design with high heat dissipation uses novel surface cooling technology.
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Briefs: Energy
Solid-state batteries offer a higher level of safety and potentially longer life than lithium-ion batteries.
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Briefs: Transportation
Applications include sensor signal conditioning in harsh conditions such as automotive, oil and gas operations, and firefighting.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
This could lead to the commercial development of smart glass, with applications ranging from imaging to advanced robotics.
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Briefs: Transportation
The carbon fiber serves as the electrode, conductor, and load-bearing material.
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Briefs: Energy
The technology harvests electrical energy from waste heat sources.
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Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
The transistors enable power converters to perform at substantially improved efficiencies, especially in high-power applications.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
The system could one day replace LiDAR and cameras in automated manufacturing, biomedical imaging, and autonomous driving.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
The technology could help computers process visual information more like the human brain.
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Briefs: Energy
One of the final hurdles to hydrogen power is securing a safe method for detecting hydrogen leaks.
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Briefs: Imaging
The inexpensive cameras are easy to produce.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Researchers have developed a millimeter-thick accelerometer.
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Briefs: Imaging
The LiDAR-based system could “see through” objects to warn of potential hazards without distracting the driver.
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Briefs: Transportation
Movements of individual particles of light are reconstructed to see through clouds, fog, and other obstructions.
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Briefs: Energy
The cathodes could enhance energy density of next-generation Li-ion batteries.
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Briefs: Transportation
The tiny device accurately measures acceleration in smaller navigation systems and other devices.
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Briefs: Materials
The material is designed for high-temperature applications in aircraft, building insulation, personal protective clothing, industrial, and automotive.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Adding polymers and fireproofing to a battery’s current collectors makes it lighter, safer, and about 20% more efficient.
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Briefs: Automotive
Battery reuse systems could be profitable for both electric vehicle companies and grid-scale solar operations.
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Briefs: Automotive
This technology charges lithium batteries faster and reduces the risk of device explosions.
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Briefs: Automotive
The polyimide composites have uses in aerospace, automotive, construction, electronics, mechanical systems, and industrial machinery.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Applications include aerospace, automotive, commercial spaceflight, scuba diving equipment, and for first responders.
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Briefs: Automotive
The material, commonly found in house paint, can be used in a device to more efficiently process information.
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Briefs: Transportation
The battery could be used for drones, cars, or underwater applications at low temperatures.
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Briefs: Transportation
This partially superconducting machine can be used as a motor or generator.
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