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Mechanical/​Mechatronics

Access our comprehensive library of mechanical and mechatronics technical briefs, from engineering experts at NASA and government, university, and commercial laboratories.

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Briefs: Test & Measurement
This technology is a novel, rugged, and economic diagnostic and sensor platform technology.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
A carbon nanotube heat shield can better protect extremely fast aircraft.
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Briefs: Energy
Power System for Hybrid Heavy-Duty Trucks
Electric motors and gas-alcohol engines could slash pollution levels and greenhouse gases from long-haul trucks.
Briefs: Nanotechnology
This plant-based material can be manufactured using water as a solvent instead of other harmful solvents.
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Briefs: Aerospace
Load-bearing structures in cars and airplanes could be manufactured from the metal foam.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
The non-destructive coating has applications in structural health monitoring, aerospace, automotive, and military/defense.
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Briefs: Propulsion
These louvers provide passive thermal cooling for CubeSats.
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Briefs: Motion Control
Researchers have developed a self-contained wheel unit that combines a wheel and an electric motor.
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Briefs: Transportation
The technology can be used in commercial motors, robotic systems, and hybrid and electric vehicles.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The skin could help rehabilitation and enhance virtual reality by instantaneously adapting to a wearer's movements.
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Briefs: Motion Control
The algorithm speeds up the planning process that robots use to adjust their grip on objects.
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Briefs: Aerospace
This hands-on, educational tool highlights the properties of SMA wire.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
This lightweight material brings strength and durability to complex shapes.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
This retractable de-orbit device facilitates targeted re-entry, attitude and orbital control, and collision avoidance.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
The simulator could help in the development of new back braces.
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Briefs: Aerospace
This multifunctional hybrid laminate composite can be used for residential and commercial construction.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
This low-profile ankle exoskeleton integrates into a shoe and fits under clothing.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
This invention is a highly stable, heat-treatable, and tunable material.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Transport Method Boosts Capacity of Heat Exchangers
A simple modification can improve the capability of turbulent heat exchangers by 500%.
Briefs: Materials
This technology has applications in sonar, range measuring, directional-force sensors, flow meters, and vibration/noise sensing and control.
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Briefs: Communications
A technology uses a combination of WiFi signals and accelerometer technology to track devices in near-real-time.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This packaging provides protection for SiC sensors and electronics in harsh, hightemperature environments.
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Briefs: Automotive
Stronger and flexible, polyimide aerogels provide insulation and structural support.
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Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
Low-Bandwidth Radar Technology Provides Improved Detection of Objects
Radar technologies were originally designed to identify and track airborne military targets. Today, they're more often used to detect motor vehicles, weather formations, and geological terrain. Until now, scientists believed that radar accuracy and resolution are related to the...
Briefs: Energy
A combination of additives shows promise for boosting battery performance in very cold or hot weather.
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Briefs: Materials
This technology provides simultaneous ohmic contacts and the process to make them.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Made with “Jenga chemistry,” the material could help in understanding how high-temperature superconductors work.
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Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
Although Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is being used widely for pallet and box-level tracking in the commercial sector, significant technology gaps remain for tracking dense quantities at the item...
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