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Sensors & Test

Access our comprehensive library of technical briefs on sensors and test, from engineering experts at NASA and government, university, and commercial laboratories.

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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The technology detects the presence of one or more specific chemical components in a liquid.
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Briefs: Imaging
Infrared Detectors Enhance Night-Vision Cameras
The ability to enhance night vision could improve what can be seen in space, in chemical and biological disaster areas, and on the battlefield.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The network is designed for remote, low-resource locations where power and communications infrastructure are scarce.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The technology, which could be added to smart watches, could detect the onset of Parkinson’s disease or help with stroke rehabilitation.
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Briefs: AR/AI
A NIST method employs a neural network to detect patterns like geometric objects in imaging data.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
The response time of kinetic inductance bolometers can be greatly enhanced by electrothermal feedback for devices that are both sensitive and speedy.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
A metal-organic framework does not contain cost-intensive raw materials and can be produced in bulk.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This method could benefit next-generation electronics.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
These non-reciprocal devices on a compact chip pave the way for applications from two-way wireless to quantum computing.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Fully integrated flexible electronics made of magnetic sensors and organic circuits open the path towards the development of electronic skin.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This technique may enable speedy, on-demand design of softer, safer neural devices.
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Briefs: Aerospace
This system has a capacity of more than 1,500 times the volume of a typical testing facility.
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Briefs: Nanotechnology
Tiny aircraft that weigh as much as a fruit fly could serve as Martian atmospheric probes.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This method integrates 3D plasmonic nanoarrays onto stickers that adhere to any surface.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
People could monitor their own health conditions by picking up a pencil and drawing a bioelectronic device on their skin.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
This approach could engineer quantum materials atom-by-atom for new electronic, magnetic, and sensing applications.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The software assesses the quality of parts in real time, without the need for expensive characterization equipment.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
This method could impact optical technologies such as smartphone cameras, biosensors, or autonomous vision for robots and self-driving cars.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The tiny unit is significant for the miniaturization of optoelectronic systems.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
This method can be used in astronomy, surveillance, and optics manufacturing.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
“EasyPass” would enable smart warehouses, automated factories, and more to operate without delays.
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Briefs: Aerospace
The instrument has uses in photography where the goal is to image a dim object near a bright one.
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Briefs: Materials
This eye-on-a-chip can help treatment of dry eye disease.
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Briefs: Communications
The newest version of these combs could revolutionize clocks, telescopes, and telecommunications.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
Smart devices measure electrical signals from the skin, indicating stress levels and emotions.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The sensor could provide a way to detect communication signals over the entire radio frequency from 1 to 100 GHz.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Laser light induces ultrasonic vibrations in a sample that can be used to image cells, blood vessels, and tissues.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Applications include high-speed communications, networking, and sensing.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This technique can be used by people who are paralyzed or have neurodegenerative diseases.
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