Briefs: Motion Control
Robotic Construction System
Emerging robotics technology may lead to better buildings in less time.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
3D Structural-Sensing Robots
These robots could perform basic healthcare tasks to support the work of doctors and nurses.
Briefs: Motion Control
Lightweight Crane Technology for the Moon
A prototype version could be demonstrated on a large cargo lunar lander.
Briefs: Motion Control
Materials Capable of Self-Propulsion
Shape and environment can cause materials to move without motors or hands.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
High-Torque Light-Powered Actuator
These actuators can compete with electrical and pneumatic systems.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Laser-Light-Based Accelerometer
The tiny device accurately measures acceleration in smaller navigation systems and other devices.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Soft Robots Turn Rigid on Demand
A new type of control system may broaden robots’ range of tasks and allow safer interactions with people.
Briefs: Imaging
High-Resolution Multi-Spectral Camera
The intelligent camera features all three resolutions: spatial, temporal, and spectral.
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
Underwater Navigation System Powered by Sound
This system enables battery-free ocean exploration with applications ranging from marine conservation to aquaculture.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Surgical Tools with Smart Sensors Can Advance Cardiac Surgery and Therapy
Medical instruments equipped with a soft electronics system improve diagnostic and therapeutic interventions in minimally invasive surgeries.
Briefs: Wearables
Smartphone-Based Diabetes Detector
This technology could be a low-cost, in-home alternative to blood draws and clinic-based screening tools.
Briefs: Energy
Turning Carbon Dioxide into Liquid Fuel
A new electrocatalyst efficiently converts carbon dioxide into ethanol.
Briefs: Materials
Lightweight Green Supercapacitors Could Quickly Charge Devices
The energy storage device can store a charge up to 900 times greater than state-of-the-art supercapacitors.
Briefs: Connectivity
Active Photonic Wireless System Powers Medical Implants
The device recharges the internal battery of implants without invasive surgery.
Briefs: Materials
Radiopaque Glue Seals Wounds and Guides Surgery
This nanoparticle-based adhesive is visible in common imaging techniques such as computed tomography (CT).
The micro-display could enable smartphones and televisions with resolutions of more than 10,000 pixels per inch.
Briefs: Imaging
Technologies Make 3D Cameras Easier to Use
These technologies help compress 3D camera files and automate focus and exposure settings.
Briefs: Energy
Extracting Bioproducts from Plants for Biofuels
Biofuels can achieve cost parity with petroleum fuels.
Briefs: Nanotechnology
Method Precisely Delivers Therapeutics Inside the Body
Ultrasound is used to deliver antibodies to treat cancers, infectious diseases, and rheumatoid arthritis.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Supercapacitors for Wearable Devices
These robust supercapacitors still work when stretched to eight times their original size.
Briefs: Imaging
Ultra-Miniaturized Microendoscope
The lens-free scope produces higher-quality images at a fraction of the size.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Plenoptic Camera
This camera enables multi-spectral imaging for metrology.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Polymer/Ceramic Composite as a Thin-Film Solid Electrolyte
This composite can be used in lithium metal batteries.
Briefs: Materials
Ultrasonic Projector
A chip-based technology generates sound profiles with high resolution and intensity to make ultrasound therapy more effective and easier.
Briefs: Tubing & Extrusion
Smart Stent Detects Narrowing of Arteries
The stent monitors even subtle changes in the flow of blood through the artery.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Researchers Acquire 3D Images with LED Room Lighting and a Smartphone
Researchers are tapping into dynamically controlled LEDs to create a simple illumination system for 3D imaging.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
High-Brightness Source of Coherent Light Spanning From the UV to THz
A novel technique for a high-brightness coherent and few-cycle duration source spans seven optical octaves.
Briefs: Imaging
INRS Researchers Design the World’s Fastest UV Camera
Imagine being able to snap a picture of extremely fast events on the order of a picosecond.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Optimal Information About the Invisible
Researcher are finding ways to estimate a target location when light gets deflected by a disordered structure.
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