Tech Briefs

A comprehensive library of technical briefs from engineering experts at NASA and major government, university, and commercial laboratories covering all aspects of innovations in electronics, software, photonics, imaging, motion control, automation, sensors, test, materials, manufacturing, mechanical, and mechatronics.

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Briefs: Materials
A combination of polymers and oligomers, when combined with UV light, almost completely kills the coronavirus.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This technology could be a low-cost, in-home alternative to blood draws and clinic-based screening tools.
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Briefs: Energy
A new electrocatalyst efficiently converts carbon dioxide into ethanol.
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Briefs: Energy
The energy storage device can store a charge up to 900 times greater than state-of-the-art supercapacitors.
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Briefs: Imaging
The instrument could bring powerful sensing and imaging capabilities into hospitals, airports, or other settings.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
This compact beam steering technology has applications in autonomous navigation, AR, and neuroscience.
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Briefs: Internet of Things
Edge computing, focused applications, and open connectivity let designers start with little data on their digital transformation journey.
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Briefs: Materials
Inspired by camel fur, a two-layered material could provide extended cooling to preserve the freshness of perishable goods.
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Briefs: IoMT
The device recharges the internal battery of implants without invasive surgery.
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Briefs: Imaging
This nanoparticle-based adhesive is visible in common imaging techniques such as computed tomography (CT).
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Briefs: Lighting
The micro-display could enable smartphones and televisions with resolutions of more than 10,000 pixels per inch.
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Briefs: Imaging
These technologies help compress 3D camera files and automate focus and exposure settings.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
The single piece of glass produces crisp panoramic images.
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Briefs: Communications
This transceiver for wireless communications at the 300-GHz band enables beyond-5G applications.
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Briefs: Energy
Biofuels can achieve cost parity with petroleum fuels.
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Briefs: Nanotechnology
Ultrasound is used to deliver antibodies to treat cancers, infectious diseases, and rheumatoid arthritis.
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Briefs: Wearables
These robust supercapacitors still work when stretched to eight times their original size.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Ultra-Miniaturized Microendoscope
The lens-free scope produces higher-quality images at a fraction of the size.
Briefs: Nanotechnology
This invention holds potential for a range of biomedical applications, from controlled-release drug delivery to tissue engineering.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This camera enables multi-spectral imaging for metrology.
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Briefs: Energy
This composite can be used in lithium metal batteries.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Assembling tiny chips into unique programmable surfaces dramatically increases the amount of data wireless systems can transmit.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
These glass substrates can be used for displays on smartphones and tablets and for other durable, impact-resistant applications.
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Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
A chip-based technology generates sound profiles with high resolution and intensity to make ultrasound therapy more effective and easier.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
The stent monitors even subtle changes in the flow of blood through the artery.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
“Smellicopter” uses a live moth antenna to avoid obstacles and seek out smells.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The functioning human heart pump provides a model to track and trace what happens at the cell and molecular levels in the pump structure.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The invention can become color-changing “artificial muscle.”
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