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Briefs: Imaging
Optically Reconfigurable Charge-Transfer Liquid Crystals
These re-writeable materials have applications in data storage and encryption, energy transducers, and optical display technologies.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Heat predictably and precisely changes the surface structure of a particle of liquid metal.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The multitasking device could advance development of an electric circuit for faster, next-generation electronics like quantum computing technologies.
Briefs: Energy
This method of producing clean syngas could be used to develop a sustainable liquid fuel alternative to gasoline.
Briefs: Materials
This method can be used to protect stored building materials and to remediate in-service wood and wood products.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The flexible device harvests heat energy from the body to monitor health.
Briefs: Energy
This green process produces pristine graphene in bulk using waste food, plastic, and other materials.
Briefs: Materials
A novel plate-cell architecture reaches the theoretical limit of performance.
Briefs: Materials
These composites could improve how unmanned vehicles dissipate energy.
Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
This technology supports CO2 emissions reduction in cement manufacturing.
Briefs: Wearables
The rainproof, stainproof technology turns clothing into self-powered remotes while turning away bacteria.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Inspired by the octopus, the structure senses, computes, and responds without any centralized processing.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
A new method could enable vehicles and equipment to better withstand high temperatures, loads, and speeds.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Next-generation devices made with a “peel and stack” method could include electronic chips worn on the skin.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Bandages with integrated pH and temperature sensors, and electronically triggered drug release, improve healing.
Briefs: Materials
This method uses fiber optic probes for measurement of semiconductors, optical coatings, magnetic read/write heads, and precision machines.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
This fast, flexible tool allows researchers to quickly compare and prioritize strategies for converting biomass to fuels and products.
Briefs: Imaging
The nonlinear camera captures high-resolution images of the interior of solid objects using terahertz (THz) radiation.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Engineers have developed a new scanning technique inspired by the natural world that can detect corroding metals in oil and gas pipelines.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
A team is exploring new materials for telecommunications and LIDAR applications.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Researchers described a new strategy of designing metamolecules.
Briefs: Aerospace
This diffuser provides double the pumping efficiency in one-quarter the space.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The capacitor could enable a new generation of electronics that will require less power and generate less heat.
Briefs: Software
This program generates a mesh that conforms to a complex model without clipping.
Briefs: Materials
This passive device relies on a layer of material that blocks incoming sunlight but lets heat radiate away.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
An inexpensive 3D-printed microfluidics device could be used to personalize cancer treatment.
Briefs: Nanotechnology
The material consists solely of components that have already been shown to work well in the body.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A ceramic sensor could be embedded into structures such as bridges and aircraft to monitor their health.
Briefs: Lighting
The AI system can help shorten the time required for 2D material-based electronics to be ready for consumer devices.
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