Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Inspired by the octopus, the structure senses, computes, and responds without any centralized processing.
Briefs: Power
This diffuser provides double the pumping efficiency in one-quarter the space.
Briefs: Energy
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: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
This passive device relies on a layer of material that blocks incoming sunlight but lets heat radiate away.
Briefs: Medical
An inexpensive 3D-printed microfluidics device could be used to personalize cancer treatment.
Briefs: Tubing & Extrusion
The material consists solely of components that have already been shown to work well in the body.
Briefs: Aerospace
A ceramic sensor could be embedded into structures such as bridges and aircraft to monitor their health.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The AI system can help shorten the time required for 2D material-based electronics to be ready for consumer devices.
Briefs: Aerospace
This instrument has applications in medical equipment, robotics, and satellites.
Briefs: Software
Computational Model Predicts Human Behavior
This analytic model shows how groups of people influence individual behavior.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
This device could enable rapid, inexpensive liquid biopsies to help detect cancer and develop targeted treatment plans.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Applications include optical data transfer, infrared and night-vision systems, environmental sensors, and breath analysis for medical diagnosis.
Briefs: Nanotechnology
Mobile, Wearable EEG Device with Nanowire Sensors
This low-cost electroencephalogram (EEG) device provides research-grade signal quality.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Applications include distributed computer systems, computer security, and commercial satellite systems.
Briefs: Energy
Applications include emergency medicine, combat casualty care, and sports injuries.
Briefs: Communications
Applications include imaging, sensing, wireless communications, and medical treatments.
Briefs: Aerospace
Landers to small bodies such as comets and asteroids can use this program to estimate the terrain richness of the previously unmapped small body.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The technique could be used to improve navigation for robots, drones, or pedestrians.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This on-skin electronic device provides a personal air conditioner without electricity.
Briefs: Medical
This device could give doctors a new therapeutic option for treating patients with conditions such as heart failure.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The material combines two polymers with different properties.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
This diagnostic device allows doctors to detect cancer quickly from a droplet of blood or plasma.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Protocol Improves Storage Efficiency and Output Speed of Computer Systems
This approach enables computer systems to retrieve data much faster.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
A highly sensitive, CMOS-compatible, broadband photodetector was created by tailoring material defects.
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
The material could enable applications such as antennas that change frequencies on the fly or gripper arms for delicate or heavy objects.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
A liquid crystal elastomer can be programmed to exhibit controllable, dynamic behavior without the need for complex electronic components.
Briefs: Aerospace
This lightweight and efficient mechanism enables retention, release, and deployment of solar arrays and antennas.
Briefs: Data Acquisition
The method slashes battery testing times — a key barrier to longer-lasting, faster-charging batteries for electric vehicles.
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