Materials & Manufacturing

Manufacturing & Prototyping

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Explore innovations supporting advances in manufacturing and rapid prototyping. Access the developments and solutions that have an impact on applications in 3D printing and automation.

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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Filaments with embedded circuitry can be used to print complex shapes for biomedical and robotic devices.
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Briefs: Automotive

Conventional fastening mechanisms like nails, bolts, and welds are subject to manufacturing and inspection tolerances, differential thermal growth, and other sources of error that lead to over-constraint, among...

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Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
The flat structure morphs into another shape when temperature changes, enabling self-deploying tents or adaptive robotic fins.
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Application Briefs: Motion Control

NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is home to one of the largest buildings in the world — the massive Vehicle Assembly Building — and also hosts a number of one-of-a-kind facilities. The...

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Briefs: Aerospace
Systems of tiny robots could build high-performance structures, from airplanes to space settlements.
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Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
Cornell researcher T.J. Wallin explains what's so cool about a robot that sweats.
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Question of the Week: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Would You Cook with ‘Julia?’

Last week, we highlighted five CES 2020 technologies that are adding intelligence to everyday aspects of the home. One featured “Smart Home” technology included “Julia,” an all-in-one cooker that performs a variety of kitchen tasks: chopping, whisking, steaming, weighing ingredients, and even kneading...

Blog: Materials
NASA is using the International Space Station as a testbed for 3D printing.
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Blog: Connectivity
Here are five technologies that aim to add intelligence to the most surprising household objects.
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Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
As additive manufacturing supports the creation of critical metal parts, designers need to know that the parts are high-quality.
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Application Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
AM is an especially good fit for products that require a high level of customization.
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Application Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
NASA and universities from across the country are teaming up to support a continued human presence on the Moon and ultimately Mars.
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Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
If you want to pursue in-house PCB prototyping and testing, there are several routes you can take.
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Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Manufacturers in almost every industry are looking to design lighter parts. Here are five lightweighting strategies.
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Special Reports: Power
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Vehicle Electrification - January 2020

Demand for electric vehicles is accelerating, presenting new design, manufacturing, and infrastructure challenges. To help you keep pace with the rapid changes in vehicle electrification technology, we...

Briefs: Test & Measurement
Chromium Removal from PVC Filters
The process does not cause any structural changes to the PVC filter membrane.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This electronic pill can relay diagnostic information or release drugs in response to smartphone commands.
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Briefs: Defense
Applying a surface-active agent makes metal easier to cut and shape into parts and pieces.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Ultra-thin SiC microstructures enable batch fabrication of MEMS, NEMS, pressure sensors, and biosensors.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Various components are used to assemble robots that are more aware of their surroundings.
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Briefs: Nanotechnology
This plant-based material can be manufactured using water as a solvent instead of other harmful solvents.
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Briefs: Aerospace
Load-bearing structures in cars and airplanes could be manufactured from the metal foam.
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Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing

According to the United Nations, 2.1 billion people lack access to safely managed drinking water services and the majority live in developing nations. A process was...

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NASA Spinoff: Imaging
Isolators used to control semiconductor manufacturing keep the James Webb Space Telescope steady.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
These stickers wirelessly beam health readings to a receiver clipped onto clothing.
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Blog: Electronics & Computers

Tech Briefs in 2019 celebrated historic NASA anniversaries, new ways to power electronics, and innovative hacks of our “smartest” technologies.

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INSIDER: Electronics & Computers

The challenge of building an energy future that preserves and improves the planet is a massive undertaking. Scientists and politicians have recognized...

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INSIDER: Electronics & Computers

A highly sensitive rectifying element in the form of a nanowire backward diode can convert low-power 100 nanowatt microwaves into usable electricity. The newly developed...

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Webcasts

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On-Demand Webinars: Defense

From Data to Decision: How AI Enhances Warfighter Readiness

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Upcoming Webinars: Aerospace

April Battery & Electrification Summit

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Upcoming Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Tech Update: 3D Printing for Transportation in 2024

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Upcoming Webinars: Materials

Unleashing Epoxy's Potential: Ensuring Hermetic Sealing in Modern...

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Upcoming Webinars: Test & Measurement

Building an Automotive EMC Test Plan

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Upcoming Webinars: Aerospace

The Moon and Beyond from a Thermal Perspective

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