Special Reports: Photonics/Optics
Optics & Photonics Innovations - January 2021
An ultrafast camera that takes up to one trillion pictures per second...using light alone to levitate objects and propel spacecraft...the groundbreaking optics enabling the world's most powerful...
Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
New on the Market: September 2020
Briefs: Materials
T-Ray Camera Speed Boosted a Hundred Times Over
Briefs: Materials
Spreadable Way to Stabilize Solid-State Batteries
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Doubling Battery Performance with Lithium Metal
Briefs: Automotive
Semi-Liquid Metal Anode
Briefs: Energy
Tough, Solid Electrolyte Battery Component
Briefs: Materials
Super-Fast Method for Ceramic Manufacturing
Scientists have reinvented a 26,000-year-old manufacturing process into an innovative approach to fabricating ceramic materials widely used in batteries, electronics, and extreme environments....
Briefs: Materials
System Provides Cooling with No Electricity
Briefs: Aerospace
Nano-Infused Ceramic Can Report its own Health
Briefs: Materials
Additive Manufacturing Method for Sub-Microscale Three-Dimensional Structures
Articles: FDA/Regulatory
Celebrating Women in Engineering & Science: Renee Bernstein, CEO, Cotronics Corporation
Briefs: Aerospace
Silicon Carbide Fiber Tows
Briefs: Materials
Thermally Conductive Polymer Films
Briefs: Materials
Welding Ceramics with Lasers
Special Reports: Materials
Advanced Materials - February 2020
Breakthroughs in plastics, composites, metals, and other materials technologies are enabling exciting new applications in industries ranging from aerospace to automotive to medical. Read more in this...
Briefs: Materials
Environmental Barrier Coatings for Ceramic Matrix Composites
Blog: Electronics & Computers
In High Temperatures, A New Class of Ceramics Controls Heat Radiation
Application Briefs: Test & Measurement
Moisture Sensor Based on NASA Humidity Sensor
Woburn, MA
https://www.roscidtechnologies.com
Roscid Technologies has agreed to licensing terms with NASA to commercialize a NASA-designed humidity sensor. Roscid...
Application Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Machining Capabilities Enhance Space-Related Programs
Quakertown, PA
www.insaco.com
Since 1947, Insaco has been machining, grinding, and polishing ceramics, sapphire, and glass to meet and often exceed client...
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Self-Lubrication Improves Standard Braking Systems
By mixing carbon fibers into polymer-based brakes, researchers designed brakes that are self-lubricating. These new and improved brakes can prevent wear-and-tear and have better frictional...
Briefs: Materials
Contaminant-Free Steel
For many highly stressed engineering applications like bearings and gears, contaminated steel parts can lead to devastating outcomes such as an emergency shutdown or the end of a mission. Ensuring that these critical...
Briefs: Energy
High-Power-Density Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
NASA's Glenn Research Center has developed a novel solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) with five times the specific power density of currently available SOFCs. This highly efficient SOFC can operate on a...
Facility Focus: Software
Facility Focus: Ames Laboratory
Ames Laboratory is a government-owned, contractor-operated national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), operated by and located on the campus of Iowa State University in Ames, IA. For more than...
Products: Electronics & Computers
New on the Market: November 2018
Advanced Thermal Solutions, Norwood, MA, announced the tvLYT™ liquid crystal thermography system that provides a portable solution for temperature measurement of...
Briefs: Materials
Non-Toxic HAN Monopropellant Propulsion
A highly miniaturized, MR-143, green monopropellant thruster was developed for 1N thrust. Testing indicated the initial catalyst bed heater was insufficient. In subsequent development, the thruster was equipped with a more efficient catalyst bed heater. For reliable ignition of the advanced, non-toxic,...
Special Reports: Materials
Lightweighting - September 2018
Demands for weight reduction and better fuel efficiency in the automotive and aerospace industries are driving design innovations and the development of new lightweight, high-strength materials. To help you...
Briefs: Materials
Recyclable Polymer Exhibits Practical Properties of Plastics
A polymer was discovered that possesses many of the same characteristics as plastics, such as light weight, heat resistance, strength, and durability. But the new polymer, unlike...
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Precision CNT Cutting Mechanism
NASA Langley Research Center has developed a simple mechanism for the clean cutting of high-strength and high-toughness carbon nanotube/poly-mer fiber composites on demand without high blade wear or...
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Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
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Videos: Photonics/Optics

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Videos: Motion Control

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Ultra-High Purity Silicone in Aerospace and Defense Product Design
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Confident TCU Connectivity Through Efficient Functional Testing
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7 Levers for Electric and Autonomous Vehicles
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Online Tools Reduce Time and Expense in Selecting, Configuring, and Ordering...
Articles: Communications

5G in Manufacturing: What’s Here and What’s to Come
Articles: RF & Microwave Electronics

2020 Create the Future Design Contest: Automotive/Transportation Category...
Briefs: Electronics & Computers

Capacitive Sensors for Measuring Masses of Cryogenic Fluids
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