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Articles: Materials
The invention could capture the potential of the edible packaging market.
Articles: Energy
Freetouch turns a smartphone into a touchscreen remote control.
Articles: Aerospace
Nanotube fibers that turn heat to power; a NASA antenna system; and an antimicrobial coating.
Question of the Week: Packaging & Sterilization
Will Coatings Reduce Food Waste?
Today’s lead story highlighted an egg-based coating that extends the shelf life of fruits and vegetables.
Blog: Materials
A micron-thick coating, made largely from leftover eggs, can extend the shelf life of the fruits and vegetables in your refrigerator.
Products: Communications
Battery-pack test systems, data management, connector clips, and more.
Briefs: Energy
The process produces rapid, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly material.
Briefs: Materials
Fano Resonance Optical Coatings (FROCs) can both transmit and reflect the same color simultaneously.
NASA Spinoff: Aerospace
A bulk metallic glass could slash prices of collaborative robots and lead to advanced 3D-printed metals.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The approach achieves near 100% light emission efficiency at all brightness levels.
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
The protective coating works like body armor for the atomically thin materials.
Application Briefs: Materials
For applications requiring high-energy material deposition coatings, you'll need to understand how stress can impact surface figure and system performance.
Special Reports: Aerospace
Moisture & Pressure Protection - September 2021
Engineers face multiple challenges when battling moisture and condensation buildup in their projects. Knowing what types of products – such as desiccants, pressure relief valves, etc. – are...Briefs: Materials
To modernize optical storage, Purdue researchers are replacing Morse code with colored “digital characters.”
Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Epoxies, reverse-engineering software, temperature loggers, and more.
Briefs: Aerospace
Applications include anti-fouling and anti-contamination, aerodynamic and hydrodynamic drag reduction, and adhesive joining of composite parts.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
High-quality coated components can be integrated into complex systems in a sustainable way.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Material for shoe bottoms could help prevent falls in icy or slippery conditions.
Products: Test & Measurement
Temperature transmitters, robotic tool changers, epoxy adhesives, and more.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The new metal lattice material can be used to create models that regain shape after being crushed.
Briefs: Materials
The coating repels insects on aircraft wing surfaces and motor vehicles and reduces surface imperfections on other low-friction or non-stick surfaces.
Technology Leaders: Materials
Ultra-thin piezoresistive sensors can be used in both R&D and as embedded components to develop safer, longer-lasting lithium-ion battery technologies.
Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Learn the distinct forms that linear bearings take, and where the bearings are being used today.
Briefs: Materials
Thanks to its flexibility and adhesion, the biodegradable display can be worn directly on the hand.
Application Briefs: Photonics/Optics
What you need to know before you incorporate large diameter aspheres into your optical systems.
Products: Software
Battery analyzers, uninterruptible power supplies, adhesives, and more.
Special Reports: Transportation
Advanced Materials & Coatings - May 2021
New diamond super-material enhances military aircraft survivability…a gold film gives robots “chameleon skin”…shape-shifting nanomaterial offers exciting biotech applications…aerogel-reinforced...Briefs: Materials
The thruster provides a low-cost, extremely efficient propulsion source for miniature satellites.
Products: Test & Measurement
Fiber coatings measurement, single-frequency laser, optical filters, and more.
Top Stories
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
2025 Holiday Gift Guide for Engineers: Tech, Tools, and Gadgets
Blog: Power
Using Street Lamps as EV Chargers
INSIDER: Semiconductors & ICs
Scientists Create Superconducting Semiconductor Material
Blog: Materials
This Paint Can Cool Buildings Without Energy Input
Blog: Software
Quiz: Power
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