Materials & Coatings

Materials

Learn the latest developments and technical resources for next-generation materials technologies. Learn more about the applications in aerospace, medical, military, and 3D printing.

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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The system could one day replace LiDAR and cameras in automated manufacturing, biomedical imaging, and autonomous driving.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The method could be applied to carbon waste streams.
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Facility Focus: Materials
Today, Carnegie Mellon’s College of Engineering performs research in robotics, cyberphysical systems, artificial intelligence, biomedicine, energy, and other topics.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The ultrathin magnet could advance new applications in computing and electronics.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The protective coating works like body armor for the atomically thin materials.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
High-voltage direct current cables can more efficiently transport electricity over long distances.
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Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
These technologies provide a tantalizing glimpse into the future of manufacturing automation.
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Products: Motion Control
Battery-pack test systems, data management, connector clips, and more.
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Briefs: Energy
A new anode for aqueous batteries uses seawater as an electrolyte.
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Briefs: Materials
The approach achieves near 100% light emission efficiency at all brightness levels.
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UpFront: Lighting
NASA reveals winners of a CO2 conversion challenge.
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Briefs: Energy
Fano Resonance Optical Coatings (FROCs) can both transmit and reflect the same color simultaneously.
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NASA Spinoff: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A bulk metallic glass could slash prices of collaborative robots and lead to advanced 3D-printed metals.
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Briefs: Materials
The process produces rapid, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly material.
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5 Ws: Materials
Who The SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 is still a major threat to public health. Wearing a facemask is a step in protecting against infection; the new facemask also diagnoses the wearer with COVID-19.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Growing large-area graphene on optical substrates enables use in photonics devices.
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Briefs: Automotive
The technology could be key to lighter, less expensive, and long-lasting batteries for future electric vehicles.
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Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Metamaterial printing, high-efficiency solar cells, and a noise-reduction material.
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Q&A: Materials
A chemical process produces valuable biodegradable chemicals from discarded plastics.
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Briefs: Nanotechnology
With this advance, so-called “flextronics” move closer to reality.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The new printing method coaxes particles and droplets into precise patterns using the power of sound.
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INSIDER: Imaging
Twelve years ago, physicists turned on the first x-ray laser, and since then it and several others around the world have proved themselves revolutionary probes of...
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INSIDER: Nanotechnology
Light emitting diodes (LEDs) are an unsung hero of the lighting industry. They run efficiently, give off little heat, and last for a long time. Now scientists are looking at new materials to make...
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Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
Professor Francois Barthelat wants to incorporate the fish fin's strong, flexible characteristics into robotic and aerospace designs.
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Special Reports: Energy
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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...

Special Reports: Sensors/Data Acquisition
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Medical Robotics - September 2021
Self-propelled nanobots that deliver drugs inside the human body...novel sensors that improve the safety and precision of industrial robots...a dynamic hydrogel material that makes building soft robotic devices...

Briefs: Lighting
An entire 20-story concrete building could store energy like a giant battery.
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Products: Electronics & Computers
Lithium batteries, compartment gaskets, chargers, and more.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The membrane prevents dendrite formation, at least doubling the lifetime of a lithium-metal battery.
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