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Special Reports: Materials
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: Energy
The alloy could influence the way energy storage devices are designed and manufactured.
Articles: Materials
The online Battery and Electrification Summit on June 15 and 16, 2021 offers two days of expert insight, innovation, and emerging applications.
Products: Electronics & Computers
Battery analyzers, uninterruptible power supplies, adhesives, and more.
Articles: Energy
A disruptive manufacturing technology now offers reduced manufacturing costs and improved volumetric energy density in all-solid cells.
Articles: Transportation
Lithium-metal solid-state batteries can provide a safer, more energy-dense alternative to current technology.
Briefs: Materials
This technology provides highly efficient grid-scale electricity storage at a fifth of the cost of current storage technologies.
Briefs: Materials
Bioinspired cellulose nanofibrils can be controlled by electricity.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Synthetic materials can mimic how living organisms expand and contract soft tissues, achieving complex 3D movements and functions.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The structures’ small size and porosity make them well-suited for building components such as replacement joints.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Potential applications include parachutes, hot air balloons, weather balloons, blimps, sails, and parasails.
Briefs: Materials
A new method could jump-start the creation of tiny medical devices for the body.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Flea-sized, hollow blocks can be filled with materials that improve healing.
Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
This invention achieves sustainable freshwater production in a variety of climates at minimal energy cost.
Briefs: Energy
This method increases burn rate of solid propellants.
Briefs: Materials
Normally an insulator, diamond becomes a metallic conductor when subjected to large strain.
Briefs: Materials
This could reduce the environmental impact of styrene manufacturing.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
The paper-like material could be useful in soft robots, sensors, artificial muscles, and electric generators.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
This affordable, scalable sensor could be a vital tool in the fight against air pollution and its associated health risks.
Briefs: Nanotechnology
The thruster provides a low-cost, extremely efficient propulsion source for miniature satellites.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
This additively manufactured alloy is tailored for high-temperature applications.
Facility Focus: Robotics, Automation & Control
Notable graduates of the school include Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos, Google executive Eric Schmidt, Internet pioneer Bob Kahn, former Chrysler head Lee Iacocca, and six NASA astronauts.
Articles: Wearables
Conductive cellulose, composites testing, and a light-emitting tattoo.
Briefs: Imaging
Northwestern researchers have developed a new microscopy method that allows scientists to see the building blocks of “smart” materials being formed at the nanoscale.
Articles: Test & Measurement
Learn about the benefits of SWIR imaging, from food inspection to surveillance.
Blog: Materials
Tech Briefs readers ask a series of questions about the future of plastics in battery electric vehicles.
Blog: Materials
Researchers from RMIT have introduced an ultra-thin material for semiconductors that could lead to transparent electronics.
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Two-dimensional (2D) materials have a huge potential for providing devices with much smaller size and extended functionalities with respect to what can be achieved with...
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
In collaboration with groups from China and the United States, a research team from TU Wien set out to find the optimal heat conductor. They finally found what they were...
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
Webcasts
Upcoming Webinars: AR/AI
The Real Impact of AR and AI in the Industrial Equipment Industry
Upcoming Webinars: Motion Control
Next-Generation Linear and Rotary Stages: When Ultra Precision...
Podcasts: Manufacturing & Prototyping
SAE Automotive Engineering Podcast: Additive Manufacturing
Podcasts: Defense
A New Approach to Manufacturing Machine Connectivity for the Air Force
On-Demand Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Streamlining Manufacturing with Integrated Digital Planning and Simulation
On-Demand Webinars: Automotive
