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Briefs: Wearables
Applications include detection of chemical and biological agents as well as dangerous gases from vehicle emissions.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The device ultimately should be able to provide accurate signals from a person who is walking, running, or climbing stairs.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The Slinky-like sensor survives washing machines, cars, and hammers.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
A reversible polymer changes color when it senses a material is about to fail.
Briefs: Energy
The material improves connectivity while maintaining recyclability and low cost.
Briefs: Energy
The flexible, washable microgrid uses the human body to sustainably power small electronics.
Briefs: Materials
The material enables lithium-ion batteries to be safely recharged within minutes for thousands of cycles.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The battery is smaller than a traditional lithium-ion battery due to the elimination of dendrites.
Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
Making one kilometer of a two-lane road would use up about three million masks.
Briefs: Materials
Surgeons can use the heart model as a tool for planning and practice.
Briefs: Materials
This method prints 3D structures made of metal and plastic, paving the way for 3D electronics.
Briefs: Materials
Metamaterials that manipulate microwave energy can be fabricated using low-cost inkjet printing.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A hybrid method enables 3D printing of self-powered wearable devices.
Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Epoxy and silicone compounds serve a critical role as adhesives in electronics.
Briefs: Materials
A new study challenges the conventional approach to designing soft robotics and metamaterials by utilizing the power of computer algorithms.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
These materials can detect when they are damaged, take the necessary steps to temporarily heal themselves, and then resume work.
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
1 Year? 5 years? 10? A reader wants an industry expert to predict when 3D printing will truly catch on in automotive manufacturing.
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Rowheel, which was a winning technology at SAE’s Create the Future Design Contest in 2010, continues to roll forward.
Blog: Data Acquisition
The future of computing is in fabrics, says Prof, Yoel Fink from MIT.
5 Ws: Wearables
A newly designed wearable magnetic metamaterial could help make MRI scans crisper, faster, and cheaper.
Q&A: Energy
An inexpensive, clear coating has reduced snow and ice accumulation on solar panels, enabling them to generate up to 85% more energy in early testing.
Facility Focus: Energy
Michigan engineers and collaborators are improving smart infrastructure, autonomous transportation, weather prediction, nuclear non-proliferation, and more.
Briefs: Medical
The bandage captures and holds a pro-healing molecule at the site of a bone break to accelerate and improve the natural healing process.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The handheld printer deposits sheets of skin to cover large burn wounds and its bio-ink accelerates healing.
Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
A method converts cotton into sugar, which can be turned into spandex, nylon, or ethanol.
Briefs: Energy
Carbon nanotubes are used to create solar cells with unprecedented flexibility and resistance.
Briefs: Materials
The sustainable material offers a zero-waste solution to boost recycling and support the circular economy.
Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
This remote forest fire detection and alarm system is powered by nothing but the movement of the trees in the wind.
Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
The long-lasting, environmentally benign fire-retarding treatment, if used on high-risk areas, could dramatically cut the number of fires that occur each year.
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