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: Robotics, Automation & Control
Biobots based on muscle cells can swim at unprecedented velocities.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The hydrogels can morph multiple times in a preprogrammed or on-demand manner in response to external trigger signals.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
Diamonds’ atomic flaws are converted into atomic sensors that watch a quantum world of materials under extreme pressure.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
The system creates accurate defect standards for in-situ inspection systems.
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Briefs: Energy
The device combines with body power to treat tendon disease and damage, and sports injuries.
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UpFront: Aerospace
Private stations get NASA funding; a camera "sees the unseen," and more.
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Articles: Motion Control
Breath-regulating garments, humidity sensors, thin-film antennas, and more.
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Facility Focus: Manned Systems
Learn about the technologies being developed at NC State, including vehicle armor, a monitoring patch for plants, and origami-inspired materials.
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Briefs: Communications
The suit can be controlled with a double tap to the chest or via an app.
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Q&A: Sensors/Data Acquisition
An "E-Skin" material can be printed without polymer binders.
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Products: Test & Measurement
Microwave measurement receivers, oscilloscopes, longwave infrared cameras, and more.
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Briefs: Materials
These elastomers have a wide range of uses for the building, automotive, and electronics industries.
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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Fiber laser machinery, polishing pitch, beam collimators, and more.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Researchers from SEAS have found "hidden potential" in metasurfaces.
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Application Briefs: Test & Measurement
The Opti-Scan inspection system can measure surfaces and edges in 3D.
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INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
Boron is a versatile non-metal element, but until the last five years, chemists have only theorized about the useful properties and applications of two-dimensional (2D)...
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INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
To enable the development of wearable devices that possess advanced ultraviolet (UV) detection functions, scientists from NTU Singapore have created a new type of light sensor that is...
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Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
This technology improves the detection of low-power far-infrared (FIR) signals.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Comfortable, form-fitting garments could be used to remotely track patients’ health.
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Briefs: Energy
The windows reduce the need for air conditioning and simultaneously generate electricity.
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Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
The approach could advance the potential of high-powered, solid-electrolyte lithium batteries.
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UpFront: Energy
NASA's satellite data reveals the pandemic's effect on our atmosphere, and a team of shoebox-sized rover scouts is prepped for the lunar surface.
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5 Ws: Energy
Fibers sewn into fabrics can turn heat from the Sun into energy that could power textile electronics.
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Articles: Software
Learn what to look for when selecting computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) programming software for the DED manufacturing process.
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Briefs: Communications
The film monitors how well aircraft and spacecraft withstand the mechanical stresses of flight.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The camera combines lasers, computers, and terahertz waves to see “unseen” details.
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Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
The eco-friendly process removes heavy metals, dyes, and other pollutants.
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Facility Focus: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Purdue University is helping to create better battery monitoring, stretchable biosensors, allergen detectors, and more.
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Briefs: Transportation
The low-density, graphene-based aerogel could make aircraft as quiet as a hairdryer.
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