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Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
RadiBond technology, based on nanometer-thin coatings, provides ultra-strong and ultra-tight bonding between metals and plastics.
News: Energy
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have used new techniques to create a composite that increases the electrical current capacity of copper wires, providing a material that...
News: Energy
A new lithium-based electrolyte invented by Stanford University scientists could pave the way for the next generation of battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs). Their electrolyte design...
Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
Orange peels are used to extract and reuse metals from lithium-ion batteries to create new batteries.
Briefs: Imaging
See how tantalum disulfide is supporting new kinds of optics, and potentially new kinds of application for VR and self-driving cars.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This approach could engineer quantum materials atom-by-atom for new electronic, magnetic, and sensing applications.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A metal-organic framework does not contain cost-intensive raw materials and can be produced in bulk.
Special Reports: Test & Measurement
Test & Measurement - September 2020
See how the latest test tools and methodologies are enabling new applications in aerospace, electronics, robotics, healthcare, and other key industries. This compendium of recent articles is presented by the...Briefs: Imaging
The instrument has uses in photography where the goal is to image a dim object near a bright one.
Briefs: Materials
Aerogels based on cellulose nanofibers can effectively shield electromagnetic radiation over a wide frequency range.
Briefs: AR/AI
Empa researchers were able to demonstrate real-time acoustic monitoring of laser weld seams.
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A number of battery-related innovations have been assisted by a joining technology: ultrasonic metal welding.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The device brings lithium metal batteries one step closer to commercial viability.
Briefs: Materials
Drop-in replacements for lithium ion batteries would not pose a fire danger.
Briefs: Materials
The technique could easily be translated into existing medical device manufacturing processes for use in orthopedic implants.
Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
NASA needed help accurately measuring Earth-reflected sunlight.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Researchers at Linköping University, together with colleagues in China, have developed a tiny unit that is both an optical transmitter and a receiver.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This method creates a thin-film electrode for a bio-nanobattery.
5 Ws: Lighting
In the operating room, you can produce bioresorbable metal implants, such as screws for bone fractures.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This work potentially opens the door to advances like more energy-efficient electronic devices.
Question of the Week: Materials
Will More Manufacturers Go With Metal 3D Printing?
Our most recent issue of Tech Briefs featured a roundtable discussion about the future of 3D printing. The industry pros, including Stratsys Direct Manufacturing CEO Kent Firestone, spoke about how metal additive manufacturing has yet to catch on, due to cost constraints and build limitations. That...
Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
New measurement methodologies can save you time that would otherwise be wasted on returning and reordering bearing.
Briefs: Materials
Heat predictably and precisely changes the surface structure of a particle of liquid metal.
Briefs: Materials
The multitasking device could advance development of an electric circuit for faster, next-generation electronics like quantum computing technologies.
5 Ws: Photonics/Optics
Bacterial pathogens can live on surfaces for days. What if frequently touched surfaces, such as doorknobs, could instantly kill them off?
Briefs: Motion Control
This type of energy source could be the basis for robots that seek out and “eat” metal, breaking down its chemical bonds for energy like humans do with food.
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Tech Briefs posed questions to 3D printing/AM industry execs, to get their views on issues like metal printing, new materials, and environmental sustainability.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A ceramic sensor could be embedded into structures such as bridges and aircraft to monitor their health.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The AI system can help shorten the time required for 2D material-based electronics to be ready for consumer devices.
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