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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
High-voltage direct current cables can more efficiently transport electricity over long distances.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
With this advance, so-called “flextronics” move closer to reality.
UpFront: Sensors/Data Acquisition
NASA reveals winners of a CO2 conversion challenge.
Products: Test & Measurement
Power distribution units, pressure sensors, connector straps, and more.
Briefs: Aerospace
The reaction converts 90% of plastic to jet fuel and other valuable hydrocarbon products within an hour at moderate temperatures.
Briefs: Materials
Synthesis of fiber-metal laminates is performed using RF plasma spray deposition.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
A folded plastic bladder could store and pump the fuel.
Briefs: Materials
The chemical process turns plastic into biodegradable chemicals for surfactants and detergents.
Briefs: Materials
By reclaiming polymers in plastics, the process could cut down on millions of tons of plastic waste.
Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
The high-quality bioplastics can be molded into a film that can be used in plastic bags and packaging.
5 Ws: Materials
A new enzyme-activated compostable material could diminish microplastics pollution.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Complete integrated circuits with more than 1,000 organic electrochemical transistors can be screen-printed.
Briefs: Materials
Due to the chemical stability and durability of industrial polymers, plastic waste does not easily degrade in landfills and is often burned, which produces carbon dioxide and other hazardous gases. In order...
Blog: Transportation
Tech Briefs readers ask a series of questions about the future of plastics in battery electric vehicles.
Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Displacement sensors, metal 3D printers, shielding materials, and more.
NASA Spinoff: Aerospace
The inserts use a material that NASA has considered for spacecraft filters.
INSIDER: Design
Rice University engineers have suggested a colorful solution to next-generation energy collection: Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) in your windows. The team designed and built...
Articles: Materials
The marking provides easy-to-see legends on plastic buttons under widely varying illumination conditions.
Briefs: Materials
The material can be recycled, making renewable energy more sustainable while lowering costs in the process.
Briefs: Materials
A chemical process converts polyethylene plastic into a strong, valuable adhesive.
Application Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
“The disruption promised by Industry 4.0 has already begun,” says Jason Melcher from the aerospace manufacturing company Ingersoll.
Briefs: Materials
The technology welds adjacent 3D-printed layers more effectively, thereby increasing the reliability of the final part.
Briefs: Imaging
Ultra-thin and flexible metalenses could replace traditional camera lenses.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A technique enables manufacturing of minuscule robots by interlocking multiple materials in a complex way.
Articles: Photonics/Optics
Next-generation solar panels, 3D-printed composites from NASA, and a new way to sterilize medical devices.
Blog: Green Design & Manufacturing
The "polymer of squares” could one day enable the use of plastic products many times over.
Briefs: Energy
Research demonstrates the potential of a solar unit that can hang on the outside of a structure.
Articles: Materials
Robotic exoskeletons, a breath-test for cancer, and plastic-eating enzymes are Products of Tomorrow.
Articles: Energy
RadiBond technology, based on nanometer-thin coatings, provides ultra-strong and ultra-tight bonding between metals and plastics.
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Application Briefs: Connectivity
Blog: Aerospace
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Webcasts
Webinars: Connectivity
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Webinars: Electronics & Computers
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Summits: Energy
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Webinars: Power
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Webinars: Software
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Webinars: Electronics & Computers
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