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Access the technical resources for a range of materials and coatings. Design engineers can browse news, technical briefs, and applications for plastics, composites, rubbers, elastomers, and metals.

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Question of the Week: Materials
Will ‘Flexoskeletons’ Catch On?

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have found a new way to make soft, flexible, 3D-printed robots. The “flexoskeletons” are both made of a rigid material and a thin sheet of polycarbonate that acts as a flexible base. Watch the demo on Tech Briefs TV.

What do you think? Will...

INSIDER: Imaging

The future’s getting brighter for solar power. Researchers from CU Boulder have created a low-cost solar cell with one of the highest power-conversion efficiencies to...

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Articles: Wearables
Tech Briefs posed questions to 3D printing/AM industry execs, to get their views on issues like metal printing, new materials, and environmental sustainability.
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Facility Focus: Aerospace
This NASA center hosts the world’s greatest collection of wind tunnels and flight simulation facilities
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Q&A: Green Design & Manufacturing
A new process will reduce the cost of manufacturing graphene by a factor of more than 100.
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Application Briefs: Imaging
With the recent boom in touch-based, polymer display substrates must be fingerprint-resistant.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A ceramic sensor could be embedded into structures such as bridges and aircraft to monitor their health.
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Briefs: Materials
This passive device relies on a layer of material that blocks incoming sunlight but lets heat radiate away.
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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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Briefs: Tubing & Extrusion
The material consists solely of components that have already been shown to work well in the body.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This on-skin electronic device provides a personal air conditioner without electricity.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The material combines two polymers with different properties.
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Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
The material could enable applications such as antennas that change frequencies on the fly or gripper arms for delicate or heavy objects.
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5 Ws: Wearables
A smart jumpsuit accurately measures the spontaneous and voluntary movement of infants
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
A liquid crystal elastomer can be programmed to exhibit controllable, dynamic behavior without the need for complex electronic components.
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Briefs: Materials
A new way of making polymers adhere to surfaces may enable better biomedical sensors and implants.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The domino effect is used to design deployable systems that expand quickly with a small push and are stable and locked into place after deployment.
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Briefs: Energy
This new design could conserve energy used for defrosting airplanes, appliances, and more.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
It can be used both in small, portable devices for field inspections and in very large detectors that use arrays of crystals.
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Briefs: Medical
This gel releases short gene sequences into the heart muscle to heal it following a heart attack.
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Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
This method uses fiber optic probes for measurement of semiconductors, optical coatings, magnetic read/write heads, and precision machines.
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Articles: RF & Microwave Electronics
A cryptographic ID tag, a high-reliability NASA switch, and a stretchable thermoelectric generator...
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Briefs: Transportation
A new method could enable vehicles and equipment to better withstand high temperatures, loads, and speeds.
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Briefs: Materials
Next-generation devices made with a “peel and stack” method could include electronic chips worn on the skin.
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Technology Leaders: Automotive

Ever since Henry Ford introduced the first moving production line to the industry in 1913, automotive manufacturers have been constantly striving to streamline their processes,...

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Technology Leaders: Materials
Laser technology will remain at the forefront of tomorrow’s digital manufacturing processes.
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Blog: Transportation
A team at Northwestern University is developing a material so porous that if you were able to unfold a gram of it, you could go farther than a football field.
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INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition

A new manufacturing process could produce flexible electronics for things like virtual reality-enabled contact lenses, solar-powered skins that mold to the contours of your car, and...

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INSIDER: Semiconductors & ICs

Microelectronics like semiconductor devices are at the heart of the technologies we use each day. As we move into an era where we are stretching the limits of Moore’s Law, it is...

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On-Demand Webinars: Defense

From Data to Decision: How AI Enhances Warfighter Readiness

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Upcoming Webinars: Aerospace

April Battery & Electrification Summit

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Upcoming Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Tech Update: 3D Printing for Transportation in 2024

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Upcoming Webinars: Materials

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Upcoming Webinars: Test & Measurement

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