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Briefs: Nanotechnology
Features include unusual color changes and high touch sensitivity.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This high-strength material could be used to improve safety and reduce the cost of producing cars.
Blog: Electronics & Computers
Dr. James Rees is spending the time in his lab testing sensors made from bacteria.
Briefs: Materials
Polymer Composite for Radiation Shielding
The polymer composite could replace conventional radiation shielding materials such as lead.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The sensor has applications in fields such as robotics, healthcare, and security.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The system looks for chemical indicators found in sweat to give a real-time snapshot of what’s happening inside the body.
Briefs: Materials
The removable adhesive could make it easier for surgeons to close up internal wounds.
Briefs: Materials
The self-adapting material was inspired by how human bone adjusts mineral deposits in response to surrounding environments.
5 Ws: Manufacturing & Prototyping
MIT researchers are developing a shoe coating that provides a stronger grip on ice and other slippery surfaces.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
These sensors monitor electrical loads from household appliances to support grid operations.
Briefs: Energy
This technology offers the possibility to both bolster computer power and create smaller, faster, and more energy-efficient computer memory technologies.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
This technology is useful for energy, industrial, and aerospace applications.
Briefs: Materials
The technology could help call attention to important traffic information when it’s dark, with potential benefits for both drivers and pedestrians.
Briefs: Materials
This gel-like material leads a path toward “mechanoceuticals.”
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
These are important traits in electronics and electrical systems including electric cars, industrial drills, and electric grids.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
This material could have applications such as mixing and delivery in the pharmaceutical industry.
Briefs: Materials
This coating could lead to safely reusable personal protective equipment.
Briefs: Energy
The technology could lead to production of fuels, building materials, and other products in a carbon-neutral way.
Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A neural stimulator, a battery testing device, and a strain sensor.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Smart adaptive clothing can lower the body temperature of the wearer in hot climates.
NASA Spinoff: Energy
The NASA-funded nanoparticle lubricant also works in satellites and space vehicles.
Briefs: Materials
Bacteria-Based Hydrogel Beads Clean Up Contaminated Groundwater
Beads that contain bacteria and a slow-release food supply to sustain them can clean up contaminated groundwater for months on end, maintenance-free.
Briefs: Materials
The hydrogel could be made into a contact lens that effectively treats corneal melting.
Briefs: Energy
A new roll-to-roll production method could enable lightweight, flexible solar devices and a new generation of display screens.
Briefs: Nanotechnology
This highly porous sponge absorbs more than 30 times its weight in oil and can be reused up to several dozen times.
Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
Organic Lithium-Powered Batteries
These batteries are more environmentally friendly while retaining performance, stability, and storage capacity.
Briefs: Materials
The technique could easily be translated into existing medical device manufacturing processes for use in orthopedic implants.
Products: Software
Data storage boards, modular plugs, equipment enclosures, and more.
Briefs: Energy
Using ceramic material and graphene, the toughness of solid-state lithium-ion batteries can be doubled.
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INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
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INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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