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Products: Electronics & Computers
Processors, imaging sensors, dimensioning systems, and more.
Briefs: Aerospace
This thin film can be used for ground-based and airborne applications in aircraft, balloons, and other flight missions.
Briefs: Materials
This electronic skin can track heart rate, respiration, muscle movement, and other health data.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
These robust materials convert excess heat energy into electricity.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Applying a surface-active agent makes metal easier to cut and shape into parts and pieces.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
This microbot can walk on land, swim, and walk underwater.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Interaction of sound and light reveals new information of a crystal's quantum properties.
Briefs: Energy
A solvent leaches cobalt and lithium for reuse from spent batteries.
Briefs: Materials
These barrier coatings protect high-performance components in extreme environments.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
A carbon nanotube heat shield can better protect extremely fast aircraft.
Briefs: Medical
This electronic pill can relay diagnostic information or release drugs in response to smartphone commands.
Q&A: Photonics/Optics
Have you heard of "Thubber?"
Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
Chromium Removal from PVC Filters
The process does not cause any structural changes to the PVC filter membrane.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
The Planetary Tides Simulation Facility for Simulation Tidal Strain in Planetary Ice Analogs
Applications include modeling of tidal stress response of icy satellites as well as fatigue of terrestrial ice shelves.
Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
AM is an especially good fit for products that require a high level of customization.
Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Increased laser capacity has enabled, and will continue to enable, new manufacturing possibilities.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A nanoantenna-enabled detector boosts the usable signal of a thermal infrared camera by up to three times.
Question of the Week: Materials
Can Gels Stop Wildfires?
A preventive treatment developed by Stanford researchers could greatly reduce the incidence and severity of wildfires. The cellulose-based, gel-like fluid protects against fires and stays on target vegetation through rain, wind, and other environmental exposure. Watch the demo on Tech Briefs TV.
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
Tech Briefs in 2019 celebrated historic NASA anniversaries, new ways to power electronics, and innovative hacks of our “smartest” technologies.
INSIDER: Nanotechnology
The challenge of building an energy future that preserves and improves the planet is a massive undertaking. Scientists and politicians have recognized the...
INSIDER: Power
A new concept for an aluminum battery has twice the energy density as previous versions, is made of abundant materials, and could lead to reduced production costs and environmental impact. The...
Blog: Materials
Parylene coatings are being used in the medical industry and even space. Our expert explains why.
Blog: Materials
New ceramics expand on ways to more efficiently use heat radiation.
INSIDER: Nanotechnology
Rutgers engineers have embedded high performance electrical circuits inside 3D-printed plastics, which could lead to smaller and versatile drones and better-performing small...
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have developed a new method for producing atomically thin semiconducting crystals that could one day enable more powerful and...
Briefs: Aerospace
Stronger and flexible, polyimide aerogels provide insulation and structural support.
Briefs: Wearables
Washable Sensor Can Be Woven Into Materials
The device could impact composites manufacturing and health monitoring.
Briefs: Materials
This technology has applications in sonar, range measuring, directional-force sensors, flow meters, and vibration/noise sensing and control.
Briefs: Energy
Ultra-Thin Layers of Rust Generate Electricity from Flowing Water
When combined with saltwater, rust can be a source of electricity.
Top Stories
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
2025 Holiday Gift Guide for Engineers: Tech, Tools, and Gadgets
Blog: Power
Using Street Lamps as EV Chargers
INSIDER: Semiconductors & ICs
Scientists Create Superconducting Semiconductor Material
Blog: Materials
This Paint Can Cool Buildings Without Energy Input
Blog: Software
Quiz: Power
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