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Sensors/​Data Acquisition

This is your resource for developments in smart sensor systems and data acquisition. Browse technical briefs, articles, and white papers on advanced applications in transducer technologies, detector systems, data acquisition, and sensor-related technologies.

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Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
5G has the potential to provide connectivity for a range of different uses in manufacturing.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
Bomb Detection Method Detects Peroxide-Based Explosives
The ultra-fast method analyzes a wider range of materials than current thermal-based detection systems.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The switch is a major new step toward building a computer that uses light instead of electricity to process information.
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Briefs: AR/AI
This system places virtual objects within real-world backgrounds on cellphone screens and lets people interact with those objects by hand as if they were really there.
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NASA Spinoff: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Research in astronaut monitoring leads to virtual reality spinoffs.
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Technology Leaders: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Learn about the latest measurement technology designed to ensure accurate testing of helical compression and extension springs.
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Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
NASA is using the International Space Station as a testbed for 3D printing.
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Blog: Communications
Here are five technologies that aim to add intelligence to the most surprising household objects.
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Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A fun way to show the robustness of a soft robot? Swat it.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Embedded Gas and Temperature Sensors for Extreme Environments
Innovative process control systems for improved efficiency and lower emissions in current and future fossil-fuel-based power systems and related applications require durable, embedded sensor technology that can operate at higher temperatures and in harsh conditions.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This technology is a novel, rugged, and economic diagnostic and sensor platform technology.
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Briefs: Wearables
These stickers wirelessly beam health readings to a receiver clipped onto clothing.
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Briefs: Energy
Loosely connected disc-shaped “particles” can push and pull one another, moving together to transport objects.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Various components are used to assemble robots that are more aware of their surroundings.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Ultra-thin SiC microstructures enable batch fabrication of MEMS, NEMS, pressure sensors, and biosensors.
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Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Processors, imaging sensors, dimensioning systems, and more.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
This thin film can be used for ground-based and airborne applications in aircraft, balloons, and other flight missions.
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Briefs: Wearables
This electronic skin can track heart rate, respiration, muscle movement, and other health data.
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Briefs: Nanotechnology
The device can be used to pre-screen for the virus using gene-editing assays before those infected can travel and expose others.
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Briefs: Imaging
Interaction of sound and light reveals new information of a crystal's quantum properties.
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Facility Focus: Sensors/Data Acquisition
See how NOAA provides daily weather forecasts, severe storm warnings, climate monitoring, and more.
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Briefs: Aerospace
These advances are useful for transportation, infrastructure, and aerospace.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
System Allows Diabetics to Monitor Blood Sugar Without Drawing Blood
The self-contained technology is similar to the smart watches that monitor heart rate.
Briefs: Communications
This electronic pill can relay diagnostic information or release drugs in response to smartphone commands.
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Application Briefs: Nanotechnology
AM is an especially good fit for products that require a high level of customization.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A nanoantenna-enabled detector boosts the usable signal of a thermal infrared camera by up to three times.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
A system senses tiny changes in shadows on the ground to determine if there’s a moving object coming around the corner.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
For disease diagnosis, a microchip maps the back of the eye.
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