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3D Printing and Space Exploration: How NASA Will Use Additive Manufacturing
Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
3D Printing and Space Exploration: How NASA Will Use Additive Manufacturing
CES 2020: NASA Arrives, Ready to Partner Up
Blog: Aerospace
CES 2020: NASA Arrives, Ready to Partner Up
CES 2020: The Pegasus Flying Car Takes Off…Quietly
Blog: Automotive
CES 2020: The Pegasus Flying Car Takes Off…Quietly
Answering Your Questions: How to Confirm Metal 3D Printing Accuracy and Quality
Blog: Materials
Answering Your Questions: How to Confirm Metal 3D Printing Accuracy and Quality
Helping Autonomous Vehicles See Around Corners
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Helping Autonomous Vehicles See Around Corners
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A 'DEAnsect' Robot Takes 10 Hits from a Fly Swatter – And Survives
Blog: Nanotechnology

A 'DEAnsect' Robot Takes 10 Hits from a Fly Swatter – And Survives

CES 2020: The Pegasus Flying Car Takes Off…Quietly
Blog: Transportation

CES 2020: The Pegasus Flying Car Takes Off…Quietly

CES 2020: NASA Arrives, Ready to Partner Up
Blog: Aerospace

CES 2020: NASA Arrives, Ready to Partner Up

Answering Your Questions: How to Confirm Metal 3D Printing Accuracy and Quality
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Answering Your Questions: How to Confirm Metal 3D Printing Accuracy and...

CES 2020: A High-Tech Wine Dispenser and More Arrivals to the Smart Home
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping

CES 2020: A High-Tech Wine Dispenser and More Arrivals to the Smart Home

'SQUID': Ballistically-Launched, Foldable, Football-Shaped Drone
Videos: Aerospace

'SQUID': Ballistically-Launched, Foldable, Football-Shaped Drone

Latest Briefs & News

Upcoming Webinars : Aerospace
Coming Soon - Maximize Productivity and Minimize Costs with New Aerospace Structural Adhesives

Cost-out initiatives are affecting many manufacturers and operators throughout the aerospace value chain. Improving assembly productivity, reducing weight, and extending the lifetime of parts can contribute to a reduction in costs.

Question of the Week : Automotive
Would You Ride in a Flying Car?

A flying car, also known as a rotable aircraft, is something that inventors have been dreaming about for a very long time. Stuck in traffic? Just take-off and get out of there.

Question of the Week : Aerospace
Will We Use Satellites to Fix Satellites?

A recent INSIDER described one researcher’s idea to fix a broken satellite: Send up a repair satellite! Read the Tech Briefs Q&A for details.

Application Briefs : Test & Measurement
NASA’s BITSE Solar Scope
NASA’s BITSE Solar Scope
NASA and the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) recently tested a new way to see the Sun
NASA’s BITSE Solar Scope
Briefs : Materials
The Planetary Tides Simulation Facility for Simulation Tidal Strain in Planetary Ice Analogs
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.
The Planetary Tides Simulation Facility for Simulation Tidal Strain in Planetary Ice Analogs
Briefs : Aerospace
Thin Heat Shield for Superfast Aircraft
Thin Heat Shield for Superfast Aircraft
A carbon nanotube heat shield can better protect extremely fast aircraft.
Thin Heat Shield for Superfast Aircraft
Briefs : Aerospace
Flow Disruption Devices for the Reduction of High Lift System Noise
Flow Disruption Devices for the Reduction of High Lift System Noise
This technique lowers airstream noise generated at the side edges of deployed flaps, elevons, or slats.
Flow Disruption Devices for the Reduction of High Lift System Noise
Briefs : Test & Measurement
Shape Sensing Innovations Dramatically Improve Structural Design Tools
Shape Sensing Innovations Dramatically Improve Structural Design Tools
These advances are useful for transportation, infrastructure, and aerospace.
Shape Sensing Innovations Dramatically Improve Structural Design Tools
Application Briefs : Mechanical & Fluid Systems
NASA's Thirst for Water on Mars Quenched by Student Innovators
NASA's Thirst for Water on Mars Quenched by Student Innovators
NASA and universities from across the country are teaming up to support a continued human presence on the Moon and ultimately Mars.
NASA's Thirst for Water on Mars Quenched by Student Innovators
Briefs : Electronics & Computers
Environmental Barrier Coatings for Ceramic Matrix Composites
Environmental Barrier Coatings for Ceramic Matrix Composites
These barrier coatings protect high-performance components in extreme environments.
Environmental Barrier Coatings for Ceramic Matrix Composites
Facility Focus : Test & Measurement
Facility Focus: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Facility Focus: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
See how NOAA provides daily weather forecasts, severe storm warnings, climate monitoring, and more.
Facility Focus: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Briefs : Aerospace
Design Treatment for Advanced Metals Enables Easier Machining
Design Treatment for Advanced Metals Enables Easier Machining
Applying a surface-active agent makes metal easier to cut and shape into parts and pieces.
Design Treatment for Advanced Metals Enables Easier Machining
Briefs : Automotive
Ruthenium-Doped Thermoelectric Materials
Ruthenium-Doped Thermoelectric Materials
These robust materials convert excess heat energy into electricity.
Ruthenium-Doped Thermoelectric Materials
Briefs : Photonics/Optics
Optical Window for Far-IR Instruments Using Thin TOPAS® Film
Optical Window for Far-IR Instruments Using Thin TOPAS® Film
This thin film can be used for ground-based and airborne applications in aircraft, balloons, and other flight missions.
Optical Window for Far-IR Instruments Using Thin TOPAS® Film
Briefs : Wearables
Dynamic Mechanical Strain-Induced Temperature Gradient Coating
Dynamic Mechanical Strain-Induced Temperature Gradient Coating
The non-destructive coating has applications in structural health monitoring, aerospace, automotive, and military/defense.
Dynamic Mechanical Strain-Induced Temperature Gradient Coating
Briefs : Medical
In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU): Methylotrophic Microorganisms Expressing Soluble Methane Monooxygenase Proteins
In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU): Methylotrophic Microorganisms Expressing Soluble Methane Monooxygenase Proteins
This technology enables methane metabolism by yeast.
In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU): Methylotrophic Microorganisms Expressing Soluble Methane Monooxygenase Proteins
Articles : Imaging
Products of Tomorrow: January 2020
Products of Tomorrow: January 2020
Heartbeat-based biometrics, sonic-boom displays, and an artificial leaf.
Products of Tomorrow: January 2020
Briefs : Aerospace
SiC-Based Microstructures for Sensors
SiC-Based Microstructures for Sensors
Ultra-thin SiC microstructures enable batch fabrication of MEMS, NEMS, pressure sensors, and biosensors.
SiC-Based Microstructures for Sensors
Briefs : Nanotechnology
Hardening Lightweight Metal Foams with Nanocoating
Hardening Lightweight Metal Foams with Nanocoating
Load-bearing structures in cars and airplanes could be manufactured from the metal foam.
Hardening Lightweight Metal Foams with Nanocoating
NASA Spinoff : Electronics & Computers
Vibration Isolator Steadies Optics for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope
Vibration Isolator Steadies Optics for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope
Isolators used to control semiconductor manufacturing keep the James Webb Space Telescope steady.
Vibration Isolator Steadies Optics for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope
Briefs : Test & Measurement
Pinpointing Consumption “Sweet Spot” Makes Formation Flight More Fuel-Efficient
Pinpointing Consumption “Sweet Spot” Makes Formation Flight More Fuel-Efficient
A new method of estimating the optimal trailing aircraft position in a formation increases fuel savings.
Pinpointing Consumption “Sweet Spot” Makes Formation Flight More Fuel-Efficient
Briefs : Electronics & Computers
CubeSat Form Factor Thermal Control Louvers
CubeSat Form Factor Thermal Control Louvers
These louvers provide passive thermal cooling for CubeSats.
CubeSat Form Factor Thermal Control Louvers
Briefs : Nanotechnology
Microrobot Powered by Soft Muscles
Microrobot Powered by Soft Muscles
This microrobot with soft actuators can crash, fall, and collide without being damaged.
Microrobot Powered by Soft Muscles
Blog : Mechanical & Fluid Systems
How to Fix Satellites — With Satellites
How to Fix Satellites — With Satellites
If a satellite breaks in orbit, there's not much that can be done. A professor envisions a new idea for refueling and repair.
How to Fix Satellites — With Satellites
Question of the Week
Would You Ride in a Flying Car?

Webcasts

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Modeling Interactions in Energy-Based Medical Devices Using...

Upcoming Webinars: Medical

A Review of Ionizing Radiation Sterilization Modalities

Upcoming Webinars: Materials

Maximize Productivity and Minimize Costs with New Aerospace...

Upcoming Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Testing and Inspecting 3D-Printed Parts

Tech Talks: Materials

Cassette-S4: Advanced Sealing for Extreme Off-Highway Conditions

Tech Talks: Automotive

An Advanced Solution for Hydrodynamic Film Challenges

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A 'DEAnsect' Robot Takes 10 Hits from a Fly Swatter – And Survives
Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems

A 'DEAnsect' Robot Takes 10 Hits from a Fly Swatter – And Survives

CES 2020: The Pegasus Flying Car Takes Off…Quietly
Blog: Transportation

CES 2020: The Pegasus Flying Car Takes Off…Quietly

Answering Your Questions: How is a Parylene Conformal Coating Used?
Blog: Aerospace

Answering Your Questions: How is a Parylene Conformal Coating Used?

Development and Analysis of Solid-State Batteries with the COMSOL® Platform
Technology Leaders: Software

Development and Analysis of Solid-State Batteries with the COMSOL® Platform

CES 2020: NASA Arrives, Ready to Partner Up
Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems

CES 2020: NASA Arrives, Ready to Partner Up

A Standalone AC Battery Begins with a Cathode, an Anode, and a 'Biode'
Blog: Electronics & Computers

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