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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
In the middle ground between microwaves and visible light lies terahertz radiation, and the promise of “Tray vision.”
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Application Briefs: Propulsion
Beta Technologies is putting their Electrical Vertical Takeoff and Landing aircraft (eVTOL) prototype through the wringer.
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Articles: Aerospace
Dr. France A. Córdova is an internationally recognized astrophysicist and the 14th director of the National Science Foundation (NSF).
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Facility Focus: Electronics & Computers
The Army Test and Evaluation Command provides essential information to acquisition decision-makers and commanders.
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Special Reports: Aerospace
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Unmanned Systems - March 2020

The latest advances in aerial, ground, and underwater unmanned systems are covered in this special report, a compendium of recent articles from the editors of Tech Briefs and Aerospace & Defense...

Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
The NASA study is a first step in developing a model to deploy in future disasters.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
This cost-saving piping insulation has uses in refrigerated containers that protect food, medicine, and other perishables.
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Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
Magnetic Shield Using Proximity Coupled, Spatially Varying Superconducting Order Parameters
This magnetic shielding design can be easily incorporated into a wide range of electronic sensing applications.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
This trailing edge flap device reduces noise without compromising cruise efficiency or landing lift and stall characteristics.
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Articles: Aerospace

Dr. Kennedy was the first Director of Teaching & Learning, Literacy and Outreach for the New York...

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Articles: Aerospace
Moghbeli has accumulated more than 150 combat missions and 2,000 hours of flight time in more than 25 different aircraft.
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Briefs: Aerospace
The new arm design enables unmanned aerial vehicles to fly in windy conditions.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
These materials can be used in aerospace vehicles, automobiles, clothing, helmets, and chemical sensors.
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Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
The additive creates fuel from biomass while improving engine performance.
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Briefs: Wearables
This vibrometer has uses in analyzing spasms in humans, as a breath analyzer for diagnosis of cancer and other diseases, and as a preventative healthcare sensor.
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Briefs: Energy
These actuators provide active flow control for airfoil surfaces and supersonic inlets of wing-borne vehicles.
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Briefs: Materials
Titanium-copper alloys for 3D printing could create high-performance alloys for medical device and aerospace applications.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
This system protects workers on lightning and telecommunications towers, and on oil and gas platforms.
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Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
The sensor makes it easier to detect and manage ice accumulation on aircraft wings.
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Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
We spoke with five women who lead their fields in engineering and science
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
This framework can be used by commercial and military aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles.
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Blog: Propulsion
University of Washington engineer James Koch observed patterns in a promising, but often-unpredictable rocket part: The rotating detonation engine.
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Blog: AR/AI
See what the SuperCam will do when it arrives on Mars in 2021.
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Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
“We’re analyzing rocks from space, atom by atom,” says researcher Jennika Greer.
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Technology Leaders: Test & Measurement
Learn about the latest measurement technology designed to ensure accurate testing of helical compression and extension springs.
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Facility Focus: Electronics & Computers
Explore Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA's first space flight complex.
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Special Reports: Defense
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Rugged Computing - February 2020

From the battlefield to the extreme environment of space, electronics and computing advances enable missions in the harshest conditions. To help you keep pace with the latest developments, we present this...

Special Reports: Automotive
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Advanced Materials - February 2020

Breakthroughs in plastics, composites, metals, and other materials technologies are enabling exciting new applications in industries ranging from aerospace to automotive to medical. Read more in this...

Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
Wraparound Self-Structuring Leaky-Wave Antenna (WSS-LWA)
This system has applications in the smart grid and military.

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