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Briefs: Energy
Microwaves Power a New Technology for Batteries
Researchers have created a technique to turn waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET), one of the most recyclable polymers, into components of batteries. Read on to learn more about it.
White Papers: Automotive
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Superior Corrosion Resistance for Automotive Applications: How NITREX SMART ONC Leads with Advanced Protection Technology
Explore the latest groundbreaking advancements in corrosion resistance for the automotive industry and the economic and...

Special Reports: Materials
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Advanced Materials & Coatings - April 2025
In this compendium of articles from the editors of Tech Briefs and Aerospace & Defense Technology, learn how breakthroughs in materials science are enabling exciting new applications in...

White Papers: Energy
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Relays and Switches in Green Energy
Relays and switches are essential components in green energy equipment, playing a vital role in controlling, protecting, and managing various systems. They are used in applications such as solar power...

Products: Green Design & Manufacturing
See the product of the month: ControlAir LLC's Type CG330 and CG340 gas regulators. They are designed to deliver accurate pressure control while ensuring near-zero atmospheric leakage under dynamic or steady-state flow conditions.
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Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
A research team has developed a novel technology for directly recycling spent cathode materials from lithium-ion batteries through a simple process that addresses the limitations of conventional recycling methods. This innovative approach restores the spent cathode to its original state. Read on to learn more.
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INSIDER: RF & Microwave Electronics
NASA and its partners recently tested an aircraft guidance system that could help planes maintain a precise course even while flying at high speeds up to 500 mph. The instrument is...
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Blog: Green Design & Manufacturing
This device works to suppress flames using the power of conductive aerosols, small particles that can direct electricity.
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Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
Researchers have developed a strategy to design luminescent polymers with high light-emitting efficiencies from the start that are both biodegradable and recyclable. Read on to learn more.
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Briefs: Energy
NASA Ames Research Center presents a novel, patent-pending adjustable-autonomous intelligent systems approach for developing sustainable, small-scale reproductions of subsets of the Earths biosphere that can be distributed both on and beyond Earth, for improving the quality of life for all life, expanding the diversity of life, studying and protecting life, as well as enabling life to permanently extend beyond Earth. Read on to learn more.
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White Papers: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
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Reducing Idling & Enhancing Efficiency for Work Trucks & Off-Highway
Every hour a work truck idles, it burns unnecessary fuel, increases engine wear, and racks up compliance risks. With fuel prices fluctuating and emissions regulations...

Special Reports: Robotics, Automation & Control
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Award–Winning Inventions - February 2025
The Create the Future Design Contest recognizes and rewards engineering innovations that promise a better tomorrow. In this special report, learn about the amazing winners chosen in 2024 from hundreds...

Briefs: Design
Worldwide, glass manufacturing produces at least 86 million tons of carbon dioxide every year. A new type of glass aims to cut this carbon footprint in half. Read on to learn more about the invention: LionGlass, engineered at Penn State.
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INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The world is currently facing significant environmental challenges and complex demands related to infrastructure and natural ecosystems. To address these issues, viable solutions that are both...
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Quiz: Green Design & Manufacturing
Solar power is the conversion of energy from sunlight into electricity. How much do you know about solar power? Test your knowledge with this quiz.
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Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
Inspired by a small and slow snail, scientists have developed a robot prototype that may one day scoop up microplastics from the surfaces of oceans, seas, and lakes.
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Briefs: Design
A Dartmouth-led research team set out to determine if managing green roof soil microbes could boost healthy urban soil development, a methodology that could be applied to support climate resilience in cities. The team created an experimental green roof in Chicago to test how enhancing soil with native prairie microbes would change the soil microbial community over time. Read on to learn more.
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Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
NASA has selected a team of University of Florida aerospace engineers to pursue a groundbreaking $12 million mission aimed at improving the way we track changes in Earth’s structures, such as tectonic plates and oceans. The mission, titled “GRATTIS” (Gravitational Reference Advanced Technology Test in Space), was the sole proposal selected in a national competition. Read on to learn more about it.
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Special Reports: Test & Measurement
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Automotive & Battery Testing - December 2024
Overcoming EV drivetrain challenges…leveraging AI to boost EV performance…best practices for battery design and testing. Read these articles and more in this compendium from the editors of...

Blog: Green Design & Manufacturing
Efficiency can be multiplied when companies use innovative methods to cooperate with each other.
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On-Demand Webinars: Green Design & Manufacturing
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Software like SOLIDWORKS can play a powerful role in achieving sustainability in manufacturing, from minimizing material mass to simulating prototypes and going...
Technology & Society: Design
Imagine being severely dehydrated and water literally appearing out of thin air. In other words: The air you breathe could quickly become the water that wets your whistle. Well, that...
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On-Demand Webinars: Green Design & Manufacturing
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Advances in computing power and artificial intelligence are shaping digital product-development approaches. Digital twins enable design and engineering teams to explore more design...
Articles: Green Design & Manufacturing
The surging global popularity of electric vehicles is creating a new challenge: a mounting pile of spent lithium-ion batteries. In just a decade, more than 1.2 million tons of lithium-ion batteries will reach their end-of-life, creating an urgent need for efficient and profitable recycling solutions. This impending battery waste crisis presents both a challenge and an opportunity. Read on to learn more.
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Articles: Green Design & Manufacturing
Some go to Cox Automotive’s battery solutions center in Oklahoma City, where the company works with OEMs on their post-sale needs. Others get recycled, with lots of OEMs teaming up with Redwood Materials. Read on to find out what happens to the others.
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Videos of the Month: Aerospace
See the videos of the month, including one on Michigan Engineering racing its 17th solar car, Astrum, across the Australian Outback; one on how NASA’s Europa Clipper — a 7,000-pound spacecraft — was packed and shipped from the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California to Kennedy Space Center in Florida; one on the MIT Media Lab’s Space Exploration Initiative; and one on leveraging precision growth to convert plants into biodegradable electronic devices.
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Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
The global use of lithium-ion batteries has doubled in just the past four years, generating alarming amounts of battery waste containing many hazardous substances. The need for effective recycling methods for spent lithium-ion batteries is becoming increasingly critical. Scientists from various Polish research institutions presented a promising solution to this issue. Read on to learn more about it.
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Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
A research team from the University of Waterloo’s Laboratory for Emerging Energy Research is looking into processing lunar regolith, the Moon’s top layer of soil and dust, into usable materials for life support, energy generation, and construction. This includes investigating the use of defunct satellite material as a fuel source when mixed with lunar regolith. Read on to learn more.
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