Articles: Energy
2020 Create the Future Design Contest: Sustainable Technologies/Future Energy Category Winner — Flash Graphene
A new process can turn bulk quantities of just about any carbon source into valuable graphene flakes.
On-Demand Webinars: Robotics, Automation & Control
Watch Live at 11 am ET: The 2020 Create the Future Contest Awards
For the first time, the winners of the Create the Future Design Contest will be announced live! Join us for this special one-hour presentation as we honor our 2020 Grand Prize...
Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
Method Turns Fruit Peels into New Batteries
Orange peels are used to extract and reuse metals from lithium-ion batteries to create new batteries.
Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
Smart Window Improves Energy Efficiency of Buildings
A customizable smart window harnesses and manipulates solar power to save energy and cut costs.
Briefs: Materials
Faster-Degrading Plastic for Marine Uses
This material could reduce persistent plastic accumulation in the environment.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Electricity-Free Radiative Cooling System
The system is effective in urban environments where there are tall buildings on all sides.
Briefs: Energy
Sunlight Converts Emissions into Useful Materials
An environmentally friendly method upcycles carbon dioxide emissions into polymers and other materials.
Briefs: Software
Industrial-Grade Open Source
Open source microcontroller technologies in industrially hardened form factors address critical applications.
5 Ws: Green Design & Manufacturing
5 Ws of Algae-Based Flip-Flops
Would you take a walk in biodegradable flip-flops?
Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
How to Test a Living Sensor, Made with Bacteria
Dr. James Rees is spending the time in his lab testing sensors made from bacteria.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Portable Tool Analyzes Microbes in the Environment
This device could be used to find threats to ecosystems.
Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
Bacteria-Based Hydrogel Beads Clean Up Contaminated Groundwater
Beads that contain bacteria and a slow-release food supply to sustain them can clean up contaminated groundwater for months on end, maintenance-free.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Wraparound Sensors
These sensors monitor electrical loads from household appliances to support grid operations.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Organic Lithium-Powered Batteries
These batteries are more environmentally friendly while retaining performance, stability, and storage capacity.
Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
Smart Sponge for Environmental Remediation
This highly porous sponge absorbs more than 30 times its weight in oil and can be reused up to several dozen times.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Nanosensors for Real-Time Plant Health Monitoring
This approach allows scientists to study the communication within plants, providing valuable insights to improve crop yields.
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
Reverse Fuel Cell Converts Waste Carbon to Valuable Chemicals
The technology could lead to production of fuels, building materials, and other products in a carbon-neutral way.
Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
Nature-Inspired Green Energy Technology
A new design enables artificial photosynthesis to generate fuel that can power homes and vehicles.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Biohybrid Can Turn Carbon Dioxide into New Products
Applications exist both on Mars and on Earth.
Blog: Green Design & Manufacturing
Is Water Vapor the Next Energy Source? Lightning Researchers Test the Idea
"Who knows? Maybe one day we will have roofs covered with humidity panels together with solar panels," TAU professor Colin Price told Tech Briefs.
Application Briefs: Test & Measurement
Selecting Pressure Sensors for Autoclaves
Find the right pressure sensors for your sterilization applications.
Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
'Artificial Leaf' Produces Clean Gas
This method of producing clean syngas could be used to develop a sustainable liquid fuel alternative to gasoline.
Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
Essential Oils Inhibit Mold on Wood
This method can be used to protect stored building materials and to remediate in-service wood and wood products.
Briefs: Energy
Method Turns Trash Into Graphene
This green process produces pristine graphene in bulk using waste food, plastic, and other materials.
Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
Carbonated Cement for Production of Concrete with Improved Properties
This technology supports CO2 emissions reduction in cement manufacturing.
Q&A: Green Design & Manufacturing
Q&A: Turning Trash into Valuable Graphene
A new process will reduce the cost of manufacturing graphene by a factor of more than 100.
Briefs: Data Acquisition
NASA Space Data Can Cut Disaster Response Times, Costs
The NASA study is a first step in developing a model to deploy in future disasters.
Briefs: Power
Green Jet Fuel Additive Made from Acetone Plus Light
The additive creates fuel from biomass while improving engine performance.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Underwater Telecom Cables Used as Seismic Network
Fiber-optic cables could help scientists study offshore earthquakes and the geologic structures hidden deep beneath the ocean surface.
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Blog: Unmanned Systems
Experts Weigh In: How Will a Robotic Future Impact Nature?
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Orbiting Instrument Hints That Stored Magnetic Energy Heats Solar...
Videos: Motion Control
Test System Could Enable Reduced Helicopter Vibration
Podcasts: Materials
Videos: Automotive
New Lithium Metal Batteries ‘Build Themselves’
Blog: Transportation
CES 2021: How COVID-19 Turned the Car into a Personal 'Second Space'
Question of the Week
Has the Vehicle Become Your “Second Space?”
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Reducing the Cost of Quality in Automotive BiW
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Electric-Vehicle Transmission Development Priorities
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The Critical Role of Fiber Optic Temperature Sensors in Medical...
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Zinc Die Casting Concepts to Achieve Precision, Performance, and...
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Radar Measurements: Triggering, Analysis, and Generation
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Orbiting Instrument Hints That Stored Magnetic Energy Heats Solar Atmosphere
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Combining Electronic, Photonic Chips Enables Super-Fast Quantum Light Detection
Application Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Motion Solutions for Electric Expansion Valves
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Special Section: The Winners of the 2020 'Create the Future' Design Contest
Briefs: Energy
Solid-State Technology Enables Smaller, Safer Batteries
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Double-Vacuum-Bag Process for Making Resin-Matrix Composites
