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Briefs: Test & Measurement
For disease diagnosis, a microchip maps the back of the eye.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
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.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Chromium Removal from PVC Filters
The process does not cause any structural changes to the PVC filter membrane.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Applying a surface-active agent makes metal easier to cut and shape into parts and pieces.
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Briefs: Aerospace
This thin film can be used for ground-based and airborne applications in aircraft, balloons, and other flight missions.
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Briefs: Imaging
The non-destructive coating has applications in structural health monitoring, aerospace, automotive, and military/defense.
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Briefs: Aerospace
A new method of estimating the optimal trailing aircraft position in a formation increases fuel savings.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
According to the United Nations, 2.1 billion people lack access to safely managed drinking water services and the majority live in developing nations. A process was developed...
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Products: Test & Measurement
Vitrek introduces the PA920 Series ultra-high-accuracy power analyzer.
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NASA Spinoff: Test & Measurement
Isolators used to control semiconductor manufacturing keep the James Webb Space Telescope steady.
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Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Actuators, Encoders, Gripping Tools, and More
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Products: Imaging
Adhesives, flame-retardant compounds, vision measurement, and more...
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Articles: Software
With the rise in electrification and design complexity, aerospace original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) need to look for new methodologies to mitigate compliance risk.
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Facility Focus: Electronics & Computers
Glenn's research facilities have contributed to decades of technology advances.
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Briefs: Data Acquisition
This system uses fiber optic strain sensing to detect and locate micrometeoroid/orbital debris.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
Technique Uses X-Rays to Detect Defective Computer Chips
This method also reverse-engineers computer chips to detect the chip’s purpose.
Facility Focus: Test & Measurement
In recent decades, NSF-funded researchers have discovered quite a bit, including many of the fundamental particles of matter.
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Products: Test & Measurement
3D-printing platforms, simulation software, transistors, and more.
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Articles: Electronics & Computers
Make the best selection for your hospital, clinic, or life science organization.
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Products: Photonics/Optics
LIDAR Systems, Smart Cameras, Optical Communications, and more.
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Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Machine vision systems shed light on processes too small or too fast to see with the human eye.
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Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
Undercooled metal technology was developed that features liquid metal (in this case, Field's metal, an alloy of bismuth, indium, and tin) trapped below its melting point in polished, oxide...
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Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
Understanding how cars, planes, bridges, and other structures handle vibrations and dynamic loads can be critical to their design and performance. Researchers have developed a new way to measure...
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
Wearable Motion Sensors Measure Fetal Heartbeat
A technique was developed that could allow expectant parents to hear their baby’s heartbeat continuously at home with a non-invasive and safe device that is potentially more accurate than any fetal heartrate monitor currently available in the market.
Articles: Test & Measurement
This column presents technologies that have applications in commercial areas, possibly creating the products of tomorrow. To learn more about each technology, see the contact information provided for that innovation.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Researchers have developed a new self-calibrating endoscope that produces 3D images of objects smaller than a single cell without a lens or any optical, electrical, or...
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Facility Focus: Photonics/Optics
NASA Armstrong flight-tests some of the nation’s most unique aircraft and aeronautical systems.
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