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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A prototype version could be demonstrated on a large cargo lunar lander.
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Briefs: Aerospace
The tiny device accurately measures acceleration in smaller navigation systems and other devices.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
The system provides high tuning capability and extreme simplicity.
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Briefs: Aerospace
The alloy has applications in jet turbine disks and other high-stress and/or high-temperature environments.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
Medical instruments equipped with a soft electronics system improve diagnostic and therapeutic interventions in minimally invasive surgeries.
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Briefs: Medical
This technology could be a low-cost, in-home alternative to blood draws and clinic-based screening tools.
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Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
A new electrocatalyst efficiently converts carbon dioxide into ethanol.
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Articles: Aerospace
Highly purified, low-outgassing silicones prevent material degradation in satellites and space vehicles.
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NASA Spinoff: Aerospace
The inserts use a material that NASA has considered for spacecraft filters.
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Briefs: Connectivity
The device recharges the internal battery of implants without invasive surgery.
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Briefs: Medical
This nanoparticle-based adhesive is visible in common imaging techniques such as computed tomography (CT).
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Briefs: Medical
Ultrasound is used to deliver antibodies to treat cancers, infectious diseases, and rheumatoid arthritis.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
These robust supercapacitors still work when stretched to eight times their original size.
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Briefs: Nanotechnology
This invention holds potential for a range of biomedical applications, from controlled-release drug delivery to tissue engineering.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
This camera enables multi-spectral imaging for metrology.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
The stent monitors even subtle changes in the flow of blood through the artery.
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Blog: Test & Measurement
This year's winners included industrial-automation software, simulation tech, and digital storage oscilloscopes.
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Podcasts: Wearables
In this episode of our Here's an Idea podcast, we speak to engineers who are building a variety of wearables. And some sensors blend in more than others.
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Question of the Week: Aerospace
Will Turboelectric Aircraft Take Off?
A recent video on Tech Briefs TV highlighted NASA’s new idea for aircraft: the STARC-ABL. The concept under development aims to bridge the gap between current jet fuel-powered aircraft and future all-electric vehicles.
INSIDER: Energy
Rice University engineers have suggested a colorful solution to next-generation energy collection: Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) in your windows. The team designed and built...
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INSIDER: Materials
Researchers at CU Boulder have developed a new, low-cost, wearable device that transforms the human body into a biological battery. The device is stretchy enough that you can wear it like a...
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INSIDER: Physical Sciences
Scientists at University of California, Davis, have proposed a solution to dendrite growth in rechargeable lithium metal batteries using microfluidics. The group proved that flowing ions near...
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INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
Range anxiety, the fear of running out of power before being able to recharge an electric vehicle, may be a thing of the past, according to a team of Penn State engineers who are...
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Special Reports: Electronics & Computers
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Unmanned Systems - March 2021
Drones that swarm and change shape mid-flight... autonomous combat vehicles on the battlefield...the latest in counter-UAS technology. Read about new advances in air and ground unmanned systems in this report from...

Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
“Smellicopter” uses a live moth antenna to avoid obstacles and seek out smells.
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Briefs: Materials
The invention can become color-changing “artificial muscle.”
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Briefs: Aerospace
The coatings can be deposited on substrates such as glass, polymers, metals, and aerogels.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This method is an important step towards smaller, more advanced, environmentally friendly electronics.
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NASA Spinoff: RF & Microwave Electronics
Pilots and air traffic controllers no longer will rely solely on voice communications.
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