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Special Reports: Materials
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 Special...Question of the Week: Materials
Do you Like the Idea of Fungi-Inspired Design?
Our lead INSIDER story today demonstrated the potential of fungi as a building material. Aside from supporting theoretical space habitats, fungal mycelia have been used to create actual chairs and 2x4 structures. What do you think? Do you Like the Idea of Fungi-Inspired Design?
Blog: Green Design & Manufacturing
When astronauts arrive on the Moon, their habitat may be one made out of fungi.
Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
NASA is using the International Space Station as a testbed for 3D printing.
Question of the Week: Transportation
Would You Ride in a Flying Car?
A flying car, also known as a rotable aircraft, is something that inventors have been dreaming about for a very long time. Stuck in traffic? Just take-off and get out of there.
Blog: Aerospace
NASA came to CES with a message: We're going back to the Moon, and we'll need help from industry to do it.
Blog: Aerospace
Stuck in traffic? The Pegasus flying car can get you out of there.
Question of the Week: Aerospace
Will We Use Satellites to Fix Satellites?
A recent INSIDER described one researcher’s idea to fix a broken satellite: Send up a repair satellite! Read the Tech Briefs Q&A for details.
Blog: Materials
A fun way to show the robustness of a soft robot? Swat it.
Blog: Test & Measurement
As additive manufacturing supports the creation of critical metal parts, designers need to know that the parts are high-quality.
Products: Lighting Technology
Photopolymer films, LED light engines, measurement systems, and more.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
For disease diagnosis, a microchip maps the back of the eye.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
A system senses tiny changes in shadows on the ground to determine if there’s a moving object coming around the corner.
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
A nanoantenna-enabled detector boosts the usable signal of a thermal infrared camera by up to three times.
Application Briefs: Photonics/Optics
AM is an especially good fit for products that require a high level of customization.
Application Briefs: Test & Measurement
NASA and the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) recently tested a new way to see the Sun
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
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: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Chromium Removal from PVC Filters
The process does not cause any structural changes to the PVC filter membrane.
Briefs: IoMT
This electronic pill can relay diagnostic information or release drugs in response to smartphone commands.
Briefs: Wearables
System Allows Diabetics to Monitor Blood Sugar Without Drawing Blood
The self-contained technology is similar to the smart watches that monitor heart rate.
Briefs: Aerospace
A carbon nanotube heat shield can better protect extremely fast aircraft.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
This technique lowers airstream noise generated at the side edges of deployed flaps, elevons, or slats.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
These advances are useful for transportation, infrastructure, and aerospace.
Application Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
NASA and universities from across the country are teaming up to support a continued human presence on the Moon and ultimately Mars.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
These barrier coatings protect high-performance components in extreme environments.
Briefs: Energy
A solvent leaches cobalt and lithium for reuse from spent batteries.
Facility Focus: Photonics/Optics
See how NOAA provides daily weather forecasts, severe storm warnings, climate monitoring, and more.
Briefs: Materials
This microbot can walk on land, swim, and walk underwater.
Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
This approach is a cost-effective way to convert carbon dioxide gas into methane.
Top Stories
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
2025 Holiday Gift Guide for Engineers: Tech, Tools, and Gadgets
Blog: Power
Using Street Lamps as EV Chargers
INSIDER: Semiconductors & ICs
Scientists Create Superconducting Semiconductor Material
Blog: Materials
This Paint Can Cool Buildings Without Energy Input
Blog: Software
Quiz: Power
Webcasts
Upcoming Webinars: AR/AI
The Real Impact of AR and AI in the Industrial Equipment Industry
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A New Approach to Manufacturing Machine Connectivity for the Air Force
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