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Briefs: Medical
The device can be used to pre-screen for the virus using gene-editing assays before those infected can travel and expose others.
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Briefs: Energy
Applying a surface-active agent makes metal easier to cut and shape into parts and pieces.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Recovery of Mercury and Rare Earth Elements from Fluorescent Lamp Phosphors
This method will enable safer fluorescent light recycling.
Briefs: Motion Control
Power System for Hybrid Heavy-Duty Trucks
Electric motors and gas-alcohol engines could slash pollution levels and greenhouse gases from long-haul trucks.
Briefs: Materials
These robust materials convert excess heat energy into electricity.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This electronic skin can track heart rate, respiration, muscle movement, and other health data.
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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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Products: Test & Measurement
Processors, imaging sensors, dimensioning systems, and more.
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Briefs: Aerospace
The non-destructive coating has applications in structural health monitoring, aerospace, automotive, and military/defense.
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Articles: Wearables
Heartbeat-based biometrics, sonic-boom displays, and an artificial leaf.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Ultra-thin SiC microstructures enable batch fabrication of MEMS, NEMS, pressure sensors, and biosensors.
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Briefs: Materials
This plant-based material can be manufactured using water as a solvent instead of other harmful solvents.
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Briefs: Materials
Load-bearing structures in cars and airplanes could be manufactured from the metal foam.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
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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NASA Spinoff: Test & Measurement
Isolators used to control semiconductor manufacturing keep the James Webb Space Telescope steady.
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Briefs: Nanotechnology
Loosely connected disc-shaped “particles” can push and pull one another, moving together to transport objects.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
A new method of estimating the optimal trailing aircraft position in a formation increases fuel savings.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
These louvers provide passive thermal cooling for CubeSats.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This technology is a novel, rugged, and economic diagnostic and sensor platform technology.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
This microrobot with soft actuators can crash, fall, and collide without being damaged.
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Products: Test & Measurement
Vitrek introduces the PA920 Series ultra-high-accuracy power analyzer.
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Blog: Imaging
If a satellite breaks in orbit, there's not much that can be done. A professor envisions a new idea for refueling and repair.
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Blog: Materials
Tech Briefs in 2019 celebrated historic NASA anniversaries, new ways to power electronics, and innovative hacks of our “smartest” technologies.
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INSIDER: Materials
The challenge of building an energy future that preserves and improves the planet is a massive undertaking. Scientists and politicians have recognized the...
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INSIDER: Nanotechnology
A highly sensitive rectifying element in the form of a nanowire backward diode can convert low-power 100 nanowatt microwaves into usable electricity. The newly developed...
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INSIDER: Power
A new concept for an aluminum battery has twice the energy density as previous versions, is made of abundant materials, and could lead to reduced production costs and environmental impact. The...
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Blog: Materials
Parylene coatings are being used in the medical industry and even space. Our expert explains why.
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News: Medical
A wireless, wearable monitor built with stretchable electronics could allow comfortable, long-term health monitoring of adults, babies, and small children without concern for skin...
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