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5 Ws Robotics, Automation & Control
5 Ws of a Self-Healing Robot
A team of researchers at Cornell Engineering has developed a soft robot that can detect when and where it was damaged — and then heal itself on the spot.

Briefs Design
Self-Healing Aluminum Metal Matrix Composite
NASA has developed a new metal matrix composite (MMC) that can repair itself from large fatigue cracks that occur during the service life of a structure.

Briefs Materials
Soft but Tough: Biohybrid Material Performs Like Cartilage
Producing biomaterials that match the performance of cartilage and tendons has been an elusive goal for scientists.

Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
Additive Manufacturing Utilizing a Novel In-Line Mixing System for Design of Functionally Graded Ceramic Composites
Exploring the development of a direct ink writing system with multimaterial and in-line mixing capabilities for printing inks composed of high solids-loaded ceramic particulate suspensions.

Briefs Materials
Hierarchical Diamond-Based Ceramic Composites
This research developed and utilized advanced processing, modeling, and micromechanical tools.

Briefs Materials
Biobased Carbon Fibers and Thermosetting Resins for Use in DOD Composites Applications
The aim was to use renewable resources derived from plants and other sources to prepare high-performance carbon fiber and thermosetting matrix resins with high strength and high thermal resistance.

Articles Materials
Solving Signal Interference Challenges in Aerospace and Defense Electronics
As the complexity of signal challenges in aerospace and defense technology increases, design engineers need to creatively combine materials to solve multiple problems at once.

Briefs Aerospace
Corrugated Rollable Tubular Boom
NASA’s new COROTUB boom is flattened, rolled, and stowed in a small package for easy transport to remote locations. When unfurled, it expands into a load-bearing structural boom.

Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
Multi-Material Manufacturing of Molded Composites
Researchers combined additive manufacturing with conventional compression molding to produce high-performance thermoplastic composites reinforced with short carbon fibers. The approach...

Briefs Photonics/Optics
Nanocomposite Material Protects Against Intense Light
Optical limiting — a manner of telecom switching without the use of electronics — is an all-optical method that could improve the speed and capacity of Internet communications. A...

Briefs Materials
Injectable, Flexible Electrode Could Replace Rigid Nerve-Stimulating Implants
By electrically stimulating nerves, this therapy can reduce epileptic seizures and soothe chronic pain without the use of conventional drugs like opioids.

Briefs Test & Measurement
Tool Calculates Materials’ Stress and Strain Based on Photos
The advance could accelerate engineers’ design process by eliminating the need to solve complex equations.

Briefs Materials
Foldable Solar Cells
Carbon nanotubes are used to create solar cells with unprecedented flexibility and resistance.

Articles Unmanned Systems
Advancing Metrology at Mach Speed
Drone-mounted inspection tools are breaking barriers for the F-35.

Briefs Materials
Healable Carbon Fiber Composite
The carbon fiber reinforced material can be repeatedly healed with heat.

Briefs Green Design & Manufacturing
Tires Turned into Graphene Make Stronger Concrete
An optimized flash process could reduce carbon emissions.

Briefs Aerospace
Calibration System for Automated Fiber Placement
The system creates accurate defect standards for in-situ inspection systems.

Briefs Materials
Water Purification System Engineered from Wood
The eco-friendly process removes heavy metals, dyes, and other pollutants.

Briefs Materials
Fatigue Behavior of an Advanced Melt-Infiltrated SIC/SIC Composite with Environmental Barrier Coating at 1200°C in Air and in Steam
SiC fiber-reinforced SiC matrix composites are being evaluated for aircraft engine hot-section components.

Briefs Electronics & Computers
Novel Whisker Mitigating Composite Conformal Coat Assessment
DoD electronics have an increased failure risk due to tin whisker short circuits, unless properly mitigated by design.

Briefs Aerospace
Bio-Based Polyurethane Containing Isosorbide for Use in Composites and Coatings
Polyurethane can be easily molded or cast into a film at ambient conditions.

Briefs Materials
Deployable Composite Boom
Applications include space structures, emergency shelters, backpack solar collectors, and inspection of hazardous environments.

R&D Nanotechnology
3D Printable Polymer Nanocomposite Ink
The 3D printable nanocomposite polymeric ink uses carbon nanotubes.

Articles Energy
2021 Create the Future Design Contest: Sustainable Technologies/Future Energy Category Winner — Multifunctional Bionanocomposite Fruit Coatings
The invention could capture the potential of the edible packaging market.

Articles Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Developing Thermoplastic Composites for Use in Commercial Aircraft
Thermoplastic composite materials (TPC) are gaining momentum for use in commercial airplanes and other aerospace applications, including electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
Macroflash Cup Cryostat
The compact instrument measures thermal conductivity of materials at below ambient temperatures.

News Manned Systems
Altair Honors Weight-Saving Innovations
Sustainable and stylish: two words not commonly paired but that aptly apply to this year’s Altair Enlighten Award winner for Sustainable Product – Vehicle, the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E. The...

News Materials
Weaving a New Future for Composites
The advantages of composites are rarely debated. Born mostly from aerospace research, incredibly light but strong creations such as carbon fiber have upended mass-to-strength formulas, changing the...

Articles Aerospace
New Composites Target EV Applications
Lightweighting solutions that are financially viable, reliable and sustainable for conventionally powered vehicles are arguably even more important for electric vehicles (EVs). Range anxiety remains...

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