NASA Tech Briefs’ Manufacturing & Prototyping Web page spotlights advances in manufacturing and fabrication processes, rapid prototyping, and digital prototyping, as published in NASA Tech Briefs magazine. Many of the Tech Briefs below are correlated to a Technical Support Package (TSP) or White Paper that can be downloaded free of charge.
Jul 2010
Processing Nanostructured Sensors Using Microfabrication Techniques
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Nanostructured sensors have uses in safety, environmental monitoring, fire detection, and security.
Standard microfabrication techniques can be implemented and scaled to help assemble nanoscale microsensors. Currently nanostructures are often deposited onto materials primarily by adding them to a solution, then applying the solution in a thin film. This ...Read More >>
Modular Habitats Comprising Rigid and Inflatable Modules
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Potential applications include hurricane-relief housing.
Modular, lightweight, fully equipped buildings comprising hybrids of rigid and inflatable structures can be assembled on Earth and then transported to and deployed on the Moon for use as habitats. Modified versions of these buildings could also prove useful on Earth as shelters ...Read More >>
More About N2O-Based Propulsion and Breathable-Gas Systems
A concept was evaluated of using nitrous oxide as (1) a monopropellant in thrusters for space suits and spacecraft and (2) a source of breathable gas inside space suits and spacecraft, both by exploiting the controlled decomposition of N2O into N2 and O2. Relative to ...
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Jun 2010
Practical Loop-Shaping Design of Feedback Control SystemsFully Printed High-Frequency Phased-Array Antenna on Flexible Substrate
May 2010
Turbomolecular Pumps for Holding Gases in Open ContainersSerrating Nozzle Surfaces for Complete Transfer of Droplets
Triaxial Swirl Injector Element for Liquid-Fueled Engines
Apr 2010
Coaxial Propellant Injectors With Faceplate Annulus Control Adaptable Diffraction Gratings With Wavefront Transformation
Mar 2010
Constant-Differential-Pressure Two-Fluid AccumulatorInflatable Tubular Structures Rigidized With Foams
Feb 2010
Venting Closed-Cell Foam PanelsChemical Machining of Microscopic Holes and Grooves in Glass
Two Concepts for Deployable Trusses
Jan 2010
Improved Attachment in a Hybrid Inflatable Pressure VesselElectrostatic Separator for Beneficiation of Lunar Soil
Dec 2009
Bonded Invar Clip Removal Using Foil HeatersGratings Fabricated on Flat Surfaces and Reproduced on Non-Flat Substrates
Fabricating Radial Groove Gratings Using Projection Photolithography
Nov 2009
Discrete Fourier Transform Analysis in a Complex Vector SpaceSelf-Assembling, Flexible, Pre-Ceramic Composite Preforms
Miniature Scroll Pumps Fabricated by LIGA
Oct 2009
Mercuric Iodide Anticoincidence Shield for Gamma-Ray SpectrometerImproved Method of Design for Folding Inflatable Shells
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