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.
Feb 2012
Glovebox for GeoLab Subsystem in HDU1-PEM
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The semiconductor, biotechnology, and nuclear industries may have potential use for these gloveboxes.
The GeoLab glovebox was designed to enable the preliminary examination, by astronauts, of geological samples collected from the surface of another planetary body. The collected information would then aid scientists in making decisions about sample ...Read More >>
Modified Process Reduces Porosity When Soldering in Reduced Gravity Environments
A modified process yields lower levels
of internal porosity for solder joints produced
in reduced-gravity environments.
The process incorporates both alternative
materials and a modified procedure.
The process provides the necessary
cleaning action to enable effective bonding
of the applied solder alloy with the
materials to be joined.
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Jan 2012
Self-Healing, Inflatable, Rigidizable ShelterImprovements in Cold-Plate Fabrication
Fabrication of a Kilopixel Array of Superconducting Microcalorimeters With Microstripline Wiring
Dec 2011
Cryo-Etched Black Silicon for Use as Optical BlackCorrecting Thermal Deformations in an Active Composite Reflector
Advanced CO2 Removal and Reduction System
Nov 2011
Microfabrication of a High-Throughput Nanochannel Delivery/Filtration SystemMonolithic Flexure Pre-Stressed Ultrasonic Horns
Improved Design and Fabrication of Hydrated-Salt Pills
Oct 2011
Pallet Manufacturing Process and Machinery Using Recycled Plastic MaterialsTechnique for Configuring an Actively Cooled Thermal Shield in a Flight System
Sep 2011
Silicon Carbide Mounts for Fabry-Perot InterferometersMeasuring the In-Process Figure, Final Prescription, and System Alignment of Large Optics and Segmented Mirrors Using Lidar Metrology
Aug 2011
Metallization for Yb14MnSb11-Based Thermoelectric MaterialsSolvent/Non-Solvent Sintering To Make Microsphere Scaffolds
Jul 2011
Development of Position-Sensitive Magnetic Calorimeters for X-Ray AstronomyCryogenic-Compatible Winchester Connector Mount and Retaining System for Composite Tubes
Jun 2011
Graphite Composite Panel Polishing FixtureModifying Matrix Materials to Increase Wetting and Adhesion
Ridge Waveguide Structures in Magnesium-Doped Lithium Niobate
Material Gradients in Oxygen System Components Improve Safety
May 2011
Optimization of Indium Bump Morphology for Improved Flip Chip DevicesPre-Finishing of SiC for Optical Applications
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