October 2021 * Vol. 45 No. 10 Contents Features 8 Products of Tomorrow 14 Is the Future of Automation in the Manufacturing Sector Already Here? 46 Application Briefs 56 NASA Spinoff: Metallic Glass for Cobots, Coatings, and More Tech Briefs 20 Electrical/Electronics 20 Method Integrates Elements of Electronic Filters onto a Single Component 20 One-Atom-Thin 2D Magnet 22 Insulation Material Enables More Efficient Electricity Distribution 24 Device Detects Which Hand Gesture a Person Intends to Make 24 Coating Protects Fragile Quantum Electronics 26 Optics 26 Graphene-Based Photonics Devices for Remote Sensing 26 Material Increases Efficiency of LED Devices 27 Photonic Integrated Chip for Improved Light Control 27 Optical Coating Exhibits the Same Color in Reflection and Transmission 28 Coherent Optical Transistor 29 Imaging 29 Ruggedized Infrared Camera 29 Radio Signals Image Hidden and Speeding Objects 30 High-Resolution, Continuous Field-of-View, Non-Rotating Imaging System 31 Artificial Intelligence Creates Sharp Images from Blurry Photos 32 3D Motion Tracking System for Autonomous Technology 33 Test & Measurement 33 Photo-Induced Emission Analysis to Identify Surface Contaminants 33 Chemical Detection System for Low Concentration Levels 34 Macroflash Cup Cryostat 35 Using Silicone Wristbands to Measure Air Quality 36 Power & Energy 36 Safer, Less Expensive, Fast-Charging Aqueous Battery (Power & Energy continued on page 4) 2 Cov www.techbriefs.com ToC Tech Briefs, October 2021 14 10 49 Departments 6 UpFront 10 5 Ws 12 Q&A 55 Advertisers Index New for Design Engineers 49 New on the Market www.comsol. o mc CO MSO L NE SEW O SOL NE SIMULA TION MAG TIP THE MUL GAZINE HYSICS MULA TION MAG GAZINE Tida Simulat e T Harnessing P llP o w er Protects Sea Life ed urbine Design P AGE 26 a Special Advertising Supplement 1a - 44a COMSOL News COMSOL's annual multiphysics simulation magazine.http://www.techbriefs.com http://info.hotims.com/79418-936