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Available Technologies by Category
Water-Soluble Mold for Sample Analysis	Inexpensive: difference in materials used from existing practices, lowers manufacturing costs Universal adoption: no requirement of expensive cleanrooms facilities and associated personnel Environmentally: conscious- non-toxic process eliminates need for organic solvent and waste treatment	8138
MANTIS: Wireless YouTube Load-Shifting	Shorter download times- videos are downloaded during non-peak hours Decreases data usage- due to less online traffic during download Less cost- due to less bandwidth required	8155
Alternative Methods for Producing Fixed Nitrogen	Increased efficiency - directly oxidizes nitrogen to create nitric acid Sustainable practice - less energy-intensive process than existing practices Cost saving – elimination of heat and pressure during production	7924
Variable Center of Gravity for Coaxial Aircraft	Efficient- improved payload capacity and increased efficiency Cheaper- reduction in maintenance cost per flight hour due to decreased complexity of rotating components Simpler- reduction in the mechanical complexity	7654
Soft-Switching, Solid-State Transformers and Converters	Cost savings- larger transformers are expensive to build and costly to maintain Space savings- simple, symmetrical architecture with minimal device and component count Higher reliability- less power losses	7292
A Technique for Integrating Photographs for Medical Imaging Examinations	Prevents the application of incorrect patient identification at the time of medical image generation Allows the correlation of serial imaging studies by ensuring that all studies are from the same patient Avoids the generation of incorrect reports	6402
Online Semantic Analysis by Text Embedding	Better performance compared to the conventional natural language processing methods	7869
Digital-to-Analog Converter Model for Optical Link Simulations	Efficient- can simulate frequency dependent effects in a computationally efficient manner	7593
Constellation Diagrams to Model Biomolecules’ Electrostatic Properties	Low computational cost – reduces algorithm run-time via reduction in complexity of computing molecular electrostatic properties Digitally encoded molecular electrostatic properties – utilizes orthogonal basis functions Visual toolsets- to analyze molecular electrostatic properties and generates 4D plots of molecular electrostatic properties	8245
Stackable Isolated Voltage Optimization Module	Provides the ability to boost or buck the voltage of in one phase of a three phase circuit without affecting the corresponding phase angle Enables autonomous operation and control	7294
Storage Media for Determining Optimal Respiratory Treatment	Automatically determines optimal radiation therapy treatment phase Enables higher, more effective radiation dosage amounts Minimizes unnecessary radiation to normal surrounding tissues	6926
Self-Assembling Peptides for Cell and Notch-Ligand Delivery	Hydrogels are biocompatible, easy to modify and biodegradable Could be applied in a more platform-like manner by incorporating other peptides to repair cardiac or other tissues The peptide sequence activates signaling of pathways improving the growth or replication of tissue or cells	6480
Purification of Cell Mixtures Using Molecular Beacons	Purified cardiomyocytes can be used to regenerate damaged cardiac tissue in vivo This method can be used to purify other types of stem cell derivatives It can also be used to develop pure laboratory cell cultures for pharmacologic testing and research	6463
Dynamic Stochastic Optimal Electrical Power Flow Control	Enables multi-objective optimal control capability to complex electrical power systems Uses nonlinear optimal control techniques, such as adaptive critic designs and the model predictive control method Allows seamless integration of intermittent renewable generation resources	5996
A Screening Method to Detect Ovarian Cancer	Early stage detection Highly accurate Minimally invasive	7028
Microfluidic Platform for Phase Separation of Aqueous Solutions	Efficient workflow- sample removal and analysis can be performed without manual oversight Smaller sample size- less sample volume required alleviating dilution of low concentration solutions that is common in alternative sample preparation workflows Faster process- thermoelectric cooling can induce separation in a matter of seconds with precision and tunability	8247
Method for Measuring Quality of Dielectric Liquids	Broad applications — can be used for any system that uses weakly-electrolytic fluid Low cost — more accurate results prevent premature fluid changes Efficient — highly sensitive measurements in very short time periods	3900
Compositions & Methods for Using NADH Oxidases	Biocatalysis is used in many industries including food, bioenergy, & pharmaceutical. Recycling cofactors is necessary to control costs of biocatalysis reactions. NADH oxidases convert NADH to NAD+, a major cofactor involved in biocatalysis.	4698
Electronic Barrier and Enforcement System and Method	Improve overall performance of the transportation system while reducing enforcement costs and need for law enforcement resources Reduces the need for a physical barrier between the HOV/HOT and general purpose lanes Addresses traffic management problems through the implementation of automated electronic enforcement of barrier to integrity	4613
Hydrogel Surfaces for Modulation of Cell Secretory Activity	Multiple formulations – set of hydrogel formulations to control the secretory behavior of cells Customizable – hydrogels can be tailored to exhibit a range of mechanical and biochemical properties: Mechanical properties controlled by length and concentration of polymers, concentration of free radical initiators, curing time Biochemical properties include what peptide, lipid, carbohydrate or other moieties are incorporated into the hydrogel network. Can be formed as flat surfaces or three dimensional matrices	8016