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Available Technologies by Category
Molded Microfluidic Fluid Cell for Atomic Force Microscopy	More precise — Three orders of magnitude decrease in volume of fluid containment when working with the microscope Cost-saving — Allows for the use of less analyte (important for drug companies)	4847
BrainBraille	Increased information bandwidth and speed for BCI devices Rapid learning of motions and associated meanings Enhanced accuracy	8088
MINTED: Simultaneous Deformation and Temperature Imaging	Simultaneous recording of small-scale temperature and deformation fields at high spatial and time resolutions Studies deformation, failure, and heating in a range of materials Analyzes/monitors heating and failure of MEMS devices, microchips, and circuit board	8064
Organ Transplant Decision Aid	Simple – easy-to-use interface for entering patient and donor characteristics Flexible – separate survival models use different variables which enhance the performance of each model Multifaceted – calculates survival probabilities for multiple organs where current technologies only determine survival probability for kidneys	8001
Lab-on-a-Headset Ocular Monitoring Device	Low cost Monitor both eyes simultaneously Can be remotely configured	7814
Durable, Water Repellent Coatings	Durable – coating is wear-resistant against many types of damage and retains its water repellent properties over a long period of time Low Cost – production process is simple and straight-forward Functional – can be used for both indoor and outdoor applications	7656
Electron Beam Induced Deposition of Nanostructures	Unique nano-fabrication process that allows direct-write of complex 3D nano-structures (e.g. cavities and overhangs) Fabrication process compatible with variety of materials on any substrates (planar and non-planar) Provides growth rate of amorphous carbon nano-structures 3 times greater than that of standard gas-phase FEBID	6998
Self-Roughening Concrete for Mass Concrete and Modular Construction	Less time Less cost Reduced safety concerns	6997
Surface Electrode Ion Trap for Cellular Analysis	Cells contained in charged droplets of solution and levitated above the surface electrode ion trapped by electromagnetic fields Enables sorting of cells by optical, chemical, and/or physical properties Merging of droplets is controlled allowing researchers to add chemicals and nutrients to cell environment one cell at a time	6970
Flexible Electrical Interconnects with Concave/Convex Platform	Co-fabrication of very complex interconnect structures for developing and testing different system topologies Improved system performance while increasing packaging density with little or no impact on the fabrication process steps used Complex shapes easily fabricated without compromising the mechanical strength or the electrical performance	6957
Pterin-Based Hydroxylation of Aromatic Monomers	Could provide substantial high value intermediates Enzymatic catalysis is more energy efficient, yields less (industrial type) waste than chemically based methods Higher level of precision than most chemical reactions	6943
Using Capillary Foams to Recover Spilled Oil	Improved performance- better solution over existing enhanced oil recovery mobility-control methods Effective- efficient capture of the spilled oil Low-cost- affordable materials	7102, 6941
Orthogonally Polarized Light as Selectable Wavelengths	Future UDWDM-PON application Simplified ONU Low power dissipation ONU	6916
Platinum-Based Nano-Cages for Fuel Cells	Reduce the cost of Pt-based catalysts due to ultrathin walls of nano-cages and optimized surface structure Technique successfully applied to variety of different Pd nanocrystal shapes: cubes, octahedra, decahedra, icosahedra, plates, nanorods, and nanowires to engineer surface structure ORR activity and durability of the Pt nano-cages are greatly improved compared to the commercial Pt/C catalyst due to the feasibility to use particles with larger sizes without compromising the specific surface area	6910
Large-Scale Manufacturing and Directed Assembly for Nanowires	Greater than 106 improvement in the rate of nanowire synthesis compared with the current state-of-the-art Applicable to diverse classes of materials, dopant concentrations, and morphologies Superstructure assembly is programmable via tip geometry and is material independent	6891
Aerodynamic Drag Reduction at Low Angles of Attack	Substantial drag reduction	3583
Nanoparticle Modulation of Thrombus Formation	Selective: Operates only in high shear blood flow as in a stenosis Improved Safety: Reduces the risk of bleeding complications from slow bleeds	7466
Fabrication of Slanted Electrodes in MEMS Devices	High Performance – slanted electrodes provide more capabilities and possibilities for MEMS devices Consolidated – reduces the need for large systems of MEMS Versatile – MEMS with slanted electrodes can be applied to many applications	7324
High Throughput Spectrometer	Low cost – decrease in the number of components decreases cost Compact – decrease in the number of components decreases size High resolution – improvements in hologram recording maintain high resolutions	3548
Integrated Force Sensing for Probe Microscopy	Optimization of the optical detection sensitivity in air or liquid Mini AFM configuration able to form images in very small volumes Multi-tip nanosensors with simultaneous, multifunctional capabilities	3527