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High-Speed Measurement of Weld Penetration Depths	A fast, efficient, non-contact, and non-destructive technique for measuring weld penetration depths in thin structures The developed algorithms are computationally efficient, which makes the developed technique suitable for real-time and off-line inspections Can be used with a variety of welding processes	6977
High-Tech Infant Suit for Earlier Detection of Cerebral Palsy	Advanced: May allow for earlier detection of motor dysfunctions in order to begin therapeutic interventions as soon as possible Robust: Collects data from three limb segments on the leg for a multifaceted assessment Long-lasting: Uses one power source with regulated voltage in order to prolong the use of the device	7949
High-Throughput MSC Potency Assay to Bring Feasibility to Immune/Inflammatory Therapeutics	Reproducibility: The well-defined cellular environment of the device enables a highly reproducible MSC response not observed in 2D cultures. Scalable: The assay’s simplistic design is amendable to cost-effective scale up. Economical: The low cost of the microfluidic chip and the ease of implementing the assay into existing cell therapy manufacturing practices provide for low costs to enter the market.	8722
Highly Effective Motion Capture Marker for Small Aerial Robots	Robust: Improves the reliability and accuracy of the motion capture measurement by eliminating excessive reflection Easy to use: Consists of only a miniature driver circuit and illumination stripe while requiring a simple plug-in power supply to operate Lightweight: Accommodates small robots with limited payload capacity—total weight of an active marker is approximately 1 gram	8528
Highly Efficient Electrically Conductive Adhesives	The developed approach offers many advantages such as reduced materials cost Low processing temperature Compatible with low cost, flexible substrates such as paper and PET	5486
Highly Efficient, Durable Cathodes for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs)	More stable: The technique used enhances cathode durability while maintaining the high-kinetic electrode structure Stackable: The cathode design is suitable for implementation in a fuel cell stack Fast: The combination of nanoparticles and conformal coatings provides increased reaction sites and rapid transport paths	7256
Highly Sensitive Standoff Gas Sensing Using Carbon Nanotubes	Extremely sensitive gas sensor based on the change in resonant frequency of circuit caused by interaction of gas molecules with carbon nanotubes CNTs can be functionalized to detect one or more analytes with high specificity Sensor can be manufactured using inkjet printing technologies to reduce costs	5830
Hybrid Extrusion and Coating Technology	The technology provides dynamic, in-process patterning that will benefit the mass production of layer-based thin film devices This new approach allows for a purely additive approach to making layer-based devices and does not require an additional subtractive step The integration of CAD into the system allows for making complex patterns	6194
Hybrid Meta-Surfaces for Active, Non-Volatile Light Manipulation	Fast: Enables highly dense pixels with fast (nanosecond) switching capability Scalable: Can be fabricated with features down to nanometer sizes; the overall device can incorporate several meta-surfaces with different features over a large-size wafer Agile: Offers high switching robustness (up to 1012 cycles)	8530
Hybrid Molecular Catalysts: A New Blueprint for Catalyst Design, Preparation, and Testing	Attachment of molecular catalysts to solid supports can lead to new reactivity not seen under homogeneous conditions At an optimal atomic layer deposition (ALD) layer thickness, the molecular catalyst remains highly active while still being resistant to surface detachment and subsequent deactivation Catalyst separation and recovery achieved via a simple filtering and washing process rather than energy- and time-intensive distillation or re-crystallization processes In addition to the simple filter-and-wash process mentioned above, encapsulation requires only about 10 reaction cycles, making this process technologically and economically viable for large-scale manufacturing	8537
Hybrid Nanowire for Creating Mechanical Energy	Increased solar conversion efficiency Fibers increase the surface area of light exposure	4760
Hybrid Triboelectric Nanogenerator Harvests Mechanical and Electrical Energy	Sustainable: Harvests energy from the environment to minimize the use of non-renewable materials for power Highly efficient: Exhibits an unprecedented conversion efficiency of 50% to 85%, an area power density of 313 watts per square meter, and a volume power density of 340 kilowatts per cubic meter Powerful: Integrates with several other TENGs for output power of 1 megawatt	6606
Hybrid Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks for Effective Gas Separation	Tunable: Provides a mechanism for adjusting the porosity and functionality of ZIF materials to be used in a range of applications Advanced: Demonstrates significantly higher levels of separation selectivity from molecular mixtures of interest than previous ZIF models Scalable: Holds potential for large-scale CO2 separation in different materials, such as membranes and adsorbents	5925
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
Hydrogel-Based Artificial Ligaments Offer Substantial Improvements for ACL Reconstruction Therapies	This biocompatible hydrogel-based device is designed to reproduce natural ligament/tendon function to decrease the incidence of immune responses that lead to chronic inflammation. An alternative to standard artificial ligaments and tendons, the device is designed to be placed via non-invasive techniques, making it a safer alternative to current, invasive surgical methods. Non-biodegradable hydrogels are highly durable, potentially increasing the lifespan of the prostheses.	5386
Hydrogels for Controlled Delivery of Lysostaphin to Treat Staphylococcus aureus Infections	Injectable (or surgically applied) hydrogel formulation conforms and adheres to the fracture and surrounding tissue, ensuring efficient, local delivery of lysostaphin Localized treatments enable higher relative doses to be given at the site of infection, and enhanced stability from the hydrogel carrier may reduce the number of overall doses needed Tunable nature of the material provides control over the amount and time over which lysostaphin is delivered	7729
Image-Based Disease Severity Algorithm	The technology utilizes an image-based algorithm and automatic methodology to detect biomarkers in disease. It leverages a well-trained neural network on a dataset of healthy instances to learn the feature distribution of the healthy data. Anomaly detection algorithms generate anomaly scores based on properties of the neural network, providing a measure of severity by assessing how anomalous an instance appears compared to the healthy distribution.	9097
Improve the Reliability of Quantum Computers by Mitigating Measurements Errors	Increased reliability by 2-3x: Some current quantum computers have average measurement error rates ranging from 6%–8%, with worst case rates ranging from 25%–30%. Georgia Tech’s methods improve measurement fidelity by 2–3x. Improved usability: Implementation of the EDM uses the top-four mappings produced by the underlying mapping policy. Proactive: Using AIM to predict the state that is being measured and the error rate proﬁle of the machine, the predicted state can be proactively mapped to the strongest state using a speciﬁcally designed inversion string.	8207, 8208
Improved Adaptive Control System Using Selectable Parameters	Faster: Requires less complexity in the code, enabling faster control response times Smoother: Improves control stabilization and tracking performance Versatile: Augments existing nonadaptive control systems without modifying the gains employed in those systems	5619
Improved AZA-peptide Epoxides	Versatile: able to treat multiple diseases Can be administered with or without other protease inhibitors	3738