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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
Polarization-Based Method for Mitigating Wireless Signal Interference Both During Transmission and Receipt	Improves mitigation of co-channel interference: Particularly useful for OFDM-based systems, this method improves mitigation of co-channel interference in the frequency domain. By optimizing the SINR as a function of the frequency component, this method provides improved suppression performance relative to single polarization-filter solutions. Maximizes SINR: A set of frequency-dependent MMSE filter weights can be applied to suppress interference, which maximizes the SINR. Flexible: This method can be applied to OFDM, CDMA systems, and various other communication systems having different modulation formats that may or may not require additional processing.	4087
Polymer Wrapping of Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes	Scalable – process can be easily scaled up to enable commercial applications Flexible – PMMA wrap can be applied through a variety of processing conditions Removable – helical wrap allows PMMA to be removed without damaging nanotube	7213
Polymer-Based Removal of Pollutants from Contact Lenses	Effective: Removes large-particle pollutants as effectively as traditional cleaning solutions, and removes smaller pollutants and microplastics with significantly higher efficacy Robust: Utilizes an elastic polymer that enables contact force between two elastic materials to do the work of removing particles of any size Safe: Eliminates the need for soaking and rubbing removal methods that may tear or damage contact lenses	8398
Polymer-Polymer Fiber Composite for High Thermal Conductivity	Better mechanical properties – Process creates polymeric resin that is stronger and tougher than current methods Easier to process – Polymers are easier to make and process than metal materials Tunable electrical capabilities – Can be made as conducting or insulating	7848
Poroelastic Solutions for Spherical-Tip Indentation	Robust: Provides a rigorous theoretical base that takes into account poroelastic coupling and the effects of Poisson’s ratio as well as the compressibility of both fluid and solid phases on force relaxation Intelligent: Can be used with sensors and processors to automatically direct an indentation tool and record pertinent data Flexible: Accommodates both permeable and impermeable indentation tools	7870
Portable Multi-Parameter Cancer Diagnostic Tool	Powerful: Simultaneously measures multiple tissue parameters to determine electro-thermo-mechanical properties Disposable: Uses single-use biochip components to eliminate cross-contamination Versatile: Uses a variety of other micromotion-capable actuators and extends to other manufacturing techniques and different length scales	7619
Portable, Reusable, Micropower Radiation Monitors Provide Real-Time Assessment of Radiation Risk	Innovative radiation detection system provides real-time, on-demand, micropower detection in a versatile design. The device materials offer higher conductivity (mobility) than silicon, resulting in reduced power needs (i.e., requiring power only during read-out). Selection and layering of channel and gate materials enables tuning devices for different radiation types.	8084
Post-Processing Side Chain Cleavage to Enhance Conjugated Polymers	Advanced: Can increase electrical conductivity of doped polymer films by tenfold while decreasing the Seebeck coefficient from 46 μV/K to 18 μV/K, resulting in a doubling in thermoelectric power factor Robust: Demonstrates an increase in both in-plane and through-plane thermal conductivity upon hydrolysis Best-in-Class: Surpasses the S/cm value of any currently reported oligoether/glycol-based CP system	8702
Power Generation via Traveling Domains	Improved methods and circuits for generating millimeter-wave oscillations High-speed microwave data links	5144
Power Optimized Waveform	Range – greater wireless power range Efficiency – greater wireless power efficiency Reliability – increased wireless power reliability	4570
Powered Bilateral Knee Exoskeleton for Rehabilitation of Children and Adults	Lightweight: Uses one of the lightest available electromechanical actuators—just 0.5 kg—along with a mere 1.5 kg for the exoskeleton assembly Back-drivable: Lowers the mechanical effort involved in back driving with a single-stage actuator Efficient: Reduces battery consumption compared with existing systems	8369
Precision Needle Positioning Robotic System for MRI Guided Injection	Increased accuracy — robot capable of less than 100 micron accuracy Increased speed — faster targeting of injection locations	8246
Predictive Maintenance System for Large-Scale Operations Offers Potential for Significant Cost Savings	Consistent workflow improvements: Offers repeatable and consistent enterprise-level improvements to the maintenance workflow. Proactive readiness: Improves maintenance scheduling, allowing for improved logistics, scheduling, virtual kitting, and part/component availability. Customizable: Customers can build and tailor their PMx solutions according to their needs, providing increased data control and an alternative to costly and limited solutions.	8793
Privacy-Preserving Remote Biometric Authentication	Protective: Designed to eliminate privacy concerns associated with databases of people’s faces Flexible: Supports various biometrics, including face, voice, iris, fingerprint, and gait Remote authentication: Eliminates the need to always possess the enrollment device	7885
PROGNOS: A Web-based Tool for Designing Engineered Nucleases	Algorithm specifically prepared to search entire genomes to identify off-target cleavage sites and design optimal primers for TALENs and ZFNs Available as a simple, user-friendly web-based tool; no extraordinary bioinformatics or biochemical skill required Capable of analyzing TALEN and ZFN sequences targeting human, rat, mouse, zebrafish, arabidopsis, yeast, D melanogaster,	6047, 6058
Prosthetic Anterior Cruciate Ligament	Simpler - Simplifies the operation Safer - Prevents unnecessary damage and morbidity at a donor site Readily available - Obviate need for harvest procedure	5856
Protecting Cache Memories from Eviction-Based Attacks	Robust to attacks – tolerates years of continuous eviction-based attacks Negligible slowdown – creates an miniscule slowdown of 1% Storage efficient – requires a storage overhead of less than 100 bytes for new structures	7979
Proton Conducting Polymer Membranes	High proton conductivity Thermal stability Strong mechanical properties	3688
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