Available Technologies by Category
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
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
Ultrasound Methods for Brain Imaging and Therapy
  • Cost efficient – fast localization, characterization, and control minimize costs
  • Does not require MRI – high-resolution mapping eliminates need for MRI imaging
  • Fast operation – operation can be performed in minutes
8035
Water Waste Removal using Magnetic Nanoparticles
  • Fast - The adsorption process only takes 30 minutes, and the treatment process only requires one step (i.e. no filtration).
  • Economical -  The method of preparing the magnetized nanoparticles is simple and cost-effective. Furthermore, a given batch of nanoparticles can be reused more than 20 times, with a 90% recovery rate.
  • Green - This does not introduce harmful chemicals, and enables the recovery and recycling of phosphorous.
6869
Smart Petri Chip: Electronic-Photonic Cellular Sensing Platform
  • Large-scale throughput, real-time cellular monitoring, and re- usability with no contamination
  • Easily and inexpensively replaced
  • Modules can be designed for various functions
6864
CECICS - Water Disinfection Device
  • Low cost - $0.10 per cubic meter of water treated
  • Low health risk
  • Low energy consumption
7981
A Machine Learning Algorithm for Material Property Predictions
  • Faster: this approach provides a speed up of several orders of magnitude relative to the current methods
  • Accuracy: despite faster speed, accuracy is not compromised
  • Efficient: solves electronic structure problems
7969
Congestion Control and Power Conservation in Wireless Networks
  • Energy Efficient – Components enter low-power mode when not actively in operation
  • Reduced Network Congestion – Cycles process prevents access points from becoming clogged with multiple data transfer processes
  • Higher Throughput – Unlimited amount of data can be transferred
7900
Infrared-Emitting Quantum Dots
  • Robust – more stable than current quantum dots
  • Tunable – optical properties are tunable based on size, structure, and composition of the quantum dots
  • Efficient IR-emission – allows for enhanced display definition and multi-band IR scene projection
7893
Methods of Recycling and Replacing Lithium Ion Batteries
  • Low cost – low energy use compared to other methods
  • Environmentally friendly – low emissions
  • High purity – accurate separation of high value metals from other components
7892, 7941