Available Technologies by Category
Atomic Layer-by-Layer Deposition of Platinum
  • Increase the utilization efficiency of platinum
  • Reduce the materials cost of fuel cells
  • Enhancement for certain catalytic reactions
6376
Method for Intracochlear and Vestibular Magnetic Stimulation
  • Provides hearing- magnetic fields couple with auditory neurons to produce excitation perceived by the brain was a sound signal
  • Better sound quality- more precise frequency resolution produces better sound quality
  • More reliable signal and decreased sound quality degradation- intervening tissues between array and auditory neurons are no longer a carrier for signals, which will prevent attenuation signal interference
7485
Fast Evaporating Polymers and Copolymers Cross-linking
  • Incorporation of small molecules that are capable of amplification
  • Residue reduction
  • Waste elimination
7472, 7645
Hairbrush Inspired by Cat Tongue Grooming Mechanics
  • Easy to clean: Easy removal of hair between bristles
  • Adaptable: Can conform over any curved surface
  • Effective: Claw-like shape of the spines enables a firm grip to any snag
7460
Incorporation of Phase Change Materials into Fibers
  • Improved thermally modulated fibers with high mass loading
  • Implementing a heat/sink source directly into the fiber next to the sorbent material
  • Enhanced pressure swing adsorption processes
7459
Method for Clinical T-Cell Expansion
  • Higher cell densities
  • Protection from high shear production environments
  • Reduced initial and operating cost
7434
Ultrasound System for Measuring Weld Penetration Depth
  • Real-Time – Potential to operate in a real-time welding environment
  • Reliable – Test have shown repeated accurate and precise results
  • Off-Life – Ability to check health and viability of welds
3348
Tensegrity Lattices for Structural Applications
  • Can be severely deformed and still not suffer permanent deformities
  • Provides high energy absorption while making possible to recover the geometry after impact
  • Concept can be immediately applied to larger structures
7425
Edge Viewing Photodetector
  • Efficient
  • Cheaper
3321
High-Frequency AIN-on-Silicon Resonant Square Gyroscopes
  • Low-cost –  Straightforward manufacturing process reduces cost and complexity
  • Higher frequency operation – Realizes higher frequency of operation for resonant gyroscopes and provides higher rotation rate sensitivity
6375
Reconfigurable Antennas for Radar Applications
  • Innovative — Origami-based accordion structure enables variable physical deployment of antenna
  • Reconfigurable — Varying extent of physical deployment reconfigures antenna frequency band, radiation pattern, and gain
  • Cost-reductive — Configurability allows for changing complexity of antenna packages
6357
Multi-Layer Inkjet-Printed Capacitors
  • Quick — Rapid fabrication of extremely high frequency (EHF) components in minutes
  • Low cost — Does not require a clean room and low chemical and material waste
  • Convenient — Equipment is small enough to allow on-the-spot printing and modifications in remote locations
6332
Apparatus and Method for Protecting Log Information
  • Hardware and software to prevent ‘log’ data tampering
  • System logs impenetrable and non-modifiable
  • Disables the ability to remove or tamper with trace data
6327
Contact Resistance Stabilization for Lead Free Surfaces
  • Efficiency — fuel flexibilty
  • Cost effective — single-step solution and less expensive materials
  • Lower operating temperature — clean production of electricity
3281
Sensing Methodology for Intelligent Traffic Sign Inventory
  • Ability to measure signs faster and safer
6321
A Solid Phase Reactive Separation System
  • Provides a streamline single unit operation for handling solid-phase reactors and chromatographic separators
  • Improves the effectiveness of reaction-separation processes for solid-phase reactants
  • Efficient and recycles the homogeneous catalyst
6308
Recyclable Organic Solar Cells on Cellulose Nanocrystal Substrates
  • Solar cells are recyclable through a low-energy process at room temperature
  • CNC substrates are fully biodegradable and made of renewable sources such as wood
  • CNC substrates have ideal optical and morphological properties combining high transparency with a very low roughness
6304
Light Powered RFID Tags
  • Ultra-thin
  • Highly flexible and conformable
  • Long sheltimes and operation times
3278
A Broadband Mm-Wave for Multi-Band Applications
  • Higher efficiency in the power back-off
  • Higher linearity in the power back-off
  • Higher modulation speed up-to Giga-symbols
7352
Antifolate Compound as Multi-Drug Resistant Pathogens
  • Novel structure with high binding affinity for DHFR
  • Demonstrated growth inhibition of numerous pathogens
  • Demonstrated antibacterial activity for mulit-drug resistant strains of E. coli, methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant E. faecalis & antifungal activity against amphotericin–resistant Candida albicans
6296