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Carbon Nanotube Cold Cathodes More efficient electric propulsion Reduced power and mass expenditures Does not require gas flow to emit electrons	4127
Chemical Etching of Semiconductive Substrate Quick – wafers can be processed in parallel, as compared to only one at a time with the current approach Low cost – tooling for this approach is much less expensive than that required for the currently used method; simple, inexpensive chemical	6696
Cluster-Wells: Isolating Aggressive Tumor Cell Clusters for Improved Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment High performing: Demonstrates superior abilities to isolate CTCs without clogging the system or dissociating the clusters Low cost: Shows high potential for large-scale production because it uses simple equipment and a straightforward process Versatile: Isolates CTC clusters of any cancer type and uses hardware that can be modified to accommodate various devices	8203
CNT-Based Devices Using Thin-Film Technologies Requires very low operating voltage Yields a compact field emitter package Avoids electrical shorts caused by emitter-gate contact	5806
High-Resolution Pressure Sensors with Skin-Like Sensitivity Extremely sensitive: This sensor array provides 1,000x higher sensitivity than other technologies. Improved performance: The technology is fast-responding and stable.	5895
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
Low-Power Real-Time Ionizing Radiation Detector Sensitive: Detects the charge generated from the interactions of ionizing radiation within matter with a high level of precision and discerns X-ray pulses of varying dose Scalable: Covers a significantly larger detection area than other methods, ranging from 60,000 square micrometers to one square millimeter Responsive: Responds within microseconds and proportionately with the overall radiation dose when exposed to X-rays of varying tube voltage (energy) and tube current (number of particles)	8780
Low-Temperature Solution for Growth P-Typed Zinc Oxide Nanowires Can be used to create p- and n-type homojuntion ZnO nanowires. Nanowires as long as 340 µm were fabricated in a reproducible manner. Fabrication technique employs low temperature conditions in an aqueous environment.	6096
Quantitative Control with Ion Utilization Superior control over ionization process in duration, frequency, and polarity High MS sensitivity with minimal sample consumption and native protein conformation conservation Patterned ion deposition onto both conductive and insulating surfaces	7336
Self-Powered Highly Stretchable Sensing Interface for Gesture Recognition Self-contained: Includes a signal processing pipeline, providing gesture recognition for an extensive range of input modalities without the need for external power or sensing equipment Assistive: Enables eyes-free, unobtrusive, and ergonomic interaction with computing devices embedded in wearables Versatile: Demonstrates far-reaching potential for applications beyond gesture recognition including in actuation and data acquisition	7987
Superior Supercapacitors High performance: Achieves average energy densities as high as 90 Wh/Kg Scalable: Leverages a low-cost PAN fabrication process that dramatically increases surface area Widely applicable: Demonstrates potential for advances in a variety of energy storage and capacitive water desalination applications	6201
Thin Current Spreading Layers Improve Breakdown Performance Increases current uniformity: Improves cumulative current flow distribution from ~40% to ~100% of the p-type contact Improves breakdown performance: Avoids premature breakdown at the mesa edges making quasi-vertical devices comparable in performance to more expensive vertical devices. Improves Immunity to Etch Variation: Because current flow is no longer crowded along the mesa edges, process related variations in the mesa etching are less important to the diode performance.	8789
Three-Dimensionally Textured Photovoltaic (PV) Cells Powerful: Improves probability of absorption via a novel light-trapping geometry Practical: Eliminates the need for heavy, complex, costly, and failure-prone mechanical systems required by traditional planar PV cells to track the sun Reliable: Improves photon absorption probability even at off-normal azimuth angles, leading to more predictable performance across all seasons for terrestrial applications	2922

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