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A Chip-Scale Linear Ion Trap to Enable Portable Mass Spectrometers Enabling: Can be used in the development of much smaller mass spectrometers than are currently available—from benchtop devices to handheld or even smaller instruments—which would extend their use to applications in which they are not currently cost effective High-performance: Provides better than unit-mass resolution and high detection efficiency, and operates at much higher pressures than larger mass analyzers, as shown during lab-based simulations Multi-modal: Allows for several different modes of operation and enables tandem(MS/MS or MS2) or multi-stage/sequential (MSn) mass spectrometry, greatly improving capability compared with other analyzers	8137
Assistive Stairs Utilizing Energy-Recycling Technology ERAS are the only energy-recycling device tailored for assistance during stair movement. The modular design of ERAS allow for quick and easy installation (and removal, if necessary) on top of an existing staircase without expensive remodeling. The low-cost and low-power design allow ERAS to be more affordable and practical to people with limited financial resources.	7596
Camera Positioning Mechanism Using Simulated Bio-Vision Actuators Accuracy – Closely replicates the agility of a biological eye Compact – Economical implementation	6056
CECICS - Water Disinfection Device Low cost - $0.10 per cubic meter of water treated Low health risk Low energy consumption	7981
Compressive Wireless Arrays for Bearing Estimation Efficient – Uses minimum possible samples to reconstruct space Passive – System listens to available signals, it does not send our signals that could cause interference Low Power – System uses low power consumption because it listens to available signals	4326
Container Security Device Versatile: can be used on various types of containers Facilitated communication: the door sensors are able to communicate with a controller Efficient: does not require reduction or intrusion of cargo space	4461
Cross-Coupled VCO With Phase Noise Performance Inherently separate device source nodes for the cross-coupled devices with no compromise on the VCO startup condition. The new topology ensures both low phase noise and low DC power. Superior close-in 1/f3 phase noise.	7176
Electrically Short Antenna with High Bandwidth Powerful – Antenna can be operated at high power levels Stealthy – Plasma version can be any length and can be hidden easily; can also be rapidly shut off to prevent radar detection Variable – Most of the design parameters can be rapidly varied, enabling a single antenna to potentially serve multiple purposes	6746
Electromagnetic Breach Detection Sensor Difficult to defeat — due to unique voltage patterns Works independently — not reliant on perfect connections to maintain functionality Ability to sustain a moderate amount of damage — to avoid incorrectly detecting a breach	3646
Electromagnetic Detecting and Energy Converting Coated Nanotubes Unlimited — No limit to energy collection Efficient Energy Collection — Useful in Solar Spectrum	6214
Enabling Privacy-Preserving Search Over Fuzzy Databases Privacy-preserving: Improves the security of biometric-based surveillance, identification, or searches for individuals using their biometric data over private databases Timely: Addresses the requirements of recent and emerging privacy protection regulations and policies Practical: Fills a gap in privacy-preserving search technologies, which currently do not accommodate searching of fuzzy data such as biometrics	8506
Frequency-Output Gyroscope Low-cost Constant resonant frequency of the drive mode Better sensitivity – minimal detectable frequency is only limited by short-term stability and counting period length	4682
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
Hyper Resonance Wireless Power Transmission Increases power transfer efficiency for wireless devices Reduces power consumption Improves signal-to-noise ratio	6291
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
IMUTube: Converting Videos of Human Activity into Virtual IMU Data Streams Automated: Automates wearable sensor data collection, which can in turn be used to train HAR models by simply giving them access to large-scale video repositories Accurate: Demonstrated recognition accuracy in some cases comparable to models trained only with non-virtual (“real”) sensor data in benchmark studies Superior: Outperformed models using real sensor data alone by adding only small amounts of real sensor data to the virtual sensor dataset in benchmark studies	8538
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
Inkjet Printed Reflect Array with Van-Atta Operation Low cost Fully inkjet-printed Flexible	7140
Integrated Force Sensor Fabrication Process Fast actuation Allows for integration of sensor cantilevers	3536
Low Function Electrodes for Flexible Electronics More stable low-WF materials — Replaces reactive metals with easy-to-use, stable materials with comparable performance Less complex — Eliminates the need for a glass barrier or encapsulation layers to protect the material Less expensive — Lowers the cost of production through faster, easier manufacturing	5645
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
Methods for Generating Palladium-Rhodium Hetero-Nanostructures Improved performance: Core-frame structure enhances shape stability and catalytic activity at high temperatures. Cost effective: Less rhodium is used than with other crystal growth methods. Simple: Crystals are formed in a scalable solution-based process.	6252
Mixed Quantum Dots for HD Displays	7177
Molecular Flux Measurement Device and Method Efficient: Enables a 3x increase in MBE speed compared with metal organic chemical vapor deposition Controlled: Provides flux stability and control by enabling in-situ measurement of a signal related to the flux, achieving 0.001% flux stability under optimal conditions Reliable: Enables signal measurement in real time, providing high accuracy and reproducibility	3556
Multi-Antenna Signaling for Low-Powered Communications Low-power: can substantially reduce the power required by electronics to perform data exchange Greater range: techniques yield greater operational distances Low costs: RF tags can be manufactured cheaply	5147
Multi-Band Operating BAW Resonator Extremely high resonator Q Simple fabrication process Robust design — not fragile	4927
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
Nanogenerator for Harvesting Energy Compact – Easily used for small electronics Energy saving – Harnesses energy from human body and water wave motions	6668
Non-Destructive Quality Control of Automated Weld Processes Eliminates cut checks: Provides a nondestructive method for evaluating weld quality Real-time inspections: Allows for automation of welding operations Goes long: Uses Lamb waves to test welds over a larger area than is possible using higher frequency ultrasound waves	5680
Periodic Arrays for Frequency-Based Beam Steering Avoids individual control of array components Reduced cost, smaller design equipment	4716
Piezo-On-Diamond Resonators and Resonator Systems Easy to use Customizable Compatible	3870
Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting from Hydraulic Pressure Fluctuations Novel high-energy density source based on pressure ripples within hydraulic systems Energy harvesting is enabled through multiple configuration of piezoelectric stacks Can be arranged in different configurations to maximize current while keeping voltage levels low	5886
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
Pulse Shaping for Radio Frequency Identification Tags	7246
Purely Passive Radio-Frequency Identification Powerful: Projected to support energy harvesting sensors at distances over 100 meters from readers and/or radio transmission sources Efficient: Enables conversion of RF energy at higher efficiency and at higher output voltages than current electronic energy harvesting methods Widely applicable: May advance RFID applications in a wide range of fields including computing, sensing, and communication	7194
Quad-Wing Flapping Micro Aerial Vehicle with Independent Wing Control Higher energy and endurance resulting in extended flight-times and payload capacities Higher agility compared to previous models Unique control system	5426
Reconfigurable Antenna Array with Multi-Feed Antenna Pixels Enables direct and intuitive programming of RF current distribution, simplifying the setting and prediction of the resulting antenna array pattern Allows broad bandwidth operation, i.e. S-band to X-band operation (2-12 GHz) Easy deployment is made possible by not mandating computationally intensive optimization	6433
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
REMS Sensors for Environmental Monitoring Low cost – decreases expenses by being compatible with existing UHF or microwave passive RFID integrated circuits Precise – because an RFID readers filters out unmodulated scatter components, an RFID-based REMS sensor is more precise Allows passive interrogation of the sensor	4561

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