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Nanogenerator for Harvesting Energy	Compact – Easily used for small electronics Energy saving – Harnesses energy from human body and water wave motions	6668
Carbon Nanotube Cold Cathodes	More efficient electric propulsion Reduced power and mass expenditures Does not require gas flow to emit electrons	4127
Piezo-On-Diamond Resonators and Resonator Systems	Easy to use Customizable Compatible	3870
Eliminating Phase Separation Issues	Phase separation is eliminated Growth process is faster Processing temperatures are lower and over a wider range	5459
Ultra-Thin Interposer Assemblies for Higher Integrated Circuit Bandwidth	Scalable, with connections above, below, and beside the interposer Lower cost, less complex manufacturing through interposer-package integration Testable, both before and after device integration	5453
Translating Sound into Soft Touch for Haptic Devices	Low cost: Uses components that are less expensive than other high-tech options Better response: Responds more quickly and more refined/granular than existing products with slow and/or coarse responsiveness Enhanced performance: Achieves a silent, smoother, pulse-like response rather than an unpleasant push or buzz	5433
Periodic Arrays for Frequency-Based Beam Steering	Avoids individual control of array components Reduced cost, smaller design equipment	4716
Power Optimized Waveform	Range – greater wireless power range Efficiency – greater wireless power efficiency Reliability – increased wireless power reliability	4570
A Method for Preparing Electrically Conductive Carbon Nanotubes for Electronic Applications	Conductive – Anchored CNT structures achieve high electrical conductivity Strong – CNTs and metal substrates have high adhesion strength Heat resistant – Anchored CNT structures have high thermal resistance	4419
Proton Conducting Polymer Membranes	High proton conductivity Thermal stability Strong mechanical properties	3688
Fuel Cell Membranes That Operate at High Temperature	High conductivity at high temperature and low humidity Mechanically stable — PEMs do not tear or deform under normal operating conditions Reduced acid leaching — unique acid doping between layers reduces leaching, which prolongs the life of the fuel cell	4346
Advance Mobility Improvement for Organic Field Effect Transistors	Dramatic increase in mobility: Yields a 2-order-of-magnitude increase in charge transport Fast: Achieves 100-fold improvements after a mere 5 minutes of ultrasound Simple: Requires only low-intensity ultrasound and eliminates the need for dielectric surface modifications or post-deposition treatment of the device	5187
Optical Fiber-Based Solar Cells	Remote function Greater mobility Can be hidden and located off the surface where sunlight is unavailable	4520
Self-Aligned HARPSS Micromechanical Variable Capacitors	Results in larger-value capacitors Requires only three lithography masks	4359
Multi-Band Operating BAW Resonator	Extremely high resonator Q Simple fabrication process Robust design — not fragile	4927
MINTED: Simultaneous Deformation and Temperature Imaging	Simultaneous recording of small-scale temperature and deformation fields at high spatial and time resolutions Studies deformation, failure, and heating in a range of materials Analyzes/monitors heating and failure of MEMS devices, microchips, and circuit board	8064
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
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
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
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

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