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Harmonic acoustofluidics for non-contact, dynamic, selective (HANDS) particle manipulation

Harmonic acoustofluidics for non-contact, dynamic, selective (HANDS) particle manipulation

Unmet Need Precise and selective manipulation of microscale particles and cells in liquid suspension (colloidal mixture) is a challenge in the fields of biomedicine and materials science. Current methods for the assembly of colloidal matter…

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Gene expression signature to predict sepsis mortality

Gene expression signature to predict sepsis mortality

Unmet Need Sepsis is responsible for half of the in-hospital deaths in the US. It is characterized by organ dysfunction resulting from an uncontrolled response to an infection. The standard treatment for sepsis includes source…

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Molecular Classifiers of Bacterial Infection

Molecular Classifiers of Bacterial Infection

Unmet Need Bacterial infections can lead to various outcomes, with septicemia posing significant morbidity and mortality risks for patients. Septicemia occurs when bacteria enter and spread through the bloodstream, triggering an extreme immune response in…

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Vectorial Fourier ptychography for high-resolution widefield polarization imaging in pathology and research

Vectorial Fourier ptychography for high-resolution widefield polarization imaging in pathology and research

Unmet Need In the United States, over 10,000 diagnostic imaging centers rely on microscopy for diagnostics, with 70-80% of healthcare decisions dependent on timely pathology-based tests, a demand that is expected to grow. Fourier ptychography…

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Chest Pain Assessment Tool (CPAT), a fast and convenient chest pain diagnosis decision aid software

Chest Pain Assessment Tool (CPAT), a fast and convenient chest pain diagnosis decision aid software

Unmet Need Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the US. More than 7 million people present annually to emergency departments with symptoms of chest pain. Nearly 2% are misdiagnosed as not having…

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GOPTICAS: Systems and methods for measurements of Gross Primary Production (GPP)

GOPTICAS: Systems and methods for measurements of Gross Primary Production (GPP)

Unmet Need Over geological timescales, nearly half of the world’s atmospheric oxygen (O2) has been generated in the ocean by marine organisms such as algae, plankton and seaweed. These organisms synthesize oxygen based off the…

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Identification and application of novel lipoglycodepsipeptide antibiotics

Identification and application of novel lipoglycodepsipeptide antibiotics

Unmet Need Antibiotic resistance (ABR) is a global public health concern. In 2019, an estimated five million deaths were attributed to antibiotic resistant pathogens. A recent study estimates that ABR could cause nearly ten million…

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Advanced remote monitoring and prediction of deep-seated landslide risk using SAR and physical modeling

Advanced remote monitoring and prediction of deep-seated landslide risk using SAR and physical modeling

Unmet Need Deep-seated landslides are some of the most catastrophic natural hazards, gradually moving almost imperceptibly over many years before suddenly collapsing in a dramatic fashion. Conventional prediction methods depend on physical access through boreholes,…

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A semiconducting material that switches between glass and crystalline states at lower temperatures than conventional inorganic semiconductors

A semiconducting material that switches between glass and crystalline states at lower temperatures than conventional inorganic semiconductors

Unmet Need In recent times, different forms of inorganic glasses have emerged that are distinct from what human civilization has been using for more than 5,000 years. Due to the advent of such glasses, a…

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Line-scan phase-resolved synthetic wavelength LiDAR using an off-axis holographic approach

Line-scan phase-resolved synthetic wavelength LiDAR using an off-axis holographic approach

Unmet Need High-resolution three-dimensional (3D) imaging techniques have seen widespread adoption as a means by which to develop a real-time map of the world around us, such as is needed by a variety of autonomous…

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Methods to implement three-dimensional (3D) sensing depth cameras

Methods to implement three-dimensional (3D) sensing depth cameras

Unmet Need Real-time high-resolution three-dimensional (3D) imaging is highly desirable in a wide range of fields including biomedical imaging, robotics, virtual/augmented reality, 3D printing, and autonomous vehicles. To accomplish 3D imaging, sensing depth cameras have…

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Vibrational Radar Backscatter Communications

Vibrational Radar Backscatter Communications

Unmet Need The advent of autonomous driving powered by computational detection and assessment of vehicle surroundings by things like vision and radar has shown a lot of promise for self-driving vehicles. However, these systems can…

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