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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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Drone and data capture system that measures biodiversity in remote, dense environments

Drone and data capture system that measures biodiversity in remote, dense environments

Unmet Need Biodiversity and ecosystems writ large are of tremendous importance to conservation science and ecology, as well as human health, security, and economic growth. However, human encroachment on habitat continues to increase while at…

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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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Wickless vapor chamber

Wickless vapor chamber

Value Proposition Thermal diodes are devices that rectify heat flows. Thermal diodes that have been reported suffer from drawbacks such as low diodicities (typically <1.1), reduced rectification (<10), and challenges to design a system to…

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InAS-based nitric oxide species gas sensor

InAS-based nitric oxide species gas sensor

Background Biological and chemical sensor systems are of great importance for monitoring medical and enviroumental conditions and for warfare threats. While great strides have been made in sensor technology over recent years, sensors are still…

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Transparent silver nanowire composite film and method of application for flexible touch screens

Transparent silver nanowire composite film and method of application for flexible touch screens

Unmet Need Current flexible touch screens employ complex haptic feedback for user perception and nanowire mesh materials that have high fog leading to decreased visual acuity. With a flexible display market expected to reach $65.3…

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Digital acoustofluidics: contactless liquid handling device via acoustic streaming

Digital acoustofluidics: contactless liquid handling device via acoustic streaming

Value Proposition For decades, scientists have pursued the goal of performing automated reactions in a compact fluid processor with minimal human intervention. Digital microfluidics (DMF) pioneers an appealing solution for economical automation by programmable manipulation…

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A room temperature method for producing noble-metal coated copper nanowires that maintains the optoelectronic properties of noble-metal wire at a lower cost

A room temperature method for producing noble-metal coated copper nanowires that maintains the optoelectronic properties of noble-metal wire at a lower cost

Unmet Need Transparent conductors are necessary components for smartphones, organic photovoltaics (OPVs), organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), flat panel displays, and touch sensors. Indium tin oxide (ITO) is the chief material utilized for this purpose…

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Acoustic imaging with metamaterial Luneburg lenses

Acoustic imaging with metamaterial Luneburg lenses

Unmet Need Controlling and focusing acoustic waves is a crucial component of fields such as ultrasonic sensing and speaker system design. Luneburg lenses, spherically symmetrical gradient refractive index (GRIN) devices with unique imaging properties, are…

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Acoustic lensing and holographic reconstruction with metamaterials

Acoustic lensing and holographic reconstruction with metamaterials

Unmet Need Manipulation of sound waves in air often requires many amps, transducers, and the electronics to control them, making applications like ultrasonic sensors for cars and wireless power transfer complex and power intensive. Acoustic…

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Specimen Box: A tangible interaction technique for object manipulation in world-fixed virtual reality displays

Specimen Box: A tangible interaction technique for object manipulation in world-fixed virtual reality displays

Unmet Need Despite the recent rapid development of virtual reality technologies, they still remain at the early stages of adoption partly due to the technical capabilities that greatly influence user experience. For example, selection and…

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A fault detection method to improve the high-volume manufacturing of energy efficient carbon nanotube field-effect transistors

A fault detection method to improve the high-volume manufacturing of energy efficient carbon nanotube field-effect transistors

Unmet Need Carbon nanotube field-effect transistors (CNFETs) have emerged as one of the most promising tools to improve the energy efficiency of next-generation integrated circuits (ICs), which are used in virtually all electronic equipment. However,…

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