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Composite Hybrid Electrode Material Composed of Alumina, Titania, and Carbon Nanotubes
  • The invention is a new composite electrode material designed for use in supercapacitors. 
  • The innovation is composed of a hybrid composite material with a thin coating of alumina and titania which allows energy storage systems to have increased energy density, power density, and cycle life.
  • The new composite hybrid electrode is fit for use in renewable energy systems, consumer electronics, aerospace and defense, and can provide a more efficient solution.
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Acousto-Optical Sensors for MRI Safety Evaluation
  • The invention is an acousto-optical sensor that can measure the SAR (specific absorption rate) in its environment through temperature and the radio frequency (RF) field.
  • The innovation can be used to improve patient safety during MRI scans and to ensure MRI-compatibility for medical implants.
  • The solution is more compact and flexible than market alternatives
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Nanocomposite Film for Volatile Organic Compound Sensing
  • The invention is a new type of chemoresistor capable of sensing volatile organic compounds (VOCs). 
  • The chemoresistor is comprised of a conductive nanoparticle surrounded by a polymer matrix which allows for the chemoresistor’s
    resistance, sensitivity, and target VOC to be adjusted.
  • The nanocomposite can be placed on electrodes through drop casting, dip coating, and painting, which provides a cheap, simple and sensitive sensor ideal for fieldwork.
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mmWave Reconfigurable and Miniature On-Chip Filter Based on Vanadium Dioxide
  • VO2-based combline electromagnetic filter dynamically modulates millimeter wave 5G/6G passband frequencies above 30 GHz using phase-change properties to adjust transmission line lengths with heat.
  • Compact on-chip technology streamlines control, accommodates complex shapes and multiple bands, and minimizes insertion loss, addressing spatial, acoustic wave filtering, and efficiency challenges in mmWave arrays.
  • Designed for 5G and 6G networks, it enables flexible band switching above 30 GHz, addressing key technical challenges and supporting high-performance telecommunications demands.
     
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Taskr: Fast and Easy Mobilization of Spot Tasks in Web-based Enterprise Applications
  • The invention is a new, do-it-yourself mobilization solution that users of any skill level can rely on to mobilize their spot tasks. 
  • Taskr uses remote computing to achieve code-less mobilization, which allows for flexible movable delivery, where users can execute their spot tasks through platforms like Twitter or Email. 
  • The new innovation empowers users to drive mobilization efforts themselves by limiting coding skills needed for development of mobile apps and mobilizes spot tasks to execute them through various mobile modalities such as app, Twitter DM, text, email etc.
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An Approach to Human-Robot Collaborative Drilling & Fastening in Aerospace Final Assembly
  • The invention is a new, collaborative, and adaptive robot-based approach to complete drilling and fastening tasks autonomously in an adaptable, unstructured environments using an expert demonstrator and human operator. 
  • The human trains the robot to autonomously complete tasks by defining its environment and demonstrating how to locate, classify, and insert fasteners into a fuselage using a camera and 3D sensor that surveys the area. 
  • While the system starts with no information, it can use online and offline learning techniques to develop a data bank of information to utilize throughout the insertion process.
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An Improved Lattice-Reduction-Aided K-best Algorithm for Low Complexity and High Performance Communications
  • The invention is a more efficient, less complex version of the LR-aided K-best algorithm as it achieves the same performance as existing algorithms and can perform more computations in less time. 
  • The algorithm can be applied to any device using the next generation of wireless communication including home networks, cellular systems, and wireless networks.
  • The new innovation allows for lower complexity operations, higher system throughput, and a better scalability. 
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Inkjet Printed Multi-Layer mm-Wave Antennas and Passive Components
  • New manufacturing inkjet printing process to create massively scalable 2D and 3D antennas and passive components allows for rapid fabrication and low costs.
  • The novel innovation is both flexible and portable, enabling on-demand customization with minimal additional costs.
  • The ink manufacturing process has extensive applications from printed RF capacitators and inductors to smart cities, wearables, and skins.
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Adaptive Medical Image Recognition System with Limited Data Transfer Learning
  • Adaptive medical image recognition system that utilizes transfer learning to overcome limitations caused by minimal amounts of data.
  • Novel innovation transforms generic models into application-specific ones and overcomes the limitations of traditional systems that are often tailored to specific domains or imaging devices.
  • New image recognition system can be used for diagnostics and analysis as well as medical condition monitoring.
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Derivative-Free Output Feedback Adaptive Control for Vehicles
  • New Derivative-Free Output Feedback Adaptive Control for Vehicles improves adaptive control stabilization and tracking performance while achieving a simpler architectural model.
  • Innovation allows for faster adaptation and can be used for aircrafts, missiles, spacecrafts, industrial process, automotives, and airframes.
  • Novel technology uses generalization of assumptions to reduce modeling error while maintaining robustness and improving performance.
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Ultra-Thin Interposer Assemblies for Higher Integrated Circuit Bandwidth
  • New ultra-thin interposer aims to achieve high bandwidth in telecommunication processes by using an ultra-small pitch structure and ultra-high density interconnections.
  • The innovation allows for a great increase in bandwidth as well as a decrease  in complexity and costs in comparison to current solutions.
  • Novel invention provides advantages such as scalability, testability pre and post integration, and thermal flexibility for situations needing thermal isolation and conduction.
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Low-Cost, Efficient Intracellular Delivery of Proteins and Nucleic Acids via Hydrophobic Ion Pairing
  • Safe and efficient approach of delivering therapeutics to disease by mixing cargo and charged hydrophobic ions with cells.
  • Applications in therapeutic/drug delivery, protein transduction reagent, and gene transduction reagent.
  • Enables efficacious delivery of a wide range of protein and nucleic acid therapeutics.
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Scalable Manufacturing Approach of Graded Polymer Thin Film Has Potential for Widespread Use
  • Combines slot die coating with a custom roll-to-roll imaging system to allow for efficient, rapid, and scalable fabrication of high-quality gradient thin films.
  • An improved manufacturing process over existing techniques because it uses broad material combinations and yields higher quality patterned thin films.
  • Incorporates multiple materials to increase the application of patterned thin films across industries, including microelectronics, energy technologies, and environmental systems.
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Improving Quantitative Phase Imaging to Enhance Reliability and Broaden Applications
  • Universal application of an OBM/qOBM optical phase imaging device is made possible by the optimized SNR that identifies configurations with fewer limitations (e.g., conditions, tissue).
  • The simulated SNR can identify non-intuitive geometries for optical phase imaging devices that previously may not have been identified by the arduous experimental optimization process. 
  • Optimized SNR when OBM/qOBM devices take in-vivo and in-situ measurements have been proven reliable across multiple types of tissue.
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Magnetohydrodynamic Drive for Gas Production in Microgravity
  • Novel technology using magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) forces for gas production and phase separation in microgravity environments.
  • Unifies gas generation and phase separation stages, eliminating the need for moving parts and enhancing reliability.
  • Versatile applications in space exploration, satellite propulsion, in-space manufacturing, and other areas, offering efficient and dependable gas production solutions.
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Leverage the Advantages of Aluminum Nitride for Superior Ultra-Wide Bandgap Semiconductors for High-Power, High-Temperature Diodes and Transistors
  • Metal modulated epitaxy method enables the production of p-type beryllium-doped aluminum nitride films as key components in ultra-wide bandgap semiconductors for the first time. 
  • Achieves high reverse breakdown voltage—a significant advantage over wide bandgap materials such as silicon carbide and gallium nitride.
  • Improves current conduction over best previous results in p-type aluminum nitride (AIN) by 30,000,000 times and n-type AlN by 6,000 times.
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Mechanocatalytic Depolymerization of Plastics
  • A new process for recycling plastics has been created where plastics are broken down simultaneously by mechanical and catalytical forces.
  • This chemical recycling has less economic costs, produces less wastes, and allows for an increase in the number of different types of plastics that can be recycled.
  • The process also provides a convenient solution as it is highly scalable, requires less volumes of catalysts, and can be fueled by electronic and renewable energies.
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Messenger RNA–Based Expression of Cardiomyocyte Phenotype Sensors and Differentiating Genes for In Vitro Correction of Cardiac Disorders
  • This invention uses a gene therapy as a direct treatment for symptomatic bradyarrhythmia and removes the needs for implantation of electronic pacemakers.
  • The innovation does not lead to spillover to the liver, spleen and lungs; allows for mRNA gene transfer to stay focal to the injection site; and does not have danger of integration into the host’s DNA.
  • The new gene therapy could be used as first-line treatment of arrhythmias and consequent ailments and to circumvent the need for major surgical interventions.
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Dominance-Based Wireless Communication and Associated Solutions
  • A new method of wireless communication has lessened  the need for multiple channels and time durations, by creating a system where many transmitters can simultaneously transmit and increase network throughput.
  • This new system yields higher spatial reuse, reduces the latency of data reception, and improves loss performance and can be used in most wireless network scenarios.
  • The dominance based technique uses collection of information coding, and other supporting mechanisms in order to prevent the waste of communication resources.
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Smart Nanosensor-Embedded Stent System for Wireless Surveillance of Restenosis in Coronary Artery Disease
  • An electronic stent that incorporates an ultrathin stretchable wireless sensor for continuous surveillance of restenosis along with neointimal proliferation and plaque deposition.
  • There is no existing system that offers a clinically practical solution for continuous, real- time detection of both restenosis incidence and progression.
  • This device will profoundly decrease the number of healthcare dollars spent on repeated revascularization due to restenosis in CAD.
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