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Lensfree Microscopy for Ultrafine Particulate Matter Monitoring
This system monitors ultrafine particulate matter and pollution in the air using compact, inexpensive, and portable devices, which enable time-resolved measurements particle sizes. It could be used to implement a dense network of devices, which provide ultra-precise real-time monitoring of air content and quality levels.
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Particulate matter...
Published: 10/11/2023
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Inventor(s): Euan Mcleod, Maryam Baker
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Air/Water Purification, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection > Inspection
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Photothermal Microscopy Using Whispering Gallery Microcavities
This invention uses a photothermal spectroscopy method to detect and identify individual molecules/particles without the use of fluorescent tags or radioactive ligands. Whispering gallery optical sensor technologies are on the cutting edge of biosensing technology. Photothermal microscopy has found applications in diverse fields, including materials...
Published: 9/5/2023
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Inventor(s): Tsu-Te Su, Shuang Hao
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Medical Imaging, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics
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Method and Apparatus for Snapshot 3D Imaging of Mechanical Structure at Resonance Frequency
This invention is a method and apparatus that can measure the mechanical resonance and mode shape of a mechanical structure. The apparatus can provide important information regarding the structure of an object under different loading and operating conditions. This can help designers and engineers to create a robust mechanical design, to verify the results...
Published: 8/1/2023
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Inventor(s): Stanley Pau
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Industrial & Manufacturing, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences
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Synthesis of New Deuterated Organic Comonomers and Deuterated High Sulfur Content Polymers for Optics and Photonics
This technology is new molecular design approach to prepare high refractive index polymers with enhanced medium wavelength infrared (MWIR) and/or long wavelength infrared (LWIR) transparency that are prepared from reacting with elemental sulfur with deuterated comonomers. The polymers described herein are chalcogenide hybrid inorganic organic polymers...
Published: 7/18/2023
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Inventor(s): Dong-Chul Pyun, Robert Norwood, Jon Njardarson, Haziq Qureshi, Tristan Kleine, Kyle Carothers
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Materials > Polymers, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection
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A Gamma-ray Photon Counting Detector Based on Side-readout of Monolithic Scintillator Layers
Researchers at the University of Arizona have developed a gamma-ray photon counting device that works similarly to PET, but with a novel architecture that improves the accuracy and speed in determining the location of the biological targets, and is less costly to manufacture.
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Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is a common and reliable...
Published: 11/22/2023
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Inventor(s): Lars Furenlid, Xin Li
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Medical Imaging, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection
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Real Time CGH Calculation and Beam Tracking
This technology is a new method of steering laser beams in LiDAR systems. Based upon live camera information, it creates a computer generated hologram (CGH) used to focus the LiDAR scans on specific areas of interest, improving real-time detection and tracking of important objects in the field of view.
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Light Detection and Ranging, or LiDAR,...
Published: 4/3/2023
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Inventor(s): Yuzuru Takashima, Chin-I Tang, Xianyue Deng
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection > Remote Sensing, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Lasers & Other Sources
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MEMS-Based Hybrid Beam Steering for LIDAR
This technology is a LiDAR (light detection and ranging) beam steering system designed to increase scanning range while keeping quality resolution using a microelectromechanically (MEMS) controlled mirror. This allows a single focused beam to be reflected over multiple angles, greatly increasing the possible scanning range. The mirror is specially designed...
Published: 4/3/2023
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Inventor(s): Yuzuru Takashima, Brandon Hellman, Joshua Rodriguez, Young Kim
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection
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Wavelength Diversity Detection for Holographic Data Storage System
The technology is a method to reduce noise in third generation technology optical discs that record up to 8TB of information. A technique responsible for the increase in the signal-to-noise ratio uses a wide spectrum laser to sense noise and respond in a way that enhances the signal.
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Optical discs can only hold so much information before...
Published: 4/3/2023
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Inventor(s): Yuzuru Takashima, Yusuke Nakamura
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Data Storage, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Lasers & Other Sources, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection
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Hybrid Pyramid-Shack-Hartmann Wavefront Sensor
This invention describes a novel design for a wavefront sensor that provides high sensitivity, wide dynamic range, and linearity.
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Wavefront sensors are at the forefront of adaptive optics, a field that has seen massive interest and growth, and continues to have incredible potential. An essential element of any adaptive optics system...
Published: 4/3/2023
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Inventor(s): Michael Hart, Charlotte Guthery
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Sensors & Controls, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection
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mmWave Radar Based System for Extracting Human Skeleton
Millimeter-wave technology offers users detailed views of body parts through walls or other obstructions. This invention generates and measures an RF signal (millimeter wave) and processes the data with machine learning to extract and identify body motion within a region. Unlike other systems that focus on breathing or heart rate, this system can distinguish...
Published: 4/3/2023
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Inventor(s): Siyang Cao, Arindam Sengupta
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Electronics, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection
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