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Monolithically-integrated graphene structures as sensors
Graphene is a single, atomic-layer thick two-dimensional sheet of bonded carbon atoms that is characterized by superb electric and mechanical properties, thermal conductivity, and optical transparency. Graphene is a promising candidate material for…
DBD
- Christopher Petty
Investigators
- Charles Lieber
- Jang-Ung Park
- SungWoo Nam
Controllable motion damping for prosthetic limbs and robotics
The technology offered here provides instant damping control and tunable shock absorption in low-power mechanical systems. The invention is a soft structure which contains magneto-rheological fluid (MRF), which hardens under applied magnetic fields.…
DBD
- Sam Liss
Investigators
- Robert Wood
- Carmel Majidi
Scalable room temperature solid-state quantum information processor
A team of Harvard, CalTech and Max-Planck-Institute physicists led by Mikhail D. Lukin has proposed an architecture for a scalable, solid-state quantum information processor capable of operating at or near room temperature. The architecture is…
Investigators
- Mikhail Lukin
- Norman Yao
- Alexey Gorshkov
- Peter Maurer
- Geza Giedke
- Juan Cirac
- Liang Jiang
Origami-inspired, versatile fabrication of millimeter-scale mechanical devices
The fabrication of mechanical devices on the millimeter scale is a critical capability for autonomous microrobots and micromanipulation devices, and is important to manufacture active components in optical switches and smart antennas. However,…
DBD
- Sam Liss
Investigators
- Robert Wood
- Pratheev Sreetharan
- John Whitney
Technology to Detect Hardware Trojans, Maliciously Embedded into ICs
One of the greatest threats to security are Trojans - rougue modifications to ICs that create a latent security risk. This theat, which is very much an unspoken threat, is of great importance to chip manufacturers, software companies and systems…
DBD
- Sam Liss
Investigators
- Hsiang-Tsung Kung
- Dario Vlah
Eliminating the bottleneck in WiFi networks: New protocol delivers order-of-magnitude increase in performance
Have you ever been to a very busy coffee shop, hotel lobby or conference and been unable to access WiFi? Wi-Fi networks based on the 802.11 set of standards are pervasive, but have a fundamental performance bottleneck that limits the practical…
DBD
- Sam Liss
Investigators
- Hsiang-Tsung Kung
- Tsung-Han Lin
Multi-resistance states through electrically-driven phase transitions in VO2/HfO2/VO2 heterostructures on silicon
Key advantages of memory chips fabricated using the Harvard process include faster access time, smaller die size and lower power, all "holy grails" of the memory market. This invention is part of a portfolio of IP, starting with a basic patent for a…
DBD
- Sam Liss
Investigators
- Shriram Ramanathan
- You Zhou
- Zheng Yang
DBD
- Sam Liss
Investigators
- Conor Walsh
- Samuel Kesner
- Joshua Gafford
- Zivthan Dubrovsky
- Benjamin Goldberg
- Michael Karpelson
- Kathleen O'Donnell
- Robert Wood
- Michael Smith
Vertical support structure to realize photonic structures from bulk substrates
This invention is a major step forward, consisting of a 3D nanofabrication method to fabricate the nanophotonic devices from the bulk crystal. It enables chip-scale nanophotonic devices with properties not available in conventional thin films. This…
DBD
- Sam Liss
Investigators
- Marko Loncar
- Michael Burek
Achromatic multi-zone metalens for AR/VR systems
Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) hardware is composed of optical elements, displays, sensors and electronics. Optics in particular are highly important to the quality and experience of AR/VR, and classical optical devices impose…
Investigators
- Federico Capasso