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Hyperpolarized contrast agents for MRI with long relaxation times
When the nuclear orientation of a material is hyperpolarized by techniques such as dynamic nuclear polarization, these materials can function as extremely effective contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In most cases, however, the…
Investigators
- Charles Marcus
Ice lithography for high resolution electron beam processing of fragile substrates
Electron beam lithography is a staple of microfabrication processes. The dominant practice, developed for silicon etching, first uses an organic photoresist to coat the substrate and then writes a desired pattern. However, this process can damage or…
Investigators
- Daniel Branton
- Jene Golovchenko
- Anpan Han
2D Dirac-Cone Metamaterials
Metamaterials are synthetic composite materials that exhibit properties not found in natural materials. This invention describes the fabrication of Dirac-cone metamaterials, with potential applications in a number of promising areas, including…
Investigators
- Eric Mazur
- Marko Loncar
- Yang Li
- Shota Kita
- Philip Munoz
- Daryl Vulis
Non-invasive real-time detection of hardware trojans
Integrated circuit (IC) trojans are a significant security threat to our communications, cloud and IT infrastructure. These rogue modifications to semiconductors can be triggered at any point and represent a latent risk. A hostile government or…
DBD
- Sam Liss
Investigators
- Marko Loncar
- Linbo Shao
Strong and flexible hydrogels below water freezing temperature
Hydrogels are highly absorbent gels in which the swelling agent is water. They’re used in a wide range of biomedical and commercial applications, such as tissue engineering, wound healing, cell culture, contact lenses, and disposable diapers. This…
DBD
- Christopher Petty
Investigators
- Joost Vlassak
- Widusha Illeperuma
- Zhigang Suo
Highly conformal tungsten nitride films for use in microelectronics and semiconductors
The invention describes a method of producing a uniform, smooth and conformal coating of tungsten nitride, synthesized by atomic layer deposition (ALD). The silver-colored coating (or film) is metallic and a good electrical conductor.
DBD
- Christopher Petty
Investigators
- Roy Gordon
- Jill Becker
- Seigi Suh
"MoleProbe": A real-time molecular diagnostic device
The invention is a novel engineering method for generation of freestanding 2-D and 3-D tissue structures. Biopolymers (proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids or combinations thereof) are deposited onto a transitional polymer surface with a…
Investigators
- Kevin Parker
Bubble expansion of homogeneous epoxy suspensions of nanowires and carbon nanotubes to produce large area films
The invention describes a general and scalable, low temperature method involving bubble expansion of homogeneous epoxy suspensions of nanowires and carbon nanotubes to produce large area films. The nanowires and carbon nanotubes are well aligned in…
DBD
- Christopher Petty
Investigators
- Charles Lieber
- Guihua Yu
- Anyuan Cao
Patterning of metals and metal compounds using ionotropic polymers
Patterning surfaces to create some function is a core technology propelling our technical society. The most important such technology, photolithography, is used to create IC chips with nanoscale features. It is also the most expensive with fab…
DBD
- Sam Liss
Investigators
- George Whitesides
- Michal Lahav
- Max Narovlyansky
- Adam Winkleman
- Raquel Perez-Castillejos
- Emily Weiss
- Leonard Rodriguez
Control over deposition of nanoscale materials using structured surfaces
The ability to precisely localize and control deposition of materials at the nanoscale is extremely important for a wide variety of emerging technologies. Many unique physical properties emerge only at the nanoscale and it is very useful to be able…
DBD
- Christopher Petty
Investigators
- Joanna Aizenberg
- Benjamin Hatton