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Unlocking High n+ Carrier Concentrations in Germanium for Advanced Devices
Germanium (Ge) holds great promise for the next generation of silicon CMOS-compatible devices due to its exceptional properties, including high electron and hole mobility and the ability to be grown directly on silicon substrates. However, a…
Investigators
- Eric Mazur
- Michael Aziz
Scalable method for manufacture of thin film photovoltaic devices
Photovoltaic devices based on perovskites hold the potential of thin, light structures and very high efficiencies. However, the instability of perovskites in air leads to very short device lifetimes (on the order of hours), and thus silicone-based…
Investigators
- Roy Gordon
- Christina Chang
- Luke Davis
Multifunctional nanofiber materials for mechanical and thermal protection
Protective equipment provides safety for users from hazardous conditions; however, the equipment and the materials that it's made from are usually designed to protect against a single threat. When an operator needs protection from different hazard…
Investigators
- Kevin Parker
- Grant Gonzalez
- John Zimmerman
Electrically Controlled, Shape Morphing Dielectric Elastomer Devices
Soft materials, such as elastomers, can be used as actuators and provide much larger dimensional changes, compared to piezoelectric and electrostrictive materials. However, these dimensional changes in elastomers do not result in more complex shape…
Investigators
- David Clarke
- Ehsan Hajiesmaili
Stick-on Large-Strain Sensors for Soft Robots
Soft robots require sensors that are soft, stretchable, and conformable to preserve their adaptivity and safety. This technology provides “stick-on” large-strain sensors for soft robots and enables novel functionality for wearable robots, serving as…
Investigators
- Robert Howe
- Zhigang Suo
- Canhui Yang
- Sibo Cheng
- Yashraj Narang
Promising new hand disinfection technology to eliminate pathogens
Pathogens found in the air and on surfaces present a massive global health challenge, threating human health and food security. With the increased prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the use of harmful chemicals in typical…
Investigators
- Philip Demokritou
- Georgios Pyrgiotakis
- Joseph Brain
- Nachiket Vaze
- Mary Eleftheriadou
Integrated mounting solution for solid state spin sensors used for bulk detection and imaging
Sensors based on solid state spin system for measuring magnetic fields, electric fields, temperature, pressure, and other physical quantities can offer high resolution sensing at low cost and low power input. These systems employ point defects in…
Investigators
- Ronald Walsworth
- Matthew Turner
- John Barry
- Jennifer Schloss
Enhanced solid state spin magnetometer sensitivity using spin bath control and differential double quantum measurement
Nitrogen vacancy (NV) diamond solid-state spin systems are highly useful for quantum sensing, however, improving the sensitivity is essential to realizing their potential applications. DC magnetic field sensitivity is typically limited by dephasing…
Investigators
- Ronald Walsworth
- Connor Hart
- Erik Bauch
- Matthew Turner
- Jennifer Schloss
- John Barry
Printing Microparticles for Drug Delivery
A startup emerging from Jennifer Lewis' lab intends to commercialize a technology platform that can produce microdroplets of highly viscous fluids, with applications in drug formulation and delivery. (Image courtesy of the Lewis Lab.)Droplet-based…
Investigators
- Jennifer Lewis
Mechanically-induced regeneration
Skeletal muscle and satellite cells are sensitive to biophysical and microenvironmental cues, and there is evidence that physical manipulation of damaged muscle may promote recovery. David Mooney’s lab has used biphasic ferrogel scaffolds to create…
Investigators
- David Mooney