Improving the efficiency of intermediate band quantum dot solar cells
013-028-afanasev - Conventional single junction (e.g. silica, GaAs) solar cells absorb photons only from a limited range of spectra (i.e., above the band-gap photons), missing almost 60% of the energy...
View ArticleRapid prediction of properties related to biological activity from NMR spectra
013-029-voutchkova - Efficient determination of octanol-water coefficient (logP) is essential for predicting the ability of chemicals (drugs, cosmetics etc.) to enter the intended target region in the...
View ArticleDirect Low Cost Production of Graphene Platelets
012-033-keidar - In the last ten years graphene has exploded on the scientific scene with its myriad of novel and exciting properties. Graphene has, to name a few of these properties, very high...
View ArticleMagnetically Enhanced Micro-Cathode Vacuum ARC Thruster
10-0002-keidar - Development of micro- and nano-satellites has expanded significantly in the last ten years. The satellite user community is moving towards constellations of...
View ArticleAdvanced Driving Assistance Device with Built-in Pre-Crash and Post-Crash...
013-035-hamdar - Motor vehicle safety is of great concern with the National Highway Traffic Safety administration reporting more than 30,000 fatalities every year due to car crashes. Although recent...
View ArticleThinking outside the heart: Use of engineered cardiac tissue for treatment of...
013-042-sarvazyan - Researchers at George Washington University invented a new organ that can return blood flow to veins lacking functioning valves. The organ is a rhythmic cuff made of cardiac muscle...
View ArticleHandheld microfluidic chip controller with smartphone app
014-037-li - GW researchers designed a completely automated, handheld smartphone controlled microfluidic liquid handling system. This is compatible with your microfluidic chip and application of...
View ArticleAntisense RNA therapy for liver carcinoma
014-022-kumar - A GW researcher invented a nucleic acid based therapy for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection associated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC, liver cancer). Currently available antiviral drugs...
View ArticleUltrasound Stimulation of Insulin Release from Pancreatic Beta Cells
014-038-zderic - According to statistics released by the American Diabetes Association about 26 million Americans have diabetes. The staggering numbers tell us why it is so important to establish new...
View ArticleSTEP Cement: Cost Competitive, Zero Carbon Dioxide Emission Process for the...
012-010-licht - The production of cement is an energy intensive industrial process that accounts for an estimated 5-6% of all human-generated carbon dioxide (CO) emissions. Society consumes over 3x10...
View ArticleEarly Detection of Complex Diseases: Software Finds Hidden Signals in Time...
014-049-zeng - GW researchers developed software to identify early signals of critical transition events using time series microarray data. The tools can be applied to identify tell-tale signs of...
View ArticlePowerful Predictive Software for Sudden Critical Events
014-049-zeng-2 - Critical transitions are macroscopic systemic changes that are comprised of a large number of microscopic elements. Sudden onset of critical transitions such as stock market crashes...
View ArticleInterferometric System for Parameter Measurement at Supersonic Velocities
011-0011-bivolaru - The device is a nonintrusive instrument capable of simultaneously measuring the (translational) temperature, bulk velocity and density of gas flows under a wide range of conditions...
View ArticleMolten Electrolyte Rechargeable Air Battery
013-023-licht - Researchers at The George Washington University have developed a new class of battery, which uses a molten electrolyte, and has amongst the highest intrinsic electric energy storage...
View ArticleHardware-Software Cooperative Approach to Fine-grained Energy Profiling in...
014-051-venkataramani - With the exponential increase in computational performance and widespread use of computers, energy costs incurred by software applications have also grown rapidly. Therefore,...
View ArticleHighly Sensitive Gas Sensor Using Plasmonic Antennas
015-033-mehta - Gas sensors are necessary for diverse purposes such as industrial manufacturing, environmental monitoring and airport/port security. The main challenge for current sensors is the...
View ArticleA simple, one-pot chemistry to produce ammonia from air and water without...
014-025-licht - Ammonia (NH), primarily used in production of fertilizers, is one of the most commonly synthesized chemicals. The traditional Haber-Bosch process for manufacturing NH is...
View ArticleCompact ultra-low power 2x2 Photonic Switch on Silicon
014-042-sorger - Researchers at George Washington University recently invented an optical switching technology for future photonics network-on-chip (NOC). This invention enables compact, cost-effective...
View ArticlePrecision Firing Control of Pulsed Plasma Thrusters
014-044-haque - Precision timing control of thruster operation of a spacecraft employing electric propulsion methods (e.g., pulsed electromagnetic plasma thrusters) is vital for space missions, and...
View ArticleHigh-Fidelity Simulator for Male Genital Disorders
015-002-batra - The sensitive nature of male genital disorders and the intimidating surgical equipment used to treat them causes anxiety in the medical professionals responsible for treatment. Training...
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