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Sensors and Detectors

Novel Solderless Interconnects for Narrow Cascaded Printed Circuit Boards and Sensor Probes 2020-104

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Sensor array development, such as sensor tubes used for agricultural applications for infrastructure monitoring and land management (to assess snowpack properties, avalanche risk, road, levy, pylon, and building stability, and for the prediction of landslides) LED strips Power supplies BENEFITS: Low production cost  Locking … [Read more...] about Novel Solderless Interconnects for Narrow Cascaded Printed Circuit Boards and Sensor Probes 2020-104

LiDAR Periscope 2017-193

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Homeland security Law enforcement Radiological and nuclear security ADVANTAGES: Conceals LiDAR unit without compromising field of view Enables mapping without direct line of sight Agnostic to type of unit used Lower data rates, cost and power consumption compared to multiple units Requires the calibration and … [Read more...] about LiDAR Periscope 2017-193

In vitro Assembly, Adhering Cargo to Bacterial Microcompartment (BMC) Shells 2017-131, 2016-150

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Enables health care, industrial and other commercial uses of protein-based bacterial organelles (bacterial microcompartments (BMCs)) ADVANTAGES: Modular system for 2- and 3-dimensional scaffolds/compartments Defined composition, atomic-resolution structure known Robust, programmable encapsulation or polyvalent display of multiple … [Read more...] about In vitro Assembly, Adhering Cargo to Bacterial Microcompartment (BMC) Shells 2017-131, 2016-150

Modular, Adaptable Holders for Physical Analysis of Sensors and Battery Cells, 2018-115

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Battery testing ADVANTAGES: Modular Scalable ABSTRACT: The battery industry currently lacks techniques which have attributes of being scalable, consistent, non-destructive, stand-alone, etc., for detecting physical characteristics and changes thereof in a battery during manufacturing or in use. A team of researchers from … [Read more...] about Modular, Adaptable Holders for Physical Analysis of Sensors and Battery Cells, 2018-115