Patent • #9,463,532. A nanosolder comprises a first metal nanoparticle core coated with a second metal shell, wherein the first metal has a higher surface energy and smaller atomic size than the second metal. For example, a bimetallic nanosolder can comprise a protective Ag shell "glued" around a reactive Cu nanoparticle. As...
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Low-voltage differentially-signaled modulators
Patent • #9,128,308. Photonic modulators and methods of modulating an input optical signal are provided. A photonic modulator includes at least one modulator section and differential drive circuitry. The at least one modulator section includes a P-type layer and an N-type layer forming a PN junction in the modulator section. The differential...
Lower-Cost Strengthened Glass Substrates
Featured Opportunity • Lower-cost strengthened glass substrates for smart phones, smart watches, tablets, and other durable, impact-resistant applications Glass substrates with enhanced strength and durability are in high demand for use in handheld devices and electronic displays. Currently, glass strengthening is achieved using alkali ion-exchange techniques, where high temperature molten-salt baths are used...
Lung-Targeting Nanobodies and Purification Methods
Featured Opportunity • A new approach for combating infectious disease at lower dose frequencies and amounts by directly delivering enhanced potency therapeutics Immunohistochemistry (IHC) readout of nanobodylocalization and specificity within the lung tissue The combination of high-throughput screening, functional validation assays and sophisticated bioinformatic tools to develop highly potent, neutralizing antibodies has generated...
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Magnetic agglomeration method for size control in the synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles
Patent • #7,972,410. A method for controlling the size of chemically synthesized magnetic nanoparticles that employs magnetic interaction between particles to control particle size and does not rely on conventional kinetic control of the reaction to control particle size. The particles are caused to reversibly agglomerate and precipitate from solution; the size...
Magnetic drive systems and methods for a micromachined fluid ejector
Patent • #6350015. The systems and methods of the present invention operate by magnetically driving a fluid ejector. In various exemplary embodiments, a primary coil and a secondary coil are situated in the ejector. The ejector has a movable piston usable to eject fluid through a nozzle hole. The piston may be...
Magnetic electrical contact sensor
Patent • #12140645. A magnetic electrical latch assembly for sensing an electrical contact has a housing for supporting a magnetic electrical contact. The housing has an annular cavity and a cylinder disposed within the cavity. A magnetic electrical contact is attached at one end to the cylinder. The cylinder is movable axially...
Magnetic field falling particle solar receiver systems and methods
Patent • #10,502,459. Systems and methods that increase the residence time of particles falling through a solar receiver using an induced magnetic field to suspend or slow down and/or alter the flight path of the particles falling through the concentrated beam of sunlight are disclosed.
Magnetic method for stimulating transport in fluids
Patent • #9,470,458. A method for producing mass and heat transport in fluids, wherein the method does not rely on conventional convection, that is, it does not require gravity, a thermal gradient, or a magnetic field gradient. This method gives rise to a unique class of vigorous, field-controllable flow patterns termed advection...
Magnetic Sensing to Determine Material Flows and Electrical Shorts
Featured Opportunity • Many research applications have a critical need for flow and electrical-current diagnostics within fluids; however, current flow visualization techniques require optical access which is often infeasible in high-temperature high-pressure (HTHP) opaque vessels. Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories developed a non-destructive visualization technique to create a three-dimensional (3D) real-time image of...
Magnetic separation of devitrified particles from corrosion-resistant iron-based amorphous metal powders
Patent • #8,245,661. A system for coating a surface comprising providing a source of iron-based amorphous metal, the iron-based amorphous metal including devitrified ferrite; directing the iron-based amorphous metal toward the surface by a spray for coating the surface; and separating at least a portion of the devitrified ferrite from the spray...
Magnetic Smart Tagging and Sensing Platform
Featured Opportunity • A chip-scale, magnetic smart tagging and sensing platform with enhanced performance for the accurate tracking, sensing, and monitoring of assets The accurate tracking and sensing of assets is an area of growing interest across diverse industries and environments. Radio-frequency identification (RFID) technologies face key limitations in settings with RF-based communications...
Magnetically-recoverable catalysts for depolymerization
Patent • #10,767,027. The present invention relates, in part, to methods for depolymerizing a polymer, in which the method includes use of a magnetic catalyst. The magnetic catalyst can include, e.g., a ore-shell particle, such as a particle having a magnetic core and a shell including a metal-organic framework.
Magnetoelastically actuated MEMS device and methods for its manufacture
Patent • #10,510,945. A magnetoelastically actuated device includes a microscale cantilever arm supported at a standoff distance from a substrate. The cantilever arm is formed as a laminar magnetic actuator configured to bend when it is subjected to a magnetic field. The cantilever arm includes a film of magnetostrictive material. Also provided...
Making a glass rod with a step of measuring an incremental weight gain
Patent • #6,772,611. The present invention provides a simple method for fabricating fiber-optic glass preforms having complex refractive index configurations and/or dopant distributions in a radial direction with a high degree of accuracy and precision. The method teaches bundling together a plurality of glass rods of specific physical, chemical, or optical properties...
Malicious activity detection in a memory
Patent • #11,023,579. A method and apparatus for monitoring a volatile memory in a computer system. Samples of compressed data from locations in the volatile memory in the computer system are read. Data in the volatile memory is reconstructed using the samples of compressed data. The data is an image of the...
Malware detection and analysis
Patent • #9,294,486. Embodiments of the invention describe systems and methods for malicious software detection and analysis. A binary executable comprising obfuscated malware on a host device may be received, and incident data indicating a time when the binary executable was received and identifying processes operating on the host device may be...
Manufacturing & Assurance
Technology Area • The Manufacturing & Assurance technology area contains solutions for additive manufacturing, electronics manufacturing, and manufacturing-related analytics, tools, and software domains. Assurance technologies assist in implementing systematic quality assurance in everything from data collection, testing, and software, to modeling and analytics. This technology area also contains specialized portfolios related to: Advanced ManufacturingAssemblyDispersionTemperature ControlFlow...
Mapping and imaging ionizing radiation in two and three dimensions
Patent • #11630218. A two-dimensional imaging system and a two-dimensional or three-dimensional optical tomographic mapping system, each employing gas scintillation induced by ionizing radiation, i.e., radioluminescence, and corresponding methods, are disclosed. The systems may employ one or more cameras and corresponding UV filters (potentially solar blind filters) for imaging a radioluminescent scene....
Mask-to-wafer alignment system
Patent • #6,642,995. A modified beam splitter that has a hole pattern that is symmetric in one axis and anti-symmetric in the other can be employed in a mask-to-wafer alignment device. The device is particularly suited for rough alignment using visible light. The modified beam splitter transmits and reflects light from a...
Mass-sensitive chemical preconcentrator
Patent • #7,168,298. A microfabricated mass-sensitive chemical preconcentrator actively measures the mass of a sample on an acoustic microbalance during the collection process. The microbalance comprises a chemically sensitive interface for collecting the sample thereon and an acoustic-based physical transducer that provides an electrical output that is proportional to the mass of...
Massively parallel diffuse optical tomography
Patent • #9,750,413. Diffuse optical tomography systems and methods are described herein. In a general embodiment, the diffuse optical tomography system comprises a plurality of sensor heads, the plurality of sensor heads comprising respective optical emitter systems and respective sensor systems. A sensor head in the plurality of sensors heads is caused...
Material identification based upon energy-dependent attenuation of neutrons
Patent • #9,151,852. Various technologies pertaining to identifying a material in a sample and imaging the sample are described herein. The material is identified by computing energy-dependent attenuation of neutrons that is caused by presence of the sample in travel paths of the neutrons. A mono-energetic neutron generator emits the neutron, which...
Material identification system
Patent • #10,816,485. A method and apparatus for identifying a material in an object. An image of the object generated from energy passing through the object is obtained by a computer system. The computer system estimates attenuations for pixels in a sensor system from the image of the object to form estimated...
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