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Physical Neural Network for Fast, Scalable, and Power-Efficient Machine Learning Computation
A physical embodiment of a locally-learning neural network, which learns faster than current CPU-based nets. Problem: Machine learning is a ubiquitous tool that has found uses in engineering, science, and medicine. Neural networks are some of the most powerful machine learning algorithms, but they train very slowly when they become large. This hampers...
Published: 10/24/2024   |   Inventor(s): Samuel Dillavou, Douglas Durian, Andrea Liu, Menachem (Nachi) Stern, Marc Miskin
Keywords(s): Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning, Data Science, Electronic Materials, Internet of Things, Nanotechnology, Software
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Computer Information Systems, Technology Classifications > Hardware & Components
A Fully Automated, Origami-Inspired Approach for Manufacturing Self-Assembling, Self-Reconfiguring, and Reprogrammable Structures.
An origami-based approach to generate complex shapes by folding magnetically programmed sheets. Problem: Shape-changing materials are desirable in applications such as soft robotics, implantable and wearable devices, minimally invasive medicine, and micromachines. Common control signals used for self-folding, such as temperature, diffusion, and capillary...
Published: 11/15/2024   |   Inventor(s): Cynthia Sung, Gabriel Unger
Keywords(s): Electronic Materials, Nanotechnology, Platform Technology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Robotics
Biodegradable Batteries Operational In The Air, Environment, And Soil
A method to fabricate batteries from biodegradable materials that can operate in the environment, such as on or under soil, and are scalable in size. Problem: Recently there have been significant developments in biodegradable sensors, which can perform environmental measurements (e.g., on or below the surface of soil) for a specific time and then...
Published: 5/20/2024   |   Inventor(s): Jingwen Zhang, Mark Allen
Keywords(s): Electronic Materials, Hydrogels, Internet of Things, Nanotechnology, Soft Materials
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Research Tools & Reagents, Technology Classifications > Agriculture & Environment, Technology Classifications > Energy, Technology Classifications > Materials
A Flexible, Scalable, Low-Cost Integrated Photonics Processor With On-Chip Training
A flexible photonics processor enabling on-chip optimization of light-speed information processing without requiring complex fabrication. Problem: Integrated photonics processors allow for high-speed transmission of large-bandwidth data with unlimited parallelism. However, these integrated photonics processors require intricate construction, necessitating...
Published: 5/7/2024   |   Inventor(s): Liang Feng, Tianwei Wu, Marco Menarini, Zihe Gao
Keywords(s): Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning, Electronic Materials, Optics & Photonics 
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Computer Information Systems, Technology Classifications > Hardware & Components, Technology Classifications > Materials
Easily Fabricated Polymer Brushes For pH-Mediated Nanoparticle (NP) Control
A polymer brush coating on a substrate made through block copolymer coating and exfoliation for pH-mediated nanoparticle sorting, transport, and diffusion. Problem: NP-based technologies in fields such as biotherapeutics, separation, and purification require precise control of nanoparticle transport, absorption, and diffusion. Polymer brushes exhibit...
Published: 10/16/2023   |   Inventor(s): Yechan Kim, Russell Composto, Karen Winey
Keywords(s): Electronic Materials, Microfluidics, Optics & Photonics , Soft Materials
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Chemical Processes and Synthesis, Technology Classifications > Research Tools & Reagents, Technology Classifications > Materials
Cellulose Nanofiber-Based Substrates For Fabricating High-Fidelity And Biodegradable, Printed Electronics
A method for manufacturing biodegradable nano-cellulose infiltrated paper (NCIP) substrates with low surface smoothness and low porosity for printed electronics and packaging applications. Problem: Electronics and sensors today are typically fabricated on non-biodegradable substrates, which means they are poorly suited for a range of important uses...
Published: 10/16/2023   |   Inventor(s): Kevin Turner, Gokulanand Iyer, Gnana Vankayalapati
Keywords(s): Electronic Materials, Internet of Things
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Testing & Measurement, Technology Classifications > Agriculture & Environment
Superlattices of Atomically Thin Materials with Strong Light Absorption for Next-Generation Optical Devices
A design and method to create superlattices, alternating stacks of two-dimensional materials and semiconductors to obtain strong light absorption. Problem: Next-generation optical technologies like light detection and ranging (LiDAR) and on-chip optical modulators have wide-ranging applications in autonomous vehicles, device communication, and...
Published: 2/7/2024   |   Inventor(s): Deep Jariwala, Artur Davoyan, Jason Lynch, Pawan Kumar, Francisco Barrera
Keywords(s): Electronic Materials, Nanotechnology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Hardware & Components, Technology Classifications > Materials
High-Resolution and Energy-Efficient Voltage-Tunable Device for Holographic and Reflective Displays
An array of individually addressable microscale optical resonators that offer higher resolution, lower power consumption, extremely rich color tones, and a unique manufacturing path. Problem: Current display devices, with either active or reflective displays, are limited by high power consumption, inadequate resolution, and limited viewing angles....
Published: 1/5/2024   |   Inventor(s): Marc Miskin, David Gonzalez-Medrano
Keywords(s): Electronic Materials, Optics & Photonics 
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Hardware & Components, Technology Classifications > Imaging
Efficient, scalable and CMOS-compatible nonlinear photonic device based on AlScN
​An on-chip nonlinear optical device that uses AlScN films to undergo scalable manufacturing processes Problem: Nonlinear photonics is a growing field that uses chip-sized devices to control light signals. These devices are used in telecommunications, biosensing, and quantum computing. For known nonlinear materials, there are few options for affordable,...
Published: 1/31/2024   |   Inventor(s): Valerie Yoshioka, Roy Olsson, Bo Zhen, Jian Lu, Zichen Tang, jicheng jin
Keywords(s): Electronic Materials, Optics & Photonics 
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Hardware & Components, Technology Classifications > Materials
Non volatile resistance switching Si based thin film devices
Technology Overview: Current non-volatile memory products, a $30B market, are dominated by flash memories. However, flash memory is facing challenges of unable to scale down for future market. Resistance-switching cell is one of the most promising contenders for replacing flash memory. The new member cell developed at Penn is a resistance-switching...
Published: 1/25/2024   |   Inventor(s): I-Wei Chen
Keywords(s): Electronic Materials
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Hardware & Components
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