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Instant, Calibration-Free Blood-Flow Measurement With A Single Optical Snapshot
A single-frame, multi-exposure time optical method enabling accurate extraction of absolute speckle decorrelation time and optimized for recovery of absolute deep-tissue blood flow. Problem: Accurately recovering absolute speckle decorrelation time without the use of calibration or complex instrumentation is challenging. For the use case of monitoring...
Published: 1/8/2026   |   Inventor(s): Arjun Yodh, Wesley Baker, Joseph Majeski, Rodrigo Menezes Forti
Keywords(s): Bioengineering, Cardiovascular, Electronic Materials, Gastroenterology, Internet of Things, Nephrology and Urology, Neurology, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Optics & Photonics , Platform Technology, Surgery
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Computer Information Systems, Technology Classifications > Diagnostics, Technology Classifications > Digital Health, Technology Classifications > Hardware & Components, Technology Classifications > Imaging, Technology Classifications > Research Tools & Reagents, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Testing & Measurement
Multistable elastic pixels (MEPs) for reversible programming of optical properties
­Two-dimensional materials patterned with colloidal pixels that can be actuated by external forces (such as electromagnetic fields) for stable switching of optical properties. Problem: Current reversible metasurfaces either cannot be programmed for specific functionalities or are difficult to control. Ideal metamaterials comprising discrete,...
Published: 9/26/2025   |   Inventor(s): Kathleen Stebe, Tianyi Yao, Nader Engheta
Keywords(s): Nephrology and Urology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Materials
Manipulation of the microenvironment to increase the number of functional cells in kidney organoids
A method to increase the function of kidney organoids via cellular tension inhibition. </rss.brief Problem: Kidney organoids are masses of kidney cells grown in a lab for medical and research purposes to mimic kidney functions. With further development, doctors could use kidney organoids and engineered tissues in transplant settings to replace...
Published: 12/15/2025   |   Inventor(s): Alex Hughes, John Viola, Jiageng Liu, Louis Prahl, Zheyuan (Aria) Huang, Catherine Porter
Keywords(s): Nephrology and Urology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Chemical Processes and Synthesis, Technology Classifications > Research Tools & Reagents