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SECURE BIOMETRIC RECOGNITION USING EFFICIENT NEURAL NETWORKS

Value proposition Face Recognition (FR) has become integral to identity management in many practical applications, from unlocking personal devices to facilitating law enforcement and accessing financial services. These systems process sensitive biometric data that, if compromised, can lead to privacy invasions, identity theft, and unauthorized surveillance....

Published: 12/22/2025 | Inventor(s): Vishnu Boddeti, Wei Ao

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Category(s): Computer Software, Informatics, Data Processing/Analysis

Sunlight-Harvesting Windows for Enhanced Power Generation

Nanoparticle-Embedded Glass Redirects Scattered Light to Solar Cells Within Window Frames that Produce Electricity These sunlight-harvesting windows embedded with metal nanoparticles and framed with photovoltaic cells produce four times as much power as other solar windows. In 2014, the United States installed enough solar photovoltaics to power 4...

Published: 1/20/2026 | Inventor(s): Wei Wei, Jiangeng Xue

Keywords(s): Harvesting, Infrared Absorption, light scattering, Nanoparticle, Solar Cells, Solar Energy, Transparent

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Electrical, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Materials

Identification and Use of Heterocyclic Alcohol Compounds for the Treatment of SULT1A1-expressing Cancers

This technology includes the identification and use of heterocyclic alcohol compounds, including RITA and N-BIC, for the treatment of SULT1A1-expression cancers. A high-throughput screen (qHTS) was performed using >1,000 caner cell lines identified a compound called YC-1 (also called Lificiguat) that is effective across cancer cell types that express...

Published: 10/28/2024 | Inventor(s): Min Shen, Ke Kong, Toble Lee, Samarjit Patnaik, Olivia Lee, Jonathan Shrimp, Mindy Davis, Juan Marugan, Wei Zhao, Matthew Hall

Keywords(s): Agents, Alcohol, anti-cancer, Class, compounds, HETEROCYCLIC, SULT1A1-dependent, VCXXXX, WKXXXX, XCXXXX, XEXXXX

Category(s): Application > Research Materials, Application > Therapeutics, Application > Diagnostics, TherapeuticArea > Oncology

DNA Nanocaged Enzymes

Compartmentalization increases the overall activity and specificity of encapsulated enzymes by protecting the enzymes, maintaining a high concentration of enzymes and substrates, and promoting substrate channeling. While there have been artificial enzymatic particles that have been created using compartmentalization by virus-like proteins, liposomes,...

Published: 2/13/2025 | Inventor(s): Jinglin Fu, Hao Yan, Neal Woodbury, Zhao Zhao

Keywords(s): Bioanalysis, Catalysis, Enzymes

Category(s): Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology, Bioanalytical Assays, Chemistries & Devices, Life Science (All LS Techs), Medical Diagnostics/Sensors

Synthesis of Star-Shaped Gold Nanoparticles for Solar Power and Biomedical Applications

Plasmonic Gold Nanoparticles Improve Photocatalytic Activity in Solar Cells and Windows or Biomedical Sensing This synthesis process produces gold nano-stars, plasmonic nanoparticles useful as photocatalysts for many applications. The gold nanoparticles market is expected to reach $6.33 billion by 2025; the nanoparticles are in large demand to improve...

Published: 1/20/2026 | Inventor(s): Wei Wei, Wenxiao Guo

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Chemical, Technology Classifications > Others > Cleantech

Photocatalyst for More Efficient Water Oxidation, CO2 Reduction, and Nitrogen Fixation

Drives Photochemical Reactions Powered by Solar Energy and at Low Temperatures This photocatalyst and photolytic process boosts electrochemical efficiency of common industrial reactions, allowing them to occur under solar conditions and low temperatures. The global photocatalyst market is projected to reach $4.58 billion by 2025. Photocatalysts can...

Published: 1/20/2026 | Inventor(s): Wei Wei

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Chemical, Technology Classifications > Others > Cleantech

Enhanced Au/TiO2 Catalysts for More Efficient O2 Activation

Adjusts Atomic Interface to Enable Catalytic Activity 34 Times Greater Than Traditional Catalysts This enhancement of the Au/TiO2 catalyst results from manipulating its interfacial atomic structures for optimal oxygen activation. Analysts project the global market for catalysts to reach $48 billion in 2027 . The field of heterogeneous catalysis does...

Published: 1/20/2026 | Inventor(s): Wei Wei, Jiawei Huang

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Others > Others

Hybrid Plasmonic Platform for Directing and Controlling Nanostructure Growth

Low-Heat, Bottom-Up Approach Can Produce Metal, Polymer or Bio-Molecule Structures for Catalysis, Biosensors, Electronic Devices and MoreThis surface plasmon mediated chemical solution deposition method uses surface plasmon resonance to deposit nanoparticles in the liquid phase at room temperature to direct and control nanostructure growth. Plasmonic...

Published: 1/20/2026 | Inventor(s): Jingjing Qiu, Wei Wei

Keywords(s): Catalysts, nanoparticle synthesis, Plasmonic, Thin Films

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Chemical, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Materials