by | Mar 28, 2018 | Gilboa, Elad, La Rosa Araya, Patricio, Nehorai, Arye
— A novel method for solving the inverse problem of inferring the conductivity tensor field structure (e.g. biological tissue) from a set spatiotemporal measurement. The new method is computationally more efficient than existing methods. We achieved the computational efficiency by using the optimizati…
by | Mar 23, 2018 | Biswas, Pratim, McDonald, Rafael, Thimsen, Elijah
— The invention is a new process for fabricating nano-structured metal-oxide and other films. The films can harvest solar energy in the form of light and convert it to a more usable form (i.e: electricity or hydrogen gas). The films produced by this process have a unique morphology that grants them a …
by | Mar 10, 2018 | Ellis, Matthew, Luo, Jingqin
— Identifying patients at risk of relapse while undergoing particular treatment protocols is critically important yet challenging to do in a timely manner. Researchers at Washington University have deveoped a new method to rapidly and accurately determine relapse risk in a human subject afflicted with…
by | Mar 10, 2018 | Jeffe, Donna, Lieu, Judith, Rachakonda, Tara
— The prevalence of hearing loss (HL) in adolescents has grown over the past decade, with rates of 19.5% for HL of >15dB and 5.3% for HL >25dB. Adults with HL are 21% to 39% less likely to have attained postsecondary education than normal-hearing persons and are 1.5 to 2 times more likely to exp…
by | Mar 10, 2018 | Achilefu, Samuel, Kotagiri, Nalinikanth
— Background: Around 1 million patients receive radiation therapy every year with an estimated cost of $2,000 per treatment. The market demands technologies that can provide efficacious therapeutics and diagnostic imaging while minimizing harmful side effects. Photodynamic therapy can simultaneously s…