by | Apr 13, 2020 | Biswas, Pratim, Li, Jiayu
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Prof. Pratim Biswas and colleagues have developed an artificial intelligence platform to provide accurate, low-cost analysis of air and water quality by integrating data gathered from particulate matter (PM) sensors and other sources. This technology could be used to make th…
by | Apr 9, 2020 | Jiang, Qisheng, Jun, Young-Shin, Singamaneni, Srikanth, Wu, Xuanhao
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Engineers in Prof. Young-Shin Jun’s laboratory and Prof. Singamaneni’s laboratory have developed high performance, stable membrane materials that can be used for photothermal membrane distillation (PMD) to purify or desalinate water with minimal input of electric…
by | Apr 8, 2020 | Genin, Guy, Linderman, Stephen, Thomopoulos, Stavros
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An interdisciplinary team at Washington University in St. Louis has developed patented adhesive-coated sutures with the potential to reduce ruptures following surgical repair of tendons and ligaments. These modified sutures are designed to minimize stress by shifting the mec…
by | Apr 6, 2020 | Storch, Gregory, Wylie, Kristine, Wylie, Todd
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A team of researchers at Washington University developed “ViroCap”, a patented capture probe technique for senistive, comprehensive, in-depth metagenomics analysis vertebrate viruses. This invention could enhance traditional metagenomics shotgun sequencing (MSS) w…
by | Apr 3, 2020 | Aono, Kenji, Chakrabartty, Shantanu, Kondapalli, Sri Harsha, Pochettino, Owen
— Engineers in Prof. Shantanu Chakrabarty’s laboratory have developed an RFID embedded sensor system for infrastructure-to-vehicle (I2V) communications that uses near-zero standby energy and offers the robust performance of actively powered communications. This technology is designed to provide …