* denotes 2024 Innovation Award Winner
Bidirectional Power Converter
Power converters enabling energy transfer in both directions.Epsilon's NanoLens: The Future of Flat Lens Technology
Unlike the regular curved lenses, we develop flat lenses with incredible precision using nanotechnology. It is like having one exceptional flat lens that performs the tasks of multiple regular lenses. This allows us to incorporate lighter, smaller, and higher-quality cameras and sensors into everyday gadgets like smartphones and other electronics.A HYBRID COLLABORATIVE SCARA ROBOT
Best of Both Worlds: A precise, secure, and versatile SCARA coupled with a highly collaborative robot!Low SWaP Neuromorphic Vision for Drones and Embedded Applications
Using in-house designed chips and algorithms inspired by the visual systems of flying insects, we have developed tiny vision sensors capable of tasks such as vision-based autonomy to nano drones and embedded vision perception for a variety of applications.Electrospun Nanofiber Pressure Sensor for Mapping Strain in Composite Materials
This innovative technology involves using a unique electrospun nanofiber pressure sensor (ENF-PS) made with a laminated nanoparticle-embedded nanofiber to sense the strain of military platforms made of composite materials. The sensor works with terahertz spectrometry to detect the history of strain and predict the remaining lifespan of platforms.Rapid and simple MC-LR check to monitor blooms for early action
The project developed an innovative on-site screening electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) biosensor for rapid and simple monitor blooms for early action. The biosensor is fabricated using a cost-effective screen-printed carbon electrode and based on an antibody as a bioreceptor to deliver electrical signals to a transducer.Leveraging Citizen Science + Mobile Device Photography to Collect Air Quality Data in Rural Recreation Sites
Recreators use their mobile devices to photograph a specific landscape at sample recreation sites from which visibility of landmarks are measured. To create a dataset based on true air quality data, PurpleAir monitors are temporarily installed at the sample sites to correlate with the citizen-sourced photos/datapoints.Nano-probe Thermoreflectance Microscope (NTM)
NTM enables accurate characterization of the thermal properties and temperatures of semiconductor materials, fabricated devices, and wide and ultra-wide bandgap materials and devices at nanometer length scales.RF over Fiber System in a package
We would like to showcase our RFoF system in package. Industry first pure coaxial drop in replacement. Transmit and Receive as a standard RF coaxial cable but through optical. We can transmit high speed signals over 10 km compared to a few meters with coaxial cables.Medium-doped Amorphous Glass (MAG) digital memory devices for next-generation edge AI and automotive applications
Dr. Desmond Loke’s lab has developed scalable technologies for modulating Medium-doped Amorphous Glass (MAG). This breakthrough enables industry to use the extraordinary properties of amorphous glasses for next-generation digital memory devices for automotive, internet-of-things, and edge AI applications with quicker performance and enhanced energy efficiency, reliability, and downsizing ability.Subsea Communications Network to Enable Collaborative Swarms of AUVs
This is a project to develop an underwater communications network to enable a fleet of underwater vehicle to exchange information and to collaborate to accomplish complex missions. The network uses a combination of acoustic and optical communications methods to allow high bandwidth low latency communications.Air Quality Monitoring Solutions
AirU devices use advanced sensors to measure air quality, detecting pollutants like dust, VOCs, and CO2. AirView is a user-friendly platform that displays real-time data from AirU devices, helping users understand and improve indoor air quality.Harbinger™ Powered Sensor Array
Harbinger™ by Tempest Droneworx™ makes disparate data actionable through real-time visualization in context. Its modular, sensor-agnostic design seamlessly integrates with a wide range of sensors, enabling comprehensive data collection, distribution across command teams, simultaneous interaction of the same information, and real-time understanding of the environment.Long-Wave Infrared Phase Modulator and Device for Producing Polarization Ellipticity Standards
Optical phase modulators for use in the long infrared range has not yet been successful, and there is currently no standard for measuring polarization ellipticity. This invention provides a potential solution for a long-wave infrared phase modulator and proposes a standard for measuring polarization ellipticity.Innovative Power Semiconductor & Power Packaging Solution
NoMIS Power is a design house and fab-less power semiconductor device provider of efficient, high-performing, and rugged Silicon Carbide (SiC) power devices and modules. NoMIS technology overcomes the power limitations of today's power conversion systems to meet the needs of the global energy transition.High-performance, low-power storage device for IoT
The company develops innovative storage devices for IoT commercial and military applications. IoT devices would get storage solutions with performance similar to high-end, server-type SSDs while reducing power consumption. The technology could also increase the performance of AI hardware accelerators in small computer systems.Compliance Testing of Systems Against SOSA Specification
SOSA-Pass gathers information about components via SOSA-defined APIs, assesses whether they satisfy SOSA Conformance Requirements, and provides reports about detected incompatibilities. SOSA-Pass can decrease human efforts of standard-verification and certification authorities (VA/CA), and help suppliers detect potential non-compliance of the components during development, and thus avoid multiple resubmissions to VA/CA.