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An Electrically Controlled Calibration Method for Precision Low DC Voltage Measurements
NU2020-190
INVENTORS
Matthew Grayson*
Chulin Wang
Juncen Li
William Reinhardt
SHORT DESCRIPTION
A novel method for highly accurate low dc voltage measurements using a fully electric switch system to account for thermoelectric offset in measurements
BACKGROUND
Increasingly the development of new electrical technology from characterizing thermoelectric...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Devices, Electronics & Circuits, Engineering, Instrumentation, Research tool, Sensors, Thermoelectric
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Engineering & Technology
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Rapid Detection of an Anthrax Biomarker by Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
NU 2006-092
Inventors
Richard Van Duyne*
Olga Lyandres
Matthew Young
Xiaoyu Zhang
Alyson Whitney
Jing Zhao
Jeffrey Elam
Short Description
Highly sensitive biosensor for detection of anthrax-causing bacterium with field use capabilities
Abstract
Northwestern researchers have created a surface-enhanced Raman biosensor for use in detecting...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Devices, Health & Safety, Health IT, Instrumentation, Medical device, Research tool, Sensors
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
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Design and Simulation of a Snapshot Multi Focal Interferometric Microscope
NU 2018-070 InventorsOliver Cossairt*Kuan HeAggelos K. KatsaggelosNorbert ShererMark HereldShort Description3D fluorescent imaging with high temporal and spatial resolutionBackgroundA key hurdle in modern 3D fluorescent imaging is achieving both high temporal and spatial resolution across large volumes. Light microscopes use focal scanning to acquire...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Engineering, Imaging, Instrumentation, Microscopy, Optics, Research tool
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Engineering & Technology
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An In-Line UV Disinfection System
NU 2009-001InventorsWei ZhangAaron Packman*Tadas SileikaShort DescriptionA self-enclosed UV disinfection unit that includes a series of capillary tubes in a reflective housing with a UV sourceAbstractThe UV disinfection unit is positioned in-line with inflow/outflow tubing of a circulating flow system, so as to provide flow-through disinfection without...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Biofilm, Health & Safety, Instrumentation, Materials, Medical device
Category(s): Life Sciences > Biomarkers & Biomedical Research Tools
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Optical Contact Micrometer
NU 2011-006InventorSteven Jacobsen*Short DescriptionAn optical contact micrometer that measures part dimensions to extremely high precision across sample contact pointsAbstractNorthwestern researchers have invented an Optical Contact Micrometer that measures part dimensions to extremely high precision across sample contact points. The user is able...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Instrumentation, Materials
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
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Tri-Pyramid Robot: A Novel 3-DOF Translational Parallel Manipulator
NU 2013-068 InventorsZeng Qiang* Kornel F Ehmann Jian Cao Short DescriptionA novel 3-DOF translational parallel manipulator with high output stiffness and accuracy AbstractNorthwestern's researchers have developed a novel 3-DOF (Degree of Freedom) translational manipulator called tri-pyramid robot. Capable of manipulating an objective in space by generating...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Instrumentation, Manufacturing/Processing, Materials
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
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Ex Vivo Female Reproductive System
NU 2013-009 InventorsTheresa K. Woodruff* Takeshi Kurita Ji-Yong Julie Kim Joanna Burdette Jie Zhu Yuanming Xu Yanni Yu Yu Liu Sevim Yildiz Arslan Short DescriptionAdvanced three dimensional model of the female reproductive tract that approximates the human hormonal response for pharmaceutical and toxicology testing AbstractProf. Theresa Woodruff's...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Biomedical, Devices, Drug discovery, Education, Instrumentation, Obstetric/Gynecological, Research tool, Simulation, Therapeutics
Category(s): Life Sciences > Biomarkers & Biomedical Research Tools
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Enhanced Laser-Induced Plasma Micro-Machining Process
NU 2012-189 InventorsJian Cao* Kornel F Ehmann Kumar Pallav Rajiv Malhotra Ishan Saxena Short DescriptionA novel laser-induced plasma micro-machining (LIPMM) with enhanced productivity and process flexibility for micro-machining process AbstractNorthwestern's researchers have developed a novel laser-induced plasma micro-machining (LIPMM) with enhanced...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Instrumentation, Manufacturing/Processing, Materials
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
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Contactless Probe for Electrical Characterization of Buried Conducting Layers
NU 2012-022 InventorsMatthew Grayson* Wang Zhou AbstractNorthwestern researchers have developed a contactless proximity probe that is capable of characterizing the conductivity of a conducting layer that is buried below an insulating layer, as is standard for transistor substrates (e.g. MOSFET substrates, quantum wells and semiconductor heterojunctions)...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Engineering, Instrumentation
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Engineering & Technology
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High-accuracy Double Sided Incremental Forming
NU 2011-098 InventorsJian Cao* Rajiv Malhotra Short DescriptionA novel double sided incremental forming system for sheet material forming of complex geometry at high accuracy AbstractA novel double sided incremental forming (DSIF) system has been developed at Northwestern for sheet metal forming fabrication process. Incremental forming (IF) allows great...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Instrumentation, Manufacturing/Processing, Materials, Metals
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
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