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Projected Beam Pen Lithography for Benchtop High Resolution Maskless Photolithography of Large Areas
NU 2012-090
INVENTORS
Chad Mirkin (Northwestern University, Department of Chemistry)*
Keith Brown
Shu He
Guoliang Liu
Xing Liao
Wooyoung Shim
Abrin Schmucker
SHORT DESCRIPTION
This lithography system uses a projected beam pen method to directly pattern surfaces. It produces sub-100nm features quickly without the need for expensive masks.
BACKGROUND
Current...
Published: 11/11/2025
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Keywords(s): Lithography, Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology, Research tool
Category(s): Life Sciences > Biomarkers & Biomedical Research Tools
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Spherical Nucleic Acids with Sheddable PEG Layers for Enhanced Tumor Targeting
NU 2017-169
INVENTORS
Chad Mirkin* (Northwestern University, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Director of the International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN))
Brian Meckes
Wuliang Zhang
SHORT DESCRIPTION
For oncology applications, this invention offers spherical nucleic acids with an enzyme-cleavable PEG layer...
Published: 11/7/2025
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Keywords(s): Biologic, Biomarker, Biomedical, Cancer/Oncology, Chemicals, Diagnostics, Drug delivery, Nanoparticle, Nanotechnology, Personalized medicine, Therapeutics
Category(s): Life Sciences > Therapeutics, Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT, Life Sciences > Biomarkers & Biomedical Research Tools
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Video-Rate Infrared Focal Plane Array Based on Solution-Processed Black Phosphorus Films
NU 2025-012
INVENTORS
Hooman Mohseni*
Mark Hersam*
Simone Bianconi
Vinod Sangwan
SHORT DESCRIPTION
This innovation demonstrates a video-rate infrared focal plane array fabricated by integrating solution-processed black phosphorus films with modified CMOS read-out integrated circuits, enabling high-performance mid-infrared imaging.
BACKGROUND
Conventional...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Engineering & Technology, Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
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Electrical Energy Generation Using Metal Nanofilms
NU 2014-102, 2018-154, 2019-155Primary InventorsFranz Geiger*Tom Miller* (CalTech)Short DescriptionMetal nanofilms that convert gravitational energy to electrical energy when aqueous drops roll down their surface.BackgroundHarvesting electrical energy from natural resources is critical to limit the consumption of batteries and fossil fuels. Approaches...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Cleantech, Energy and Infrastructure, Engineering, Nanotechnology, Novel Energy, Sensors, Thin film
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability
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Self-Assembled Borophene/Graphene Nanoribbon Mixed-Dimensional Heterostructures
NU 2021-078
INVENTORS
Mark Hersam*
Eden B Aklile
Qiucheng Li
Xiaolong Liu
SHORT DESCRIPTION
This invention presents a novel method for the synthesis of mixed-dimensional lateral heterostructures with integrated 2D metallic borophene and 1D semiconducting graphene nanoribbons, offering atomically precise metal-semiconductor...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Electronics & Circuits, Materials, Nanotechnology, Semiconductors & Integrated Circuits
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
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Visible Light Photoreduction of CO2 in Pure Water using Quantum Dots as Photosensitizer
Visible Light Photoreduction of CO2 in Pure Water using Quantum Dots as Photosensitizer
NU 2020-225
INVENTORS
Emily Weiss*
Benjamin Nagasing
Francesca Arcudi
Luka Dordevic
Samuel Stupp
SHORT DESCRIPTION
This invention discloses a method for light-driven photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to CO in pure water using colloidal quantum dots as photosensitizers,...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Carbon Dioxide Management, Carbon Utilization, Catalyst, CCUS, Cleantech, Environment, Nanotechnology, Renewable, Solar
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
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CRISPR Spherical Nucleic Acids
NU 2021-043
INVENTORS
Chad A. Mirkin*
Chi Huang
BACKGROUND
The use of CRISPR/Cas9 systems in genome editing has been limited by the inability to efficiently deliver the key editing components to tissues...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Genomics, Nanotechnology, Research tool
Category(s): Life Sciences > Therapeutics
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Smart Memtransistors: Learning to Forget On Demand
NU 2021-179
PRIMARY INVENTOR
Jiangtan Yuan
Stephanie Elizabeth Liu
Vinod Kumar Sangwan
Amit R. Trivedi
Mark C. Hersam*
SHORT DESCRIPTION
A reconfigurable memtransistor that can dynamically adapt to new learning tasks
BACKGROUND
Recent AI advances have been possible due to GPU enabled parallel computing. However, this high computing capacity is not...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Computer hardware, Data processing/analysis, Data storage, Electronics & Circuits, Nanotechnology, Platform technology, Quantum computing, Semiconductors & Integrated Circuits
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes, Physical Sciences > Engineering & Technology
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Two-Photon Direct Laser Writing System with Fiber-Tip Metalens
NU 2020-223
INVENTORS
Sridhar Krishnaswamy*
Wisnu Hadibrata
Koray Aydin
Heming Wei
SHORT DESCRIPTION
Fabrication of computationally optimized metalens on fiber tip and use in a two-photon direct laser writing system
BACKGROUND
3D micro/nanofabrication is increasingly becoming of interest for its ability to synthesize customized technologies...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing, Devices, Engineering, Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology, Optics, Research tool
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Engineering & Technology
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Programmable Soft Lithography: Solvent-Assisted Nanoscale Embossing
NU 2010-046
Inventors
Mark Huntington
Min Hyung Lee
Teri Odom*
Wei Zhou
Abstract
Molding at the nanoscale has driven the production of high-density optical and magnetic storage media, organic light-emitting diodes, polymer photovoltaic cells, and field-effect transistors. While rigid molds may be used to imprint soft and semi-hard materials...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): Lithography, Materials, Nanotechnology
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
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