Engineering

Latest Innovations

Nanophotonic non-reciprocal circuit

Dr. Gaurav Bahl from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has developed a nanophotonic non-reciprocal circuit. The invention allows light to travel only in one...

Flat panel display with increased clarity

Dr. Paul Braun from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has developed a new design architecture for backlit LCDs....

Magnetically Responsive Micro-structured Surfaces

Dr. Seok Kim from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has developed a versatile surface material that will serve as a general-purpose platform for fluid and...

Volumetric Optical Integrated Circuit Elements (V.O.I.C.E.)

This technology enables the fabrication of multiple plans of interconnected passive photonic devices with the volume of a silicon wafer. The fabrication technique uses...

Unlimited Resolution Optical Microscopy

The development of unlimited resolution imaging systems based on the fundamentally odd-symmetric polarization topology which breaks the 145-year-old law of Abbe’s...

Photonic Resonator Outcoupler Microscopy (PROM)

A novel label-free microscopy modality that quantitatively measures the scatter-induced changes in reflected intensity from a photonic crystal biosensor surface to reveal...

Photonic Resonator Absorption Microscopy (PRAM)

A novel label-free microscopy modality that quantitatively measures the scatter-induced changes in reflected intensity from a photonic crystal biosensor surface to reveal...

Low Quantum Defect Fiber Lasers via Yb-Doped  Multicomponent Fluorosilicate Optical Fiber

Dr. Dragic from the University of IL has developed a low-quantum defect fiber-based laser. This invention assists with the management of...

Frequency Independent Framework for Synthesis of Programmable Non-reciprocal Network

Dr. Songbin Gong and his group from the University of Illinois have developed a framework for synthesizing frequency-independent multi-port nonreciprocal networks. The...

Graphene Classifier

This technology is a classifier based on a ferroelectric graphene transistor. In contrast to traditional current-mode classifiers based on CMOS technologies (which require...

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