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This issue of Nanotech TOE covers innovations in sensors for the healthcare industry. The profiled innovations include a portable device for flu virus examination, a bacteria-based ink for 3D printing, wearable devices for measuring hydration level in the human body, and a wearable fluorescent microscope for nanoscale analysis. A comparative analys...

This Microelectronics TOE profiles advancement in data storage, power semiconductors, millimeter wave technology, and OLED displays. Innovations profiled include radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) for millimeter wave networks, enhancement mode gallium nitride transistors, high light output UV-C LEDs, low-power system-on-chip for IoT commu...

This issue of Advanced Coating & Surface Technology TOE covers advanced coatings for boiler fittings, wind turbines, anti-fouling technologies for marine applications, and two pre-commercialized nanocoatings that can enhance the light absroption capability of a germanium molecule and the catalytic properties of a nickel catalyst which in the future...

This issue of High-Tech Materials TOE profiles innovations showcasing lightweight, high strength materials in the US and Germany for the transportation and construction industries. It features innovative aluminum foam sandwiches for the ship building industry, an organic photovoltaic technology to replace traditional solar cells with good energy st...

This Sensor TOE profiles innovations and advancements in sensors for vehicle parking management, including vehicle detection sensors using magnetic and ultrasonic technologies, camera-based parking guidance, wireless parking sensors, infrared parking space sensors, and street-light integrated parking sensors. Sensor TechVision Opportunity Engine (...

This Advanced Manufacturing TOE depicts innovations in multi-material 3D printing of electric circuits and devices, direct multi-metal 3D printing to improve the power bed fusion approach, performance management software, robotic manufacturing systems for construction, and tools for robot decision making. The Advanced Manufacturing TechVision Oppo...

This edition of the Inside R&D TechVision Opportunity Engine (TOE) depicts trends associated with innovations in energy storage, robotic surgery, antistatic coatings, emotion analytics, and microfiber sensors. The TOE also focuses on advancements in battery technology to improve efficiency and safety. Inside R&D TechVision Opportunity Engine (TOE...

This Automotive and Transportation TOE identifies and discusses innovations in unmanned vessels and underwater vehicles, acoustic sensors for underwater navigation, LiDAR sensors for autonomous vehicles, machine vision technology for ADAS (advanced drive assistance systems), and connected vehicle platforms. The purpose of the Automotive and Trans...

This Network Security TOE provides a snapshot of the emerging security solutions in application security, container security, artificial intelligence, and IoT security. Innovations profiled in the TOE include an antivirus solution for small and medium businesses, a security solution for container traffic, an artificial intelligence-based authentica...