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Broad Temperature Range MIS Hydrogen Sensors

WSU researchers have developed hydrogen sensors that differ from previous devices by employing aluminum nitride as an insulator in a metal insulator semiconductor structure. These new structures show a marked specificity for hydrogen under a wide range of conditions. Several prototype sensors with various applications have been tested results are available...

Published: 2/6/2014 | Inventor(s): Flaminia Serina, Gregory Auner, Ka Yuen Simon Ng, Ratna Naik

Keywords(s): Device, Security

Category(s): Sensors, Physical Sciences, Automotive & Transportation, Other

Development of TiO2 Anatase Thin Films Grown by Pulsed DC Magnetron Reactive Sputtering for Device Applications

WSU researchers have developed a novel procedure for creating Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) thin films using anatase material. Procedure uses TiO2 thin film with single phase a textured material and reproducible with different thickness on amorphous and crystalline substrates. Anatase is attracting much interest for its unique properties and has valuable...

Published: 2/6/2014 | Inventor(s): Ibrahim AL-Houmoudi, Golam Newaz, Gregory Auner, Ratna Naik

Keywords(s): Anti Reflection, Sensors

Category(s): Chemicals, Materials, Thin films, Physical Sciences, Sensors, Industrial & Manufacturing, Other

Autonomous Operation of Electronically Controlled Diesel Engines on a Multitude of Fuels Using Ion Current and Other Combustion Sensors

WSU researchers have developed a method to enable advanced diesel engines to operate properly on fuels of different chemical and physical properties. This technology will allow conventional diesel engines to precisely adjust the operating parameters to meet the production goals in fuel economy and emissions at a relatively low cost. With the increase...

Published: 2/6/2014 | Inventor(s): Naiem Henein, Tamer Badawy

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Category(s): Physical Sciences, Automotive & Transportation, Powertrain, Energy & Environment, Renewable Fuels, Sensors

3D Soundscaping

Researchers at WSU have developed a 3D Soundscaping technology that enables one to take sound measurements to a new level by locating sound sources, visualize their resultant sound pressure fields in 3D space. In traditional sound sensing applications, sound is measured using microphones and sound pressure levels and spectra are measured at survey locations....

Published: 2/6/2014 | Inventor(s): Sean Wu

Keywords(s): Noise, Sound

Category(s): Acoustics, Electronics, Other, Physical Sciences, Sensors, Software, Imaging

Simultaneous Ion Sensing and Gas sampling in Combustion Engine Cylinders and Other Combustion Systems

Through the investigation of the sources of ionization in internal combustion engines, Wayne State University researchers have developed an invention to measure both ionization and gas sampling. Measurement of species such as NO, CO and CO2 produced in the combustion chamber throughout the engine cycle help to understand combustion behavior at...

Published: 3/31/2014 | Inventor(s): Naiem Henein, Tamer Badawy, Fadi Estefanous

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Category(s): Electronics, Automotive & Transportation, Physical Sciences, Powertrain, Sensors, Other

High Gain Infrared Collector and Data Node

An infrared collector employs a concentrator formed of a plurality of spatially related gradient-indexed (GRIN) lenses and a photo detector interconnected by optical fibers. Since the GRIN lenses are arranged on a hemispherical shell the concentrator is relatively insensitive to the direction of the incoming infrared radiation. Optical fibers are...

Published: 2/6/2014 | Inventor(s): Yang Zhao, Dan Hu

Keywords(s): Device, Optical

Category(s): Instrumentation, Optics & Photonics, Physical Sciences, Sensors

Ultra-Sensitive Piezoresistive Accelerometer Based on Decoupled Piezoresistors

Ultra-sensitive piezoresistive accelerometer that has advantages over traditional piezoresistive accelerometers in both the sensitivity and minimum detectable acceleration.Wayne State University researchers have developed an ultra-sensitive piezoresistive accelerometer that has advantages over traditional piezoresistive accelerometers in both the sensitivity...

Published: 2/6/2014 | Inventor(s): Yong Xu, Zhou Wang

Keywords(s): Military, Sound_monitoring

Category(s): Electronics, Other, Physical Sciences, Sensors

In-Cylinder Cycle-by-Cycle NOx Measuring Technique in Spark Ignited Engines

Currently, there is no technique that determines the quantity of NOx present at the end of the combustion cycle in spark ignited engines. Existing technologies for measuring NOx in spark ignited engines are limited to slow response sensors placed in the engine exhaust. Wayne State University researchers have developed a novel technique to determine...

Published: 2/6/2014 | Inventor(s): Naiem Henein, Fadi Estefanous, Tamer Badawy

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Category(s): Electronics, Automotive & Transportation, Physical Sciences, Powertrain, Sensors

In-Cylinder Cycle-by-Cycle Soot Measuring Technique in Diesel Engines

Currently there is no device or technology to allow for onboard soot measurement in diesel engine vehicles. Wayne State University researchers have developed a technique which utilizes the ion current signal produced from an ion current sensor installed in the combustion chamber of each cylinder to determine the quantity of soot present in the cylinder...

Published: 2/6/2014 | Inventor(s): Fadi Estefanous, Tamer Badawy, Naiem Henein

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Category(s): Physical Sciences, Automotive & Transportation, Powertrain, Energy & Environment, Sensors, Other

A Flexible Biocompatible Graphene Sensor for Point-of-care Diagnosis

A Wayne State University researcher has developed a novel method applying graphene to sensitive, high-throughput, multiplexing, for label-free and low-cost electrical biosensing applications. Graphene is a flat single layer of sp2 bonded carbon atoms that are packed in a honey comb lattice, and have shown to have exceptional electronic, mechanical,...

Published: 2/6/2014 | Inventor(s): Mark MinG-Cheng Cheng

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Category(s): Materials, Diagnostics, Life Science, Other, MEMS, Nanomaterials, Physical Sciences, Sensors

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