Sensors and Actuators

The invention is a method for producing a plurality of thin film actuators. The method includes depositing a film of a shape memory alloy material onto a polyimide film to form a shape memory alloy construction.

An atomic force microscope (AFM) based Augmented Reality System consisting of an AFM connected to a haptic device will allow the operator to feel the nano-objects he is manipulating in real-time.

This invention provides a method and handheld device for rapidly detecting microorganisms based upon a change of impedance as a result of the microorganism being bound between spaced interdigitated electrodes.

This technology is a patent-pending process for fabricating a reproducible lawn of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on a semiconductor substrate using a microwave plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition (MPCVD) reactor chamber.

Method for creating permalloy films with unique magnetic properties for use in MRAM and magnetic sensor applications.

An improved ability of microprobe tips to manipulate small objects is obtained by piezoelectric tips that resist bending as they encounter such objects.

A piezoelectric film deposited on a micro-cantilever atomic force microscope (AFM) probe tip enables the cantilever to remain fully extended, with improved sensing and manipulation of nano-objects.

This invention provides a single-strand DNA-polypyrrole based biosensor for the detection of Escherichia coli (E. coli), using synthetic oligonucleotides as a model of rapid detection of bacterial select bioterrorism agents.

This invention is a method and apparatus (a biosensor) for detecting microorganisms using DNA hybridization and cyclic voltammetry.

This technology is a method of making a sensitive and inexpensive biosensor. Dehydrogenase enzymes (and cofactors) are attached to an electrode to form a bioelectronic interface. The interface can be readily installed, removed and regenerated. The method may be suitable for incorporation into a biosensor array.