TS-074872 — Collectors of trading cards face a tradeoff between storage capacity and display functionality. Conventional solutions, such as binders, boxes, and static display cases, either allow efficient storage or visual presentation, but not both simultaneously. Showcasing a large collection requires manua…

TS-074864 — Modern structural systems increasingly demand integrated sensing, actuation, and health monitoring capabilities, particularly in aerospace, automotive, and advanced manufacturing. However, current approaches rely on separately fabricated sensors that are later attached to structures, introducing r…

TS-074823 — Magnetic gears offer compelling advantages over mechanical gearboxes (contactless torque transfer, reduced maintenance, and improved reliability) but widespread adoption has been limited by efficiency losses. A major contributor is “end-effect” loss, where magnetic flux leaks at the axial ends…

TS-074822 — Personal protective equipment (PPE) remains predominantly passive, relying on material strength to absorb or deflect impacts after they occur. This approach is insufficient in high-risk environments where fast-moving debris, tool fragments, or ballistic threats can cause severe injury before mitig…

TS-074813 — Thermoelectric technologies offer a compelling route for waste heat recovery, solid-state cooling, and power generation, but their adoption remains limited by inherently low efficiency. Conventional materials are constrained by tradeoffs between electrical conductivity, thermopower, and thermal co…

TS-074793 — Sustainable production of advanced biofuels and biochemicals remains constrained by low yields, poor carbon efficiency, and limited scalability of current microbial platforms. In particular, biobutanol has struggled to achieve cost competitiveness due to inefficient carbon utilization and metabol…

TS-074779 — Myopia is rapidly increasing worldwide and is now recognized as a leading cause of irreversible vision impairment due to associated complications such as retinal degeneration, glaucoma, and structural eye changes. Despite this growing burden, clinicians lack practical tools to assess structural ch…

TS-074767 — Chronic and complex wounds remain a major clinical and economic burden, with high infection rates, slow healing trajectories, and limited real-time monitoring capabilities. Conventional dressings are largely passive and do not adapt to dynamic wound environments, while existing advanced therapies …

TS-074726 — Potassium-based batteries are attractive for large-scale energy storage due to potassium’s abundance and favorable electrochemical properties. However, commercial development is limited by the lack of suitable solid electrolytes that combine high potassium-ion conductivity, chemical stability wi…

TS-074717 — Advanced RF and microwave devices increasingly operate under highly dynamic, pulsed, and modulated conditions that expose complex transient behavior. Existing nonlinear measurement tools are largely optimized for steady-state or strictly repetitive signals, limiting insight into how devices evolve…