MULTIFUNCTIONAL SOLID STATE OPTICAL SENSORS Optical chemical sensors used to measure the composition of solid, liquid, or gaseous substances and concentration of optically
InGaN BASED SOLAR CELLS Indium gallium nitride (InGaN) has the potential of forming optoelectronic devices – including solar cells – covering a range
ADVANCED BONDING OF VERY DISSIMILAR MATERIALS Joining processes are essential for the large scale manufacturing of components using Ti-based alloys, steels, ceramics, and
BROADBAND OPTICAL CALIBRATION SOURCES High Performance Wide Spectrum Calibrators Based on Silicon Carbide Solid-state wide spectrum avalanche (pre-breakdown) Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) can replace
ADVANCED PHOTODETECTORS Wide direct band gap III nitride materials have opened up many new optoelectronic applications because they allow access to a very
ADVANCED CAPACITORS Capacitors continue to represent a critical component in electronic devices utilized for electrical energy storage and switching. Today’s capacitors needed in
MINIATURE SENSORS FOR DETECTION OF HUMANS IN CARGO CONTAINERS The objective of this project is to develop a miniature, inexpensive, low power, wireless,
LOW ENERGY NEUTRON DETECTORS BASED ON SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS Neutron detectors are very important for several nuclear and particle physics, biomedical, aerospace, and defense
FALSE ALARM FREE EARLY FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM The objective of this project is to design and develop a cost-effective commercial fire detector system
LED-BASED DEVICES AS SENSORS FOR OBJECT DETECTION, COUNTING, AND CLASSIFICATION The objective of this project is to investigate the employment of standard solid-state
