Lab Projects

Traditional nanopore fabrication methods struggle with precision and reproducibility, limiting their effectiveness for applications like DNA sequencing, molecular separation, and energy storage. The nanopore DNA sequencing market alone, valued at $272M in 2023, is expected to grow at an 11.2% CAGR, reaching $706M by 2032. This innovation involves a novel fabrication method using irradiation of atomically-thin h-BN membranes to control pore size and shape in real time. The process delivers scalable, cost-effective, and high-precision nanopores tailored for diverse applications.

The global pipette tip market, valued at $588M, is expected to grow to $1.4B by 2024, with robotic-compatible tips representing 43.6% of the market. Despite advancements, traditional pipette tips face limitations in precision, throughput, and compatibility with high-end applications like MALDI proteomics. Flexitips offers a next-generation pipette tip design capable of contact-based deposition for high-throughput screening, chemical assays, and proteomics. It handles ultra-low volumes (down to 100 nanoliters) with no dead volume and processes 2.5x more samples than existing solutions, reducing analysis time by up to 40%.

Synthetic biology R&D faces inefficiencies during the “Learn” phase, requiring costly and time-consuming manual iterations. With the global synthetic biology market growing at a rapid pace, there is a pressing need for tools that enhance productivity and reduce bottlenecks. The Automated Recommendation Tool (ART) leverages machine learning to optimize the “Learn” phase, enabling faster iteration cycles and higher accuracy in synthetic biology applications. ART is adaptable to diverse domains, including pharmaceuticals, food and agriculture, and industrial biotech.

Conventional CMOS-based digital circuits face limitations in power efficiency, scalability, and latency. The growing demand for high-performance computing (HPC), quantum applications, and AI accelerators requires innovative solutions to overcome these challenges. The Rapid Single-Flux Quantum (RSFQ) Multi-Output Toggle Flip-Flop (TFF) is a cutting-edge superconducting circuit design that enables area-efficient, power-saving, and low-latency operations. This innovation simplifies circuit architecture by reducing Josephson Junction (JJ) requirements by 40-70%, cutting power consumption by 70%, and lowering delay by 64% compared to traditional designs.

Traditional methods for detecting neurological impairments or DUI-related impairments are subjective, error-prone, and lack objectivity. With a growing need for accurate, non-invasive diagnostic tools, there is significant demand for innovation in this space. The COBRA (Comprehensive Oculomotor Behavioral Response Assessment) is a non-invasive, portable eye-tracking system that measures subtle oculomotor movements through video-based tracking. It provides precise, real-time evaluations of neurological performance, making it an ideal solution for DUI assessment and beyond.