Innovations

Making a difference through innovative research

Princeton researchers are innovators in the areas that impact lives, from health care to energy to the environment and more. Browse selected innovations below. To see all technologies available for licensing from Princeton, visit the Office of Technology Licensing website to search our invention database.

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Biotechnology

Mohamed Donia Mohamed Headshot
Mohamed Abou Donia: Personalized medicine based on your microbiome
Sam Wang
Sam Wang and Henk-Jan Boele: Smartphone-based neurobehavioral testing in the blink of an eye
Nieng Yan
Nieng Yan: A platform that sharpens images of proteins under the microscope
Esteban Engel and Carola Maturana
Esteban Engel: Novel gene-delivery technology for treatment of disease

Chemistry and Drug Discovery

Josh Rabinowitz
Joshua Rabinowitz: Therapy that robs cancer of its growth potential
CPI 2010 David MacMillan
David MacMillan: OrgCAST, a technology for accelerating drug discovery
Michael Hecht and Shlomo Zarzhitsky
Michael Hecht and Shlomo Zarzhitsky: Insulin production using artificial proteins
Herschel Rabitz (far left) with his laboratory team
Herschel Rabitz: Optimization tools for drug formulation and discovery

Energy and the Environment

Fatima Ebrahimi standing in front of red brick wall
Fatima Ebrahimi: A rocket thruster that could take humans to Mars and beyond
Naveen Verma
Naveen Verma: A computer chip that speeds AI and slashes power use
Yiguang Ju, Xiaofang Yang, and Jon (Jingning) Shan
Yiguang Ju: HiT Nano Inc. makes high-performance batteries affordable
Minjie Chen, Youssef Elasser, Yenan Chen and Ping Wang
Minjie Chen: Technology to boost energy efficiency in data centers

Engineering

Daniel Cohen
Daniel Cohen: Bioelectric programming of cell behavior and tissue healing
Ning Lin
Ning Lin: A hurricane generator for conducting risk analyses
Johan Carlsson
Johan Carlsson: Plasma microphone for structural health monitoring
Researchers standing
Howard Stone: Water purification with less energy and no filter

Information Technology

Ruby Lee
Ruby Lee and Guangyuan Hu: Tiny AI module for detecting smartphone theft and anomalous behavior
Dalton Conley
Dalton Conley: A rating method for improved accuracy of customer evaluations
Amit Moscovich, Amit Halevi, Nicolas Boumal, Junchao Xia, Amit Singer, Ayelet Heimowitz, Tamir Ben Dory, Eitan Levin and Joseph Kileel
Amit Singer: Software for near-atomic resolution using cryo-electron microscopy
Nathalie de Leon
Nathalie de Leon: Diamond defects for quantum communication

Materials

From left: Yiguang Ju, Chao Yan, Bruce Koel and Xiaofang Yang
Bruce Koel, Yiguang Ju, Chao Yan, and Xiaofang Yang: Recycling lithium-ion batteries
Sujit Datta
Sujit Datta: A method to spy on bacterial behavior in complex environments
From left: Nicholas Davy, Yueh-Lin (Lynn) Loo, and Melda Sezen-Edmonds
Lynn Loo: Self-powered smart windows
Claire White
Claire White: Durable low-carbon cement for sustainable building

Medical Devices

Andrew Leifer
Andrew Leifer: Princeton Open Ventilation Monitor
Craig Arnold
Craig Arnold: A wristband that makes I.V. injections safe, quick and reliable
Jean Schwarzbauer and Jeffrey Schwartz
Jeffrey Schwartz and Jean Schwarzbauer: Nerve damage repair using a patterned extracellular matrix
Jeroen Tromp with his laboratory team
Jeroen Tromp: Medical imaging using methods from geosciences