http://uottawa.technologypublisher.comBe the first to know about the latest inventions and technologies available from University of Ottawaen-USSat, 01 Aug 2026 19:17:26 GMTTue, 17 Oct 2017 10:05:44 GMThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssflanigan@uottawa.caCopyright 2026, University of OttawaTTBE.05.018http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/26405Tue, 17 Oct 2017 10:05:44 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/26405TTBE.16.001http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/21900Thu, 12 May 2016 07:04:25 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/21900TTBE.15.060http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/20917This technology enables users to increase optical storage by 100 fold over the best planar storage devices on the market (Blu-ray). Unlike other 3D techniques, it does not require chemical treatment of the recording medium, and therefor can be done quickly, and cost effectively. Reading is done using standard reading technology modified for multiple layers. Wed, 18 Nov 2015 12:37:28 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/20917TTBE.11.064http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/15188 This technology shows promise in providing low cost antioxidants for use in cosmetics and other personal care products. Antioxidants are as important as sunscreen in protecting the skin from damage, and improve the shelf life of products. These antioxidants can be used in any oil-based product such as cosmetics, specialty polymers, inks, and resins. Their activity is among the highest reported, yet they are more stable and can be used in lower concentration than widely used antioxidants. The synthesis is simple, and initial data suggest low toxicity. Description: These compounds were insp...Tue, 13 May 2014 11:42:19 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/15188TTBE.14.004http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/14638 This technology enables less operations to be done by the video encoder on the servers used for cloud gaming. The result is faster rendering of the game and lower power consumption at the server side. In other words, the server can serve more players or games with the same amount of power consumption as the conventional method. Details: By implementing the software on the servers, cloud gaming platform providers can reduce the computational load. It packages the information from the game engine in a manner that reduces the load on the encoder, while ensuring negligible reduction in the user...Wed, 05 Mar 2014 13:15:05 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/14638TTBE.13.055http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/13872 This chip based system incorporates microfluidics with label free optical detection. It can be used to replace ELISA based detection schemes for point of care detection of infectious diseases, cancer, and other diseases detected using antibodies or alternative chemical recognition means. The technology has been demonstrated in Dengue fever detection and work is ongoing in Leukemia detection. Description: This microfluidic chip based detection system takes antibody or other ligand binding detection to a robust low cost platform based on long-range surface plasmon polariton (LRSPP) waveguides...Tue, 12 Nov 2013 13:31:59 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/13872TTBE.13.042http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/13871Tue, 12 Nov 2013 13:31:57 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/13871TTBE.13.043http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/13088Fri, 19 Jul 2013 12:24:17 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/13088TTBE.13.036http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/13087 These inhibitors are based on hydrazone derivatives produced using a novel synthetic route. The compounds react with the active site of nucleophilic enzyme, which typically have a nucleophile such as an amine, alcohol, or thiol on the side chain (for example - lysine, serine, and cysteine). In reacting at this site, the enzyme is inhibited. Such inhibition has potential therapeutic and investigational uses for many pathophysiological processes. Initial data demonstrates affinity to proteins implicated in various cancers. Fri, 19 Jul 2013 12:24:16 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/13087TTBE.13.023http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/13086 These compounds are easy to produce by combining a gold nanoparticle with dinuclear dysprosium SMM in a manner that retains the magnetic properties. This enables an affordable source of stable SMM to develop materials for a variety of applications in medicine and information technology.Fri, 19 Jul 2013 12:24:15 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/13086TTBE.12.060http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/13085 This technology targets free radicals, the molecules that cause substances to break down when they are exposed to ultraviolet light. The antioxidants are stable at room temperature or under mild heating, and do not turn brown over time as is seen with comparable antioxidants. The compounds would be a suitable replacement for BHT and tocopherol in fine chemical preparations, particularly involving lipids as found in cosmetics and some pharmaceuticals.Fri, 19 Jul 2013 12:24:15 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/13085TTBE.11.007http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/13084Fri, 19 Jul 2013 12:24:14 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/13084TTBE.10.037http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/13083Fri, 19 Jul 2013 12:24:14 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/13083TTBE.08.021http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/13082Fri, 19 Jul 2013 12:24:13 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/13082TTBE.13.034http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/12995 This one step reaction to amino acids and their derivatives uses inexpensive starting material. It can be used for developing simple synthetic routes to inexpensive natural and synthetic proteins for pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and research needs. Synthetic derivatives retain activity, while protecting the peptides from damaging enzymes. Description: The key to this technology is the generation of amphoteric intermediates that enable one pot synthesis of amino acid analogues that previously required longer, labor-intensive, synthetic routes. The simple exchange chemistry has potential...Wed, 03 Jul 2013 12:50:28 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/12995TTBE.13.010http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/12929Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:30:04 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/12929TTBE.13.005http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/12928 These interference-resistant techniques are designed to increase the reliability, bandwidth and energy efficiency of IEEE 802.15.4/ZigBee wireless communication devices when subjected to varying external interference. The ACK with Interference Detection scheme and the Adaptive Protective Padding with Retransmission Control techniques can be used independently or jointly to help users optimize performance of wireless sensor network devices. Technology Details As wireless traffic increases, so does the potential for signals to interact with negative consequences. Our extensive studies on the...Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:30:03 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/12928TTBE.13.001http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/12927Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:30:02 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/12927TTBE.12.048http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/12926 Technology Information Sheet: Panoramic 3D Camera This camera takes 360º stereoscopic pictures and videos that are realistic and easy on the eyes. It simplifies 3D panorama recording to the point that it can be done real time with a relatively small package, opening up new possibilities for live capture and transmission of, and interaction with, panoramic video. It can be used in applications such as teleconferencing, education, and entertainment. Details: The new lens configuration combined with our processing software adapts to commonly used 3D methods. The configuration enables it to u...Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:29:59 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/12926TTBE.12.005http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/12925 To provide the best possible video quality streamed over a public (best-effort) network, this software enables a user transmitting video to optimize network use. Unlike most solutions that use buffering at the receiving end of the transmission, or use techniques that do not fully use the available network bandwidth, this technology works in real time and without the delay that buffering imposes even during high traffic periods. Video and audio in real time and/or live applications such as high definition video conferencing is enhanced to the quality levels normally reserved for private networ...Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:29:54 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/12925TTBE.07.010http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/12924 The technology provides a method for accelerating scalar multiplication by replacing expensive field multiplications by squarings and other cheaper operations such as field addition and subtraction in ECC point operations over a prime field. Elliptic curve cryptosystems (ECC) are public-key cryptosystems that have shorter key length requirement in comparison with other public-key cryptosystems such as RSA.Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:29:45 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/12924TTBE.12.038http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/9998 This technology ensures quick and reliable flow of traffic enabled by the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) continues despite the increasing use of wireless signals that threatens to cause interference in high density situations. As cargo at a receiving dock, or people at a border crossing are increasingly identified using RFID, the algorithm quickly reads the tags, without interfering with competing signals. Thu, 09 Aug 2012 08:01:19 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/9998TTBE.12.007http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/9809Wed, 18 Jul 2012 06:42:59 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/9809TTBE.12.043http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/9709Thu, 05 Jul 2012 12:21:36 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/9709TTBE.12.028http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/9265Thu, 24 May 2012 13:18:22 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/9265TTBE.08.046http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/9258Fri, 18 May 2012 07:48:15 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/9258TTBE.12.014http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/9247Wed, 16 May 2012 07:49:54 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/9247TTBE.09.037http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/9246 This femtosecond laser is fiber based, providing the potential to greatly reduce e size and manufacturing costs of ultrashort laser sources. This will lead to new applications for femtosecond lasers such as confocal and nonlinear optical microscopy, dentistry (surgery and cosmetics), micro-machining, ophthalmology (laser eye surgery), and other surgical applications (Nano-surgery and heart surgery) Description: Dr. Hanan Anis and her team demonstrated high quality pulses that were until now, seen primarily with solid state lasers. This was achieved while maintaining the advantages of a fiber...Wed, 16 May 2012 07:49:52 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/9246TTBE.08.025http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/9245 This software system detects faults at a much earlier stage than current systems, allowing the operator to better optimize system maintenance. Early detection of faults in gearboxes and bearings is crucial in order to minimize expensive repairs with significant down time. Our first application for this technology is in wind turbines. Dr. Ming Liang has developed software that detects faults at their earliest possible stages. The algorithms analyze the vibration signals obtained from off-the-shelf sensors (accelerometers) placed on the machine and data collected by many of the existing syste...Wed, 16 May 2012 07:49:51 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/9245TTBE.12.003http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/9201Thu, 19 Apr 2012 07:14:18 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/9201TTBE.11.054http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/9200Thu, 19 Apr 2012 07:14:18 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/9200TTBE.11.051http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/9199 This traffic routing algorithm provides an advantage for networks where there is a forced path imposed through forced routing. Forced routing is seen in optical networks when governments or other organisations have mandated that traffic pass a specific server for security and monitoring purposed. Forced routing can also be imposed in wireless networks where certain nodes have power constraints and must be avoided. This forced route can greatly reduce network efficiency. The algorithm, known as the Geographic Midpoint Algorithm was designed to optimise the path under forced routing constrain...Thu, 19 Apr 2012 07:14:17 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/9199TTBE.11.050http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/9198Thu, 19 Apr 2012 07:14:17 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/9198TTBE.11.010http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/9197 The technology provides an adaptive clear channel assessment (ACCA) technique for improving the performance of ZigBee/IEEE 802.15.4 communications when there is varying interference from collocated wireless local area networks (WLANs). The technique improves the performance of ZigBee network, reduces network interference problems, and reduces energy consumption. The improvements on ZigBee WSN under WLAN interference has been demonstrated in the labs testbed. It provides the following benefits: Energy efficient Reliable transmission through reduced packet delivery latency Co-existance with W...Thu, 19 Apr 2012 07:14:17 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/9197TTBE.11.002http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/9196 The Transport algorithms enables users to convert computer actions and videos to text files, thereby enabling rapid communication, storage, transmission, and playback while using minimal computer and network resources. These files are 80% less than those compressed with technologies on the market such as avi, .mov, etc. Any program that generates image, video, and text content, including standard office programs, and advanced business and engineering programs, and games, can be written using the Transport algorithms. Details: Dr. Georges Touma, from the Faculty of Education developed the Tr...Thu, 19 Apr 2012 07:14:16 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/9196TTBE.10.020http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/9195 This evaporative cooling system provides a compact heat sink for chillers used in ventilation, appliances, and industrial process. The cooling systems includes a standard condenser set up that is cooled using evaporation rather than ambient air, and therefore efficiency is not reduced in hot environments. This membrane system brings the benefits of efficient evaporative system normally done using large cooling towers, to a much smaller scale. Details: Evaporative cooling is more effective that cooling through the use of ambient air cooling, yet most appliances dissipate their heat into the a...Thu, 19 Apr 2012 07:14:16 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/9195TTBE.94.003http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/8761This is a family of patents Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:58:15 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/8761TTBE.11.012http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/8750 Inhibitors of Clathrate Hydrates for Oil and Gas Sectors. The University of Ottawa is seeking partnerships to develop its high efficiency kinetic hydrate inhibitor for applications in the oil and gas sector. The lead compound is safe and effective at lower concentrations than the currently used low dosage hydrate inhibitors (LDHI). It offers a cost effective solution for lowering risks as deeper wells are drilled to access oil and gas deposits. Details: Dr. Robert Ben from the department of Chemistry has demonstrated improved clathrate hydrate formation in comparison to PVP, one of the most...Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:55:50 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/8750TTBE.08.031http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/8749 The Reconfigurable Multimedia Collaboration System (RMCS) acts as processor performing SIP and XML related tasks at the hardware level.. The RMCS is an embedded system for establishing multimedia communications sessions with multiple users through the internet. Sessions may be established with arbitrary number of users and communication may take place using audio, video or text data." SIP - Session Initiation Protocol, enable phone calls to be initiated on the Internet. The protocol also enables video or IM instant messaging to be channeled over the Internet. The multimedia capabiliti...Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:55:48 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/8749TTBE.06.018http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/8748 Coher ent ant i-St okes Raman scat t er ing (CARS) is a nonlinear opt ical pr ocess r elat ed t o Raman scat t er ing CARS is a power f ul imaging t echnique f or biological samples t hat pr ovides high r esolut ion and chemical selectivity. To cr eate CARS signal, t wo specially t uned laser beams ar e used t o cr eat e a t hir d beat f r equency. When the beat frequency is tuned t o match the Raman vibrational frequency of a molecule, a st r ong signal is produced.Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:55:47 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/8748TTBE.05.019http://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/8747Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:55:46 GMTflanigan@uottawa.cahttp://uottawa.technologypublisher.com/technology/8747