mmHeat: Autonomous Millimeter-Wave Robotic System for Non-Contact 3D Thermal Conductivity Mapping of Building Envelopes
An autonomous robotic inspection system that uses millimeter wave radar to generate non contact, volumetric 3D thermal conductivity maps of opaque building materials.
BACKGROUND:
Buildings lose approximately 25 to 30% of heating and cooling energy through hidden envelope defects such as moisture infiltration, insulation voids, and thermal bridges....
Published: 7/22/2026
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Inventor(s): Xiaoyu Zhang, Wenyao Xu, Chi Zhou, Wei Bo
Keywords(s): Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Buffalo, Technology Classifications > Materials and Chemicals, Technology Classifications > Sensors
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Language-Agnostic Voice Biomarker Platform for Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (GloVoAD)
This technology enables early, non-invasive detection of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias using a large-scale multilingual voice dataset and language-agnostic AI models that analyze vocal biomarkers without relying on speech transcription.
BACKGROUND:
Early detection of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) remains...
Published: 6/19/2026
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Inventor(s): Wei Bo, Wenyao Xu, Aditya Challamarad, Harry Lin
Keywords(s): Featured, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Buffalo, Technology Classifications > Artificial Intelligence, Technology Classifications > Diagnostics
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Beamforming Device and Architectures for Large Language Model Enabled Personal Monitoring
WisperWatcher is a wearable audio-based system that automatically monitors eating behavior by capturing and analyzing mastication and swallowing sounds. Leveraging beamforming techniques combined with Large Audio-Language Models (LALM), it provides accurate, real-time insights into food intake, meal timing, and user disposition while minimizing user...
Published: 6/19/2026
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Inventor(s): Alexander Gherardi, Wenyao Xu, Wei Bo, Shuwei Hou
Keywords(s): Featured, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Buffalo, Technology Classifications > Artificial Intelligence, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices
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