Industrial

Modern sensing technologies increasingly demand compact, precise, and versatile platforms capable of measuring a wide range of physical and chemical properties. AhuraTech’s Open-Circuit Electroluminescent (OCEL) technology represents a major advancement in this field, by operating in an open-circuit configuration. OCEL enables light-based sensing allowing materials themselves to influence and modulate light emission. This unique behavior makes OCEL a highly adaptable technology platform capable of detecting numerous physical properties across liquids, solids, and surfaces.

Liquid Volume Measurement

Accurate measurement of small liquid quantities—especially at the microliter scale and below—poses a significant challenge. Using the OCEL platform, the volume of liquid in contact with the EL-active component influences the degree to which electromagnetic waves are absorbed. This energy transfer causes the EL compound to emit light, with larger volumes resulting in stronger light emission. Employing ultra-sensitive light-emitting diodes in the OCEL platform, AhuraTech has achieved up to 99.99% accuracy in measuring nanoliter-scale volumes. By leveraging open-circuit electroluminescence to translate electromagnetic field variation directly into light-based optical readings, OCEL eliminates reliance on traditional active measurement circuits. OCEL thus enables highly stable detection across a wide dynamic range. Its low-cost implementation, combined with its inherent noise immunity, offers an attractive alternative to conventional electrical or optical measurement technologies. This modality can identify even minor variations in liquid geometry within sealed systems, minimizing operational risk while maintaining sub-nanoliter fidelity. The OCEL platform significantly enhances the precision of industrial liquid monitoring, enabling fluid-level fidelity and rapid detection of micro-scale volume changes in volume or composition—an innovation that redefines liquid metrology at the smallest measurable scale.

Polarity Detection

Discrimination of Solvents by Polarity:
When a liquid is confined within a volumetric reservoir, its ability to absorb electrons from EL-active components is closely related to its polarity. By correlating the emitted light across a wide range of polar, non-polar, and semi-polar liquids, AhuraTech has established reference standards for identifying the polarity of unknown samples. This technology offers the fastest method for polarity measurement available on a benchtop platform and can also monitor reaction progression by correlating changes in molarity and polarity within reactors.

Fingerprint Visualization

Discrimination of Solvents by Polarity:
When a fingertip or fingerprint residue contacts the EL-active display, the fingerprint becomes visible due to capacitance differences between the ridges and valleys—with a resolution of less than 20 micrometers. In this case, the fingertip serves as the electron sink, allowing for precise visualization.

Nondestructive Testing (NDT) for Crack Detection

Employing the same principle used in fingerprint visualization, the technology utilizes EL-active components on a flexible conductive sheet applied to a surface—even those coated with paint. Local fluctuations in capacitance reveal the presence and extent of cracks beneath coatings with a resolution of less than 10 micrometers. Compared to X-ray imaging used in nondestructive testing for aviation, aerospace, or high-pressure tanks, this flexible display technology demonstrates significant potential.