Kyma Technologies, Inc., a leading supplier of advanced materials solutions that promote safety and energy efficiency, today announced their participation in the NSF Nanosystems Engineering Research Center (NERC) for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST).

The ASSIST Center is developing nano-enabled energy harvesting, energy storage, nanodevices and sensors to create innovative battery-free, body-powered, and wearable health monitoring systems. It is a multi-organizational center led by North Carolina State University (NCSU).

The Center Director is Dr. Veena Misra and the Deputy Director is Dr. John Muth, a long time collaboration partner of Kyma's. Both Misra and Muth are professors in NCSU’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Department.

Kyma began its pursuit of a suite of sensor products two years ago when they partnered with Duke University Professor April Brown in novel chemical sensor development. In the coming weeks, Kyma plans to announce a new electromagnetic sensor product which will be made and plans a related new product announcement in the coming weeks.

“Joining the ASSIST Center is an exciting opportunity for Kyma,” noted Keith Evans, Kyma’s president and CEO. “We recently added advanced sensors to our product roadmap and the ASSIST Center represents a fantastic resource to help us in low power sensor technology development. We also believe that our collaboration with Duke University in chemical sensor technology and our soon to be announced move into electromagnetic sensor technology could prove useful to the ASSIST program as well.”

About Kyma Technologies

Kyma’s mission is to provide advanced materials solutions that promote safety and energy efficiency. Kyma’s products include a diverse portfolio of crystalline nitride semiconductor materials, crystal growth and fabrication equipment, and power switching electronics. Additionally, the company is developing a suite of novel chemical and electromagnetic field sensor technologies.

For more information about Kyma Technologies, visit www.kymatech.com, e-mail info@kymatech.com, or call the company directly at 919.789.8880.

Kyma is a registered trademark of Kyma Technologies, Inc.

About The ASSIST Center

The ASSIST Center is developing nano-enabled energy harvesting, energy storage, nanodevices and sensors to create innovative battery-free, body-powered, and wearable health monitoring systems. It is a multi-organizational center led by North Carolina State University (NCSU).

The ASSIST Center is led by North Carolina State University (NCSU) and includes a number of close partner institutions including Florida International University, the Pennsylvania State University, and the University of Virginia. In addition, the Center is collaborating with the University of Michigan and the Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lung Biology at the University of North Carolina. Additionally, researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), and the University of Adelaide, Australia, are contributing additional expertise and international opportunities for student education to the Center.

For more information about the ASSIST Center, visit http://assist.ncsu.edu/.