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Discovery of High Ionic Conductivity Ionic Liquids

BACKGROUND Room temperature ionic liquids are a class of salts that are liquid at room temperature consisting exclusively of ions. They are currently one of the most studied solvents because of several unique properties such as negligible volatility, electrochemical stability, low melting point, and high thermal and chemical stability; this makes them...

Published: 12/18/2023 | Inventor(s): Pratik Dhakal, Jindal Shah

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Chemistry

Desktop Slide Impactor

BACKGROUND Although impact testing is extensively used in the research, development, and quality control of mechanical structures, slide impactors delivering shear impact on an external surface (i.e., “slide impact”) has not yet been developed. The lack of a commercially available device to evaluate realistic slide impacts means a narrow...

Published: 5/17/2023 | Inventor(s): Linqi Zhang, Larry Vaughn, Ali Kalkan

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Mechanical & Aerospace Engr, Technology Classifications > Transportation & Automotive, Technology Classifications > Chemistry

An Eco-Friendly Method to Disrupt Pheromone Perception in Ostrinia nubilalis: Helping Hand to Farmers

BACKGROUND European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis, is a very serious pest of grain corn, sweet corn, and other crops. O. nubilalis accounts for about 5.5 to 8.5 million tons of corn loss per year in Europe and other countries. Introduced to the United States in the 1900s, this pest accounts for 20% of yield loss in North America with damages estimated...

Published: 5/31/2023 | Inventor(s): Smita Mohanty, Viswanath Nukala, Shine Ayyappan

Keywords(s): Agriculture & Food Science, Animal Health, Chemistry

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Animal Health, Technology Classifications > Chemistry, Technology Classifications > Agriculture & Food Science

Efforts Towards Synthetic Photosynthesis; Visible Light Driven CO2 Valorization

BACKGROUND Carbamate esters, also known as urethanes, are a key functional group in myriad medicinal and agricultural compounds, broadly functioning as hydrolytically and proteolytically stable peptide mimetics. Their end products such as antibiotics, cancer treatments, pesticides, and derived polyurethane materials bear markets valued well over 20...

Published: 5/31/2023 | Inventor(s): Jimmie Weaver, Tim Schoch

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Chemistry, Technology Classifications > Environment & Energy

Adaptive Pore Size Smart Material

BACKGROUND Prosthetic limbs are typically mounted to the remnant limb via a sleeve, which are made from a variety of materials, but mostly from silicone elastomers. Unfortunately, these sleeves heat up the limb remnant and can lose grip as the temperature increases and sweating occurs. This problem is addressed via two approaches: medical treatments...

Published: 5/24/2023 | Inventor(s): Katelynn Harmon, Aurelie Azoug

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Chemistry, Technology Classifications > Biotech & Pharmaceutical, Technology Classifications > Material Science & Engr, Technology Classifications > Engineering, Technology Classifications > Advanced Manufacturing, Technology Classifications > Medical Device & Diagnostic

Mie-resonator Solar Thermal Absorbers

BACKGROUND Harnessing solar energy as a replacement for fossil fuels is an important avenue in addressing climate change. An exemplar issue facing the utility and scalability of this energy source is solar-to-heat conversion efficiency in photothermal layers. More specifically, both reflectance/transmission heat loss and convection/radiation heat transfer...

Published: 11/30/2022 | Inventor(s): Ali Kalkan, Marimuthu (Mari) Andiappan, Nishan Khatri, Ravi Teja Addanki Tirumala, Sundaram Ramakrishnan

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Environment & Energy, Technology Classifications > Chemistry, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Chemical Engr

Development of Well-Defined Artificial Eumelanin

BACKGROUND Melanin is a naturally occurring pigment found in many organisms. Eumelanin is the black-brown variety of melanin which is responsible for dark colored eyes, hair, and skin. It acts as a natural photoprotector from the harmful radiation from the sun. Eumelanin is resistant to damage caused by high temperature, chemical stresses, reactive...

Published: 10/19/2022 | Inventor(s): Toby Nelson

Keywords(s): Material Science & Engineering

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Biotech & Pharmaceutical, Technology Classifications > Chemistry, Technology Classifications > Material Science & Engr

Melanin-Inspired Antifungal Agents

BACKGROUND Microbial contamination of hydrocarbon fuels is a serious problem that can lead to costly and dangerous operational problems in fuel storage and engine systems. Bacteria and fungi can cause deterioration of fuels through several mechanisms, including an accumulation of biomass, degradation of protective additives, and production of...

Published: 5/31/2023 | Inventor(s): Toby Nelson

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Chemistry, Technology Classifications > Biotech & Pharmaceutical, Technology Classifications > Agriculture & Food Science

Development of Novel Biocatalytic Conversion Process for Production of Alcohols, Ketones and Organic Acids

BACKGROUND As energy demand increases, efficiently produced biofuels such as ethanol will be preferred over fossil fuels due to their reduced costs. One such biofuel, butanol, has several technical advantages over ethanol including a higher energy density. Butanol is traditionally produced using molasses and starch in the acetone-butanol-ethanol (A-B-E)...

Published: 9/15/2023 | Inventor(s): Hasan Atiyeh

Keywords(s): Agriculture & Food Science

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Biosystems & Ag Engr, Technology Classifications > Chemistry, Technology Classifications > Environment & Energy

Removing Phosphorus from Surface and Drainage Waters

BACKGROUND Transport of phosphorus (P) to surface waters is one of the main causes of eutrophication. A significant source of this P is non-point transport from agriculture, horticulture, urban and suburban land through surface runoff. This occurs in the form of particulate P and dissolved P. Particulate P (i.e. P adsorbed onto soil particles) losses...

Published: 7/31/2023 | Inventor(s): Chad Penn

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Geology, Technology Classifications > Software, Technology Classifications > Chemistry

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