APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Design of novel proteins with a specified set of properties or functions Modification of properties of existing proteins Inference of the function of protein sequences BACKGROUND: Challenges in protein design include: not every protein sequence encodes a functional protein, and there is an underlying syntax to folding protein … [Read more...] about A Model for Generating Protein Sequences for Protein Design or Phenotypic Inference 2019-045
High Entropy Oxide Spinels for Battery Applications 2023-139
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Electric Vehicles Energy Storage and Battery Manufacturing BENEFITS: Enhanced stability compared to their single-element counterparts Scalable and tunable fabrication Greater performance than silicon or graphite anodes BACKGROUND: High entropy oxide materials (HEOs) could be used as drop-in replacements for graphite (the … [Read more...] about High Entropy Oxide Spinels for Battery Applications 2023-139
High Fluorine Disordered Rock Salt for Lithium Ion Batteries 2024-030
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Electric vehicles Energy storage BENEFITS: Higher energy density and capacity than current cathode materials Improved cycling performance compared to current disordered rock salt cathode materials Scalable solid-state synthesis at lower temperatures retains fluorine content in the manganese (Mn)-based disordered rock salt … [Read more...] about High Fluorine Disordered Rock Salt for Lithium Ion Batteries 2024-030
Microporous Materials Enabling Direct Lithium Extraction from Brine 2024-067
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Lithium extraction from brine Improvement of low quality brines BENEFITS: Sorbent process uses only water Highly selective Lower cost than conventional precipitation processes BACKGROUND: Currently, the majority of the world’s lithium is supplied by mining. Conventional lithium mining is expensive, carbon emitting, and … [Read more...] about Microporous Materials Enabling Direct Lithium Extraction from Brine 2024-067
Sunchem: Extracting Gold and Copper from Waste Streams
Gold, with its high electrical conductivity and resistance to corrosion, is a critical metal used in solar panels, fuel cells, mobile phones, computers, circuit boards, medical devices, and more. Copper, too, is a critical metal used in electrical wiring, power cables, wind turbine and solar panel components, as well as for defense, consumer electronics, and other industry … [Read more...] about Sunchem: Extracting Gold and Copper from Waste Streams