APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Power generation through waste heat recovery Automobiles Power plants Factories producing glass, steel, and iron Refrigeration Refrigerators Air conditioning Automobile heating and cooling Cooling of microprocessor hotspots, electronics, and optical components ADVANTAGES: Non-toxic More efficient, cheaper and … [Read more...] about Complex Oxides for Highly Efficient Solid-State Energy Conversion IB-2400
Energy Generation
Metal Current Collector Protected by Oxide Film IB-1656
ADVANTAGES: Inexpensive Structurally sound APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Electricity production (e.g. solid oxide fuel cells) Electrolytic gas separation Electrolytic syngas production by partial oxidation ABSTRACT: Steven Visco, Craig Jacobson, and Lutgard DeJonghe have designed a cost-efficient, structurally sound technology for current … [Read more...] about Metal Current Collector Protected by Oxide Film IB-1656
First Diode for Thermal Management of Micro and Macro Devices IB-2336
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Thermal management for: microelectronic devices solar cells and solar energy management systems refrigerators hybrid biological/inorganic systems nanoscale calorimeters Information transport and processing Molecular motors ADVANTAGES: First solid state device to direct heat flow Initial tests demonstrate … [Read more...] about First Diode for Thermal Management of Micro and Macro Devices IB-2336