APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Hydrogen production for clean fuel or chemical reaction feedstock applications Biomass oxidation for production of high value products (eg. lactic acid, glyceric acid, dihydroxyacetone, etc.) Syngas production for Fischer-Tropsch process BENEFITS: Reaction can occur without any external energy input other than sunlight … [Read more...] about Photochemical Diodes for Efficient Production of Hydrogen Fuel and Value Added Chemicals 2023-046
Available Technologies
Hybrid Geothermal Cooling Tower Direct Air Carbon Capture System 2022-144
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Carbon capture systems BENEFITS: Significantly reduces the cost of carbon capture to $100 per metric ton Uses hybridization of pre-existing cooling tower equipment Integrated thermal sorbent regeneration and blowdown management BACKGROUND: Direct air capture (DAC) systems are designed to extract low concentrations of carbon … [Read more...] about Hybrid Geothermal Cooling Tower Direct Air Carbon Capture System 2022-144
Sequence-Defined Polypeptoids for Area-Selective Deposition for Reducing Edge Placement Error in Semiconductor Fabrication 2023-047
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Applications that relate to advanced semiconductor fabrication, such as: Advanced lithography for advanced semiconductor devices, such as for sub-5 nm node chips High density interconnects for advanced microelectronic devices BENEFITS: Faster growth in a single deposition cycle compared to other methods Minimal to no lateral … [Read more...] about Sequence-Defined Polypeptoids for Area-Selective Deposition for Reducing Edge Placement Error in Semiconductor Fabrication 2023-047
Metabolically Engineered Pseudomonas putida for the Bioproduction of Shinorine, a Natural Sunscreen 2021-119
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Sunscreen cream ADVANTAGES: Environmentally-friendly sunscreen compound High product titer and yield Fast-growing microbe host Eliminates the use of agricultural plants as feedstocks for Shinorine production BACKGROUND: Compounds such as Oxybenzone, Zinc Oxide (ZnO), and Titanium Dioxide, (TiO2) are ubiquitous in many … [Read more...] about Metabolically Engineered Pseudomonas putida for the Bioproduction of Shinorine, a Natural Sunscreen 2021-119
Reflective Phase Microscopy for Visualisation of 2D Heterostructures in Nanotechnology and Semiconductor Fabrication 2022-129
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Commercial optical microscopes Scientific research Semiconductor fabrication Quantum phenomena exploration BENEFITS: Enhanced visualization of transparent materials High contrast visualization of embedded layers in 2D heterostructures BACKGROUND: Optical microscopy is a crucial part of studying van der Waals (vdW) … [Read more...] about Reflective Phase Microscopy for Visualisation of 2D Heterostructures in Nanotechnology and Semiconductor Fabrication 2022-129