Harnessing chemical transformations in Cu2O photoelectrodes for solar fuels production (2022-135) This invention is a stable and efficient Cu2O photocathode for selective photoelectrochemical CO2 reduction to ethylene, demonstrating the potential of Cu2O-based materials in solar fuel devices. Inventors: Guiji Liu;Francesca Toma Contact: Lucian Sweitzer Luminescent … [Read more...] about Solar Technologies
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Black Phosphorus Ink for Scaling High Performance and Efficient Optoelectronics 2023-029
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Greenhouse gas monitoring Infrared/surveillance cameras Electronic intelligence countermeasures BENEFITS: Uniform, pinhole-free films High quantum efficiency High photo detectivity BACKGROUND: Black phosphorus (BP)-based optoelectronics have been shown to outperform state-of-the-art commercial devices. BP offers the … [Read more...] about Black Phosphorus Ink for Scaling High Performance and Efficient Optoelectronics 2023-029
An Area-efficient Superconducting Unary Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) Accelerator for High Performance Computing Systems 2022-056
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Applications that require high performance computing using convolutional neural networks (CNNs), like: Data mining Medical imaging Autonomous vehicles National defense/security Scientific research Control circuits for quantum computing BENEFITS: More energy efficient than existing CNN hardware accelerators Smaller form … [Read more...] about An Area-efficient Superconducting Unary Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) Accelerator for High Performance Computing Systems 2022-056
Laser Ablation of Porous Transport Layers in Water Electrolyzers for More Efficient Hydrogen Production 2022-029
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Electrolyzers for hydrogen production BENEFITS: Improves the performance and efficiency of the cell, the durability of the electrodes, and utilization of lower loadings of iridium in the catalyst layer Reduces operating costs in comparison to previous methods A more cost-effective approach to modify interfaces compared to … [Read more...] about Laser Ablation of Porous Transport Layers in Water Electrolyzers for More Efficient Hydrogen Production 2022-029
Conductive Ceramic Composites for High Temperature Thermal Energy Storage 2022-031
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Large scale thermal energy storage (e.g., power plants, power utility companies, large industrial manufacturing plants) BENEFITS: Cost-competitive form of long duration energy storage that is particularly apt for incorporating more intermittent renewable energy into the electricity grid and industrial manufacturing Enables refineries … [Read more...] about Conductive Ceramic Composites for High Temperature Thermal Energy Storage 2022-031