APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) masks for EUV-made semiconductors BENEFITS: The alloy used can be controllably patterned by plasma processing via a newly discovered self-passivation mechanism of chromium Materials are easily etchable Process has very high material selectivity BACKGROUND: The fabrication of the mask absorber is a … [Read more...] about Improved Mask Absorber for Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography 2019-058
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Novel Solderless Interconnects for Narrow Cascaded Printed Circuit Boards and Sensor Probes 2020-104
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Sensor array development, such as sensor tubes used for agricultural applications for infrastructure monitoring and land management (to assess snowpack properties, avalanche risk, road, levy, pylon, and building stability, and for the prediction of landslides) LED strips Power supplies BENEFITS: Low production cost Locking … [Read more...] about Novel Solderless Interconnects for Narrow Cascaded Printed Circuit Boards and Sensor Probes 2020-104
High-rate Li-rich Cathode Materials Enabled by Non-topotactic Reactions 2020-146
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Batteries, electronics, electrical vehicles BENEFITS: Enables fast Li transport Significantly improves the rate performance of Mn- and Ni-based DRX materials compared to previous technologies BACKGROUND: Li-rich cation-disordered rocksalt (DRX) materials have promising high capacities and energy densities, but typically … [Read more...] about High-rate Li-rich Cathode Materials Enabled by Non-topotactic Reactions 2020-146
Novel Cost-effective Fluorination Method to Synthesize High-Energy Lithium-Ion Battery Cathode Materials 2020-096
APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY: Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) BENEFITS: High energy density Cost-effective Scalable Co-free and Ni-free Excellent rate capability and cycling stability BACKGROUND: Currently, layered oxides are the most popular choices for high energy LIB cathodes. Alternative cathode materials may provide further improvements to this … [Read more...] about Novel Cost-effective Fluorination Method to Synthesize High-Energy Lithium-Ion Battery Cathode Materials 2020-096
Production of PDC in Plants Via Heterologous Expression of Bacterial Genes 2019-069
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Adhesives Biodegradable polyesters Performance-advantaged polymers Antibacterial agents Water decontamination agents Co-product in bioenergy crops BENEFITS: Reduced production costs in comparison to previous methods Adds value to future bioenergy crops (PDC is a co-product) BACKGROUND: 2-pyrone-4-6-dicarboxylic … [Read more...] about Production of PDC in Plants Via Heterologous Expression of Bacterial Genes 2019-069