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Self-contained electrochromic platform for sensing and displaying color and pattern

Self-Contained Electrochromic Platform for Sensing and Displaying Color and Pattern This device is capable of recognizing and replicating color schemes with a simplistic bio-inspired system Institute Reference: INV-22024 IN-PART Reference: 220516-13853-56576 Background Color surrounds our daily existence and has been implemented for centuries in...

Published: 1/27/2025 | Updated: 3/21/2024 | Inventor(s): Daniel Wilson, Leila Deravi

Keywords(s): Adaptive, Biomimetic, Camouflage, color sensing, Color-Changing

Category(s): -Optics, -Sensors tech, -Sustainability / Renewable Tech, -Materials, -Equipment, -Energy Technology, -Devices, -Cosmetic, Technology Classifications > 1. Life Science, Chemistry

Wearable Light Sensors Based on Unique Features of a Natural Biochrome

Wearable Light Sensors Based on Unique Features of a Natural Biochrome A novel, low cost, wearable device for measurement of sun exposure Background Exposure to sunlight’s harsh radiation has proven to be detrimental to our health. Ultraviolet (UV)-rays, infrared (IR) and to a lesser degree, visible light, all contribute to skin damage. Thus,...

Published: 1/27/2025 | Updated: 3/21/2024 | Inventor(s): Daniel Wilson, Leila Deravi

Keywords(s): Radiation detector, Sensor, Skin, Solar, Sterilization, Wearable

Category(s): -Sensors, -Chemistry, -Cosmetic, -Energy Technology, -Equipment, -Health, -Materials, -Sustainability / Renewable Tech, Technology Classifications > 1. Life Science, Technology Classifications > 2. Physical Science > Advanced materials/Nanomaterials, Technology Classifications > 2. Physical Science > Environmental/Clean tech, Technology Classifications > 1. Life Science > Green Chemistry, Technology Classifications > 1. Life Science > Medical Devices, Chemistry

Suspensions and solutions of dyes that enable colored coatings with tunable infrared performance

INV-21076 Background Traditionally, paints are granted color by solid, inorganic pigments evenly dispersed throughout their matrix. These pigments absorb most wavelengths of light but reflect a few remaining wavelengths, which generates the color we perceive with our eyes. Longer wavelengths (LWs) which carry heat, are also absorbed, and reflected...

Published: 1/27/2025 | Updated: 3/21/2024 | Inventor(s): Daniel Wilson, Leila Deravi

Keywords(s): Energy-efficient, Environmentally friendly, Infrared, Reflective materials, Thermal Management

Category(s): -Sustainability / Renewable Tech, -Materials, -Energy Technology

Biodegradable, Hygienic, and Compostable One time use food containers from Agriculture Waste as Plastic Alternative

INV-21047 Background Disposable containers made from fossil fuels in the form of plastic have brought great convenience to our lives. They are easily manufacturable at scale and offer robust mechanical properties, versatility, low cost, and resistance to corrosion. Plastic products have been widely used in food and consumer packaging, electronics,...

Published: 1/27/2025 | Updated: 3/21/2024 | Inventor(s): Hongli Zhu

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Category(s): -Chemistry, -Sustainability / Renewable Tech, -Materials, Technology Classifications > 2. Physical Science > Environmental/Clean tech

High-effective all-in-one evaporator for solar-driven water desalination

INV-21020 Background Ever since freshwater scarcity has become a threat to the sustainable development of human society, increasing access to freshwater is very important to our society. In this environment, utilizing saline waters from the oceans and other sources is attracting more and more attention. Due to the clean and sustainable characteristics...

Published: 1/27/2025 | Updated: 3/21/2024 | Inventor(s): Yi Zheng, Ralph Ahlgren, Mohamed Sonbaty, Khushnood Ahmad Qazi

Keywords(s): all in one, drinkable water, economizer, high-rate evaporation, potable water, scalable, solar driven device, water desalination and purification

Category(s): -Sustainability / Renewable Tech

Engineering a Porous Conductive PEDOT:PSS-DVS scaffold for Microbial Fuel Cell Air Cathodes

INV-20037 Background Conductive polymers provide a unique opportunity to combine traditional energetic materials with inexpensive components. The result is unparalleled processability wherein chemistries are tunable and morphologies can be manipulated, thus creating unique device architectures and applications. Traditional conductive materials...

Published: 1/27/2025 | Updated: 3/21/2024 | Inventor(s): Steven Lustig, Devyesh Rana

Keywords(s): Air Cathode, Electrode, Fuel Cell, PEDOT:PSS, Polymer

Category(s): -Sustainability / Renewable Tech

Synthesis of Highly Active Fe-N-C Catalysts Via Non-Contact Pyrolysis of Gas-Phase Iron

INV-20028 Background Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs), based on proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), were commercialized in 2014. The catalysts used for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in PEMFCs are Pt-alloys. The cost of automotive fuel cell systems is still high due to the high loading of Pt on the PEMFC cathode. One of the strategies...

Published: 1/27/2025 | Updated: 3/21/2024 | Inventor(s): Qingying Jia, Li Jiao, Sanjeev Mukerjee

Keywords(s): Catalyst, Fe-N-C, Fuel Cell, Nanotechnology, Non-contact pyrolysis

Category(s): -Sustainability / Renewable Tech, Technology Classifications > 2. Physical Science > Advanced materials/Nanomaterials, Chemistry, Technology Classifications > 2. Physical Science > Energy, Technology Classifications > 2. Physical Science > Environmental/Clean tech, Technology Classifications > 1. Life Science > Green Chemistry

Functionalized Monometallic Transition Metal Surfaces for Selective hydrogen Evolution Reaction

> INV-20027 Background Hydrogen at scale via water electrolysis has always been an energy cost and is a potentially cost-effective, where carbon-neutral means hydrogen gas production. The development of low-cost and reliable catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is a key component in achieving...

Published: 1/27/2025 | Updated: 3/21/2024 | Inventor(s): Sanjeev Mukerjee, Robert Allen (DECEASED), Huong Doan, Ian Kendrick

Keywords(s): Catalyst, Energy, Energy Technology, Renewable

Category(s): -Sustainability / Renewable Tech, Technology Classifications > 2. Physical Science > Energy, Technology Classifications > 2. Physical Science > Environmental/Clean tech, Technology Classifications > 1. Life Science > Green Chemistry

A robust flow-through platform for organic contaminants removal

INV-20020 Background This technology aims to address the most significant issues associated with the Fenton process (a classical water treatment process). Fenton reagents, consisting of ferrous iron ion and hydrogen peroxide, are most reactive in acidic conditions. Therefore, in practical water treatment, a lot of acids are used to adjust the reaction...

Published: 1/27/2025 | Updated: 3/21/2024 | Inventor(s): Akram Alshawabkeh, Long Chen

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Category(s): -Sustainability / Renewable Tech, Technology Classifications > 2. Physical Science > Environmental/Clean tech

Methods for electrogeneration of reactive oxygen species without external oxygen supply

Background Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are defined as a group of reactive molecules and free radicals derive from molecular oxygen, such as superoxide hydroxyl, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and ozone. They are widely used in industry and environmental protection, because of their strong oxidizing ability. Especially H2O2 can exist stable in the environment,...

Published: 1/27/2025 | Updated: 3/21/2024 | Inventor(s): Yuwei Zhao, Ljiljana Rajic, Akram Alshawabkeh

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Category(s): -Sustainability / Renewable Tech

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