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Sunlight-Harvesting Windows for Enhanced Power Generation
Nanoparticle-Embedded Glass Redirects Scattered Light to Solar Cells Within Window Frames that Produce Electricity These sunlight-harvesting windows embedded with metal nanoparticles and framed with photovoltaic cells produce four times as much power as other solar windows. In 2014, the United States installed enough solar photovoltaics to power 4...
Published: 1/20/2026   |   Inventor(s): Wei Wei, Jiangeng Xue
Keywords(s): Harvesting, Infrared Absorption, light scattering, Nanoparticle, Solar Cells, Solar Energy, Transparent
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Electrical, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Materials
Synthesis of Star-Shaped Gold Nanoparticles for Solar Power and Biomedical Applications
Plasmonic Gold Nanoparticles Improve Photocatalytic Activity in Solar Cells and Windows or Biomedical Sensing This synthesis process produces gold nano-stars, plasmonic nanoparticles useful as photocatalysts for many applications. The gold nanoparticles market is expected to reach $6.33 billion by 2025; the nanoparticles are in large demand to improve...
Published: 1/20/2026   |   Inventor(s): Wei Wei, Wenxiao Guo
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Chemical, Technology Classifications > Others > Cleantech
Photocatalyst for More Efficient Water Oxidation, CO2 Reduction, and Nitrogen Fixation
Drives Photochemical Reactions Powered by Solar Energy and at Low Temperatures This photocatalyst and photolytic process boosts electrochemical efficiency of common industrial reactions, allowing them to occur under solar conditions and low temperatures. The global photocatalyst market is projected to reach $4.58 billion by 2025. Photocatalysts can...
Published: 1/20/2026   |   Inventor(s): Wei Wei
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Chemical, Technology Classifications > Others > Cleantech
Enhanced Au/TiO2 Catalysts for More Efficient O2 Activation
Adjusts Atomic Interface to Enable Catalytic Activity 34 Times Greater Than Traditional Catalysts This enhancement of the Au/TiO2 catalyst results from manipulating its interfacial atomic structures for optimal oxygen activation. Analysts project the global market for catalysts to reach $48 billion in 2027 . The field of heterogeneous catalysis does...
Published: 1/20/2026   |   Inventor(s): Wei Wei, Jiawei Huang
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Others > Others
High Flux Resistance Heating Rod
A high flux, small diameter heating rod capable of producing 2.5MW/m2 in a matter of tens of milliseconds Background With the renewed emphasis on the development of advanced reactor technologies, there is an interest in assessing the performance of materials under both normal operating conditions and during hypothesized incident scenarios. Use...
Published: 8/4/2025   |   Inventor(s): Daniel LaBrier, Wade Marcum, Jim Nylander, Aaron Weiss, Salem Sharaf
Keywords(s): boiling, critical heat flux, nuclear
Category(s): Diagnostics, Device, Engineering, Physical Science, Research Tools, Sustainability & Cleantechnologies
Hybrid Plasmonic Platform for Directing and Controlling Nanostructure Growth
Low-Heat, Bottom-Up Approach Can Produce Metal, Polymer or Bio-Molecule Structures for Catalysis, Biosensors, Electronic Devices and MoreThis surface plasmon mediated chemical solution deposition method uses surface plasmon resonance to deposit nanoparticles in the liquid phase at room temperature to direct and control nanostructure growth. Plasmonic...
Published: 1/20/2026   |   Inventor(s): Jingjing Qiu, Wei Wei
Keywords(s): Catalysts, nanoparticle synthesis, Plasmonic, Thin Films
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Chemical, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Materials
Pressure Pass-Through Strain Sensor
A pressure pass-through apparatus for a distributed strain sensor, providing a very economical solution to pass optical fibers Background Currently, there are a large number of measurement techniques that utilize fiber-optical means, the use of light to acquire measurement. However, these measurement techniques have limitations on how effective...
Published: 1/16/2026   |   Inventor(s): Wade Marcum, Aaron Weiss, Warren Jones, Ann Marie Phillips, Casey Jesse, John Kennedy, Daniel LaBrier, Chad Nixon
Keywords(s): fiber optics, monitoring, non-ambient environment, optics, strain measurement
Category(s): Device, Chemical, Engineering, Nanoscience & Microtechnologies, Physical Science, Sustainability & Cleantechnologies