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Black Silicon to Enhance Solar Panel Efficiency
Nanostructure Coating on Silicon Wafers Increases Absorption of Visible and Infrared Light This nanostructured coating forms an essentially black surface on crystalline silicon wafers, reducing the reflection of light off solar cells significantly to improve their efficiency. Analysts project the global market for solar panel coatings to reach $19...
Published: 7/22/2021   |   Inventor(s): Peng Jiang, Zhuxiao Gu, Calen Leverant
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Chemical, Technology Classifications > Others > Energy
Dry Adhesive Films With Adjustable Adhesion Levels
Potentially Reusable Microporous Polymers Cling to Surfaces With Variable Degrees of Adhesiveness These adhesive films utilize a microporous shape memory polymer to perform switchable, dry adhesion useful in situations requiring two or more levels of adhesion. Dry adhesives are part of the pressure-sensitive adhesives market, which analysts expect...
Published: 6/27/2021   |   Inventor(s): Peng Jiang, Yifan Zhang, Calen Leverant, Curtis Taylor
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Chemical, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Materials
Smart Films with Photonic Crystal Micropatterns to Prevent Counterfeiting
Programs Hidden Micropatterns into Nanostructured Shape Memory Polymer Films for Computer Science and Anti-Counterfeiting Applications This process creates micropatterns in the nanostructure of smart polymers, forming films that help secure against counterfeiting. Over the past decade there has been a global increase in fraud and sale of counterfeit...
Published: 6/27/2021   |   Inventor(s): Peng Jiang, Calen Leverant, Yifan Zhang
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Materials, Technology Classifications > Others > Security