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Storage Chamber for Direct Air Capture Sorbents
Background The Center for Negative Carbon Emissions at Arizona State University is actively engaged in research focused on sorbent materials used in direct air capture of carbon dioxide. Much of this research centers on understanding the chemical and physical properties of these materials and how they influence direct air capture performance. Carbon...
Published: 6/23/2025   |   Inventor(s): Kacie Niimoto, Klaus Lackner, Matthew Green
Keywords(s): Atmospheric CO2 capture, CO2 Capture, CO2 separation, Engineering, Environmental, Materials, Materials characterization, Temperature swing adsorption
Category(s): Physical Science, Environmental, Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology
ExAl-Metal
Background The construction industry is facing the dual challenges of enhancing sustainability while addressing environmental safety concerns. One promising approach to achieving both goals is the utilization of mine tailings as a raw material in construction. Mine tailings, the residual byproducts of mining operations, are abundant and pose significant...
Published: 6/23/2025   |   Inventor(s): Elham Fini, Farideh Pahlavan
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Category(s): Physical Science, Environmental, Manufacturing/Construction/Mechanical, Alternative Energy/Biofuels/Bioplastics/Algae
Environment Semantic Communication: Enabling Distributed Sensing Aided Networks
Background Millimeter-wave (mmWave) and terahertz (THz) frequency bands are growing in prevalence in current and future communication systems. These frequency ranges provide higher bandwidths, which enable the communication systems to efficiently meet the higher data requirements of high speed applications including augmented or virtual reality, autonomous...
Published: 6/13/2025   |   Inventor(s): Ahmed Alkhateeb, Gouranga Charan, Shoaib Imran
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Category(s): Physical Science, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Wireless & Networking, Environmental
Acoustic-Enabled Aerosol Separator
Background The chemical composition of aerosol particles provides key insights into the study of the behavior of planetary atmospheres. Measuring aerosol composition typically involves separating the aerosols from the carrier atmospheric gases, which can be challenging. Current methods for aerosol mass spectrometry (AMS) are well-established in the...
Published: 6/3/2025   |   Inventor(s): Tyler Ray
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Category(s): Physical Science, Physics, Environmental, Chemical/Biological Sensors
Microbial Air Quality Monitoring System (MAQMS)
Air quality monitoring is critical for environmental health and public safety. Traditional monitoring methods rely on passive and active air sampling techniques, which, while effective, are cumbersome, expensive and limited with respect to real-time data and comprehensive analyses. In high-risk environments, such as hospital or care settings, and food...
Published: 5/19/2025   |   Inventor(s): Amir Elyaderani
Keywords(s): CO2 sensor, Early Detection, Environmental, Informatics, PS-Bioengineering, Medical, Sensors, PS-Environmental, Public Health Technology, Real-Time System, Viral, Virus
Category(s): Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, COVID-19, Life Science (All LS Techs), Intelligence & Security, Environmental
Cyber-Physical Twins for Environmental Process Modeling and Forecasting
Background Environmental process modeling is a key component of understanding how environmental systems behave through the use of mathematical and statistical models. Environmental modeling can be used to address a wide range of systems including agricultural disease spread, impact of natural disasters on specific ecosystems, water and air quality...
Published: 5/13/2025   |   Inventor(s): Jnaneshwar Das, Saurav Kumar, Nakul Gopalan, Ramon Arrowsmith
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Category(s): Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Environmental, Physical Science
Electric power generation from ambient moisture using microbial nanowires
PRODUCT OPPORTUNITIES • Sustainable electronics • Various applications requiring electric power PRODUCT OPPORTUNITIES COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES • Producing electricity from air • Constant availability agnostic of time and location • Sustainability TECHNOLOGY DESCRIPTION This invention demonstrates...
Published: 6/12/2025   |   Inventor(s): Jun Yao, Derek Lovley, Xiaomeng Liu
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Category(s): Clean Energy, Devices, Electronics, Engineering, Environmental
Device to Attract and Trap Motile Aquatic Pathogens
The Caribbean region is considered a coral disease hotspot, with over 20 documented diseases and syndromes affecting over 20 species of corals. One motile marine pathogen family, Vibrionaceae, which is responsible for 50% of coral diseases, is strongly thermodependent, thus warming sea-surface temperatures, driven by pollution and global climate change,...
Published: 4/5/2025   |   Inventor(s): Liza Roger
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Category(s): Environmental, Environmental Remediation/Wastewater Treatment, Life Science (All LS Techs), Manufacturing/Construction/Mechanical
Niobium (Nb)-Based Atomically Distributed Electrocatalysts for Water Electrolysis
Background Hydrogen (H2) offers a promising solution in the global energy transition toward net-zero-carbon, particularly for decarbonizing challenging sectors like long-distance transportation, heavy industries, and renewable energy storage. However, most hydrogen is now produced by large-scale natural gas reforming without carbon capture and storage. Water...
Published: 4/3/2025   |   Inventor(s): Zhaoyang Fan, Xueyan Lin
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Category(s): Physical Science, Environmental, Applied Technologies
Amine- and Ammonium-Modified Silicones for Direct Air Capture of CO2
Background The field of carbon dioxide (CO2) capture is rapidly growing due to an increasing need to effectively remove CO2 from the atmosphere. New technologies are currently being developed to target CO2 in various types of sources. One particular method of CO2 capture that has gained traction in recent years is membrane-based separation, which is...
Published: 6/4/2025   |   Inventor(s): Matthew Green, Klaus Lackner, Jae Sang Lee, Taysha Telenar
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Category(s): Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology, Physical Science, Environmental
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