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Ultrafast Doping in Polycrystalline Chalcogenides
Background Cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic technology is considered one of the most successful commercial thin film solar cell technologies, boasting a power conversion efficiency of approximately 23%. Despite this achievement, the current power conversion efficiency for CdTe modules is still far from the theoretical power conversion efficiency...
Published: 9/15/2025   |   Inventor(s): Feng Yan
Keywords(s): PS-Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, PS-Energy and Power, PS-Environmental, Solar cells, Solar Energy, Thin Films
Category(s): Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology, Alternative Energy, Energy & Power, Environmental, Physical Science
All-Inorganic Perovskites/Chalcogenides Multijunction Solar Cells
Background All-inorganic perovskite solar cells (AI-PSCs) have emerged as a promising technology in the field of photovoltaics, offering significant advancements in efficiency and stability. Perovskite materials as solar energy absorbers are traditionally developed with hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites. These types of hybrid materials demonstrate...
Published: 9/15/2025   |   Inventor(s): Feng Yan
Keywords(s): PS-Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, PS-Energy and Power, PS-Environmental, Solar cells, Solar Energy, Thin Films
Category(s): Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology, Alternative Energy, Energy & Power, Environmental, Physical Science
Low-Cost Electric Field Technology for Repelling, Capturing and Killing Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes pose a significant threat to human health, responsible for transmitting deadly diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, and Zika virus. With over one million people worldwide affected by mosquito-borne illnesses annually, these insects inflict more human suffering than any other organism. Despite extensive efforts, controlling mosquito populations...
Published: 8/27/2025   |   Inventor(s): Krijn Paaijmans, Ndey Bassin Jobe, Andreas Rose
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Category(s): Environmental, Life Science (All LS Techs)
Devices and Methods for Sensing Nitric Oxides
Nitric species such as nitric oxides are important environmental pollutants as well as key breath biomarkers of respiratory diseases. A chemical sensor that can quickly, selectively and sensitively detect these analytes will find applications not only in environmental monitoring, but also as a non-invasive medical diagnosis and management device. Current...
Published: 8/27/2025   |   Inventor(s): Nongjian (nj) Tao, Erica Forzani, Rodrigo Iglesias
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Category(s): Applied Technologies, Bioanalytical Assays, Chemistries & Devices, Chemical/Biological Sensors, Environmental, Life Science (All LS Techs), Medical Devices
Semi-transparent solar panel for Greenhouses
Executive Summary Greenhouses are commonly used to grow fruits and vegetables in controlled indoor environments. One challenge with operating greenhouses is that they can get very hot and potentially damaging to the growing plants. This requires costly temperature controls to maintain optimum growing conditions. Researchers at Michigan State University...
Published: 8/25/2025   |   Inventor(s): Xu Tan, Mahyar Abedi, Andre Benard, James Klausner
Keywords(s): Near Infrared Light, Plants, Vegetables
Category(s): Environmental, Materials
Production of seed oxygenic photogranules via mixed state (hydrodynamic) cultivation
­PRODUCT OPPORTUNITIES •Wastewater Treatment Systems: Scalable, energy-efficient systems for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment. •Decentralized Treatment Units: Compact systems for rural, remote, or small-scale applications. •Bioenergy Feedstock Production: Biomass generation for renewable energy or bioproducts. •Environmental...
Published: 8/22/2025   |   Inventor(s): Chul Park, Joseph Gikonyo
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Category(s): Engineering, Environmental
Biobased Hydrogel Crystals for Dust Suppression
Background Airborne dust emission can lead to adverse effects on human health (e.g., respiratory problems and cardiovascular issues) and the surrounding environment (e.g., contamination of water bodies and degradation of vegetation). One commonly used short-term method to mitigate airborne dust is spraying water on the soil surface. However, as the...
Published: 8/21/2025   |   Inventor(s): Ravi Yellavajjala, Maedeh Hesami
Keywords(s): Fugitive dust, Materials
Category(s): Physical Science, Environmental, Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology, Manufacturing/Construction/Mechanical
ICE-Bind
Background In cold climates, phase changes of water-to-ice and ice-to-water in the pore structures of soils significantly challenge the integrity and longevity of infrastructure. Soils in these regions typically undergo substantial volumetric changes because of climate stressors, impacting structures including building foundations, bridges, pipelines,...
Published: 9/11/2025   |   Inventor(s): Elham Fini, Farideh Pahlavan, Mohammadjavad Kazemi
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Category(s): Physical Science, Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology, Environmental
Patterned Surface Coating for Water Harvesting
Executive Summary In arid regions worldwide, there is a critical need for supplying water for drinking, agriculture and public use. However, these regions often have limited well capacity or water is available but is brackish, saline or contaminated. One possible solution it to capture the water from moist air. While several technologies exist for...
Published: 8/5/2025   |   Inventor(s): Caroline Szczepanski, Sabrina Curley
Keywords(s): Alt Energy - Wind & Solar, Coating, Drinking Water, Surface Functional
Category(s): Advanced Materials, Environmental
Enhanced CO2 Uptake with High Porous Temperature Swing Sorbents
Background The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) emphasizes the urgent need to remove CO2 from the atmosphere by the end of the century to limit global warming to below 2 °C. Direct Air Capture (DAC) is essential in all scenarios to meet this target, requiring the removal of about 1,000 gigatons of CO2. DAC systems use chemical sorbents...
Published: 9/15/2025   |   Inventor(s): Thiago Barbosa, Klaus Lackner, Samantha Taylor
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Category(s): Physical Science, Environmental, Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology
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