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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: 7/24/2025   |   Inventor(s): Thiago Barbosa, Klaus Lackner, Samantha Taylor
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Category(s): Physical Science, Environmental, Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology
Analysis and Design Software to Enable a Sustainable Circular Economy of Multilayer Barrier Films
Background Many companies have made sustainability pledges like having net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and eliminating plastic waste. However, few tools are available to guide industry transition toward this future while remaining profitable. The complex multi-material structures of plastics and multilayer materials pose significant challenges for...
Published: 7/24/2025   |   Inventor(s): Bhavik Bakshi, Farshid Nazemi
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Category(s): Physical Science, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Environmental
Exceptional Point Optomechanical Infrared Thermal Imaging Detector (EPOPTIM)
Background Mid to long-wave infrared detectors capture and interpret infrared radiation emitted by objects, and convert it into additional data. These detectors have wide ranging applications including gas sensing, thermal imaging, environmental monitoring, and defense applications. Typically, these detectors use micro- or nano-scale microwave-frequency...
Published: 7/24/2025   |   Inventor(s): Yu Yao, Linbo Shao, Yizheng Zhu
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Category(s): Physical Science, Imaging, Environmental, Applied Technologies
Wildfire Monitoring System for Real-Time Risk Assessment
Background The increasing frequency and severity of wildfires creates difficulty for power engineers to decide on the best course of action for ensuring reliable and resilient system operation. To enable informed decision-making in the presence of active wildfire risks, knowledge of the local environmental conditions surrounding the electric power...
Published: 7/14/2025   |   Inventor(s): Jennifer Blain Christen, Anamitra Pal, Randy Essikpe, Umit Ogras, Line Roald, Elisabeth Graffy
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Category(s): Physical Science, Applied Technologies, Environmental, Wireless & Networking
Atomically Dispersed Nb-N-C Based Electrocatalyst for Metal-Air Batteries
Background Zn-air batteries (ZABs) are an emerging technology recognized for their environmentally friendly properties, cost-effectiveness, and high energy density. ZABs are reinventing next generation metal air batteries and are considered potential alternatives to lithium-ion batteries, providing a greener alternative. These batteries operate by...
Published: 7/14/2025   |   Inventor(s): Zhaoyang Fan, Xueyan Lin, Bin Wang
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Category(s): Physical Science, Environmental, Energy & Power
Gradient-Charge Membranes for Active CO2 Pumping
Background The increasing level of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) poses a significant environmental challenge, necessitating innovative direct air capture designs. Traditional methods of CO₂ separation and capture, such as amine scrubbing or passive membrane filtration, often struggle with the issue of high energy consumption, low selectivity, and...
Published: 7/14/2025   |   Inventor(s): Matthew Green, Hoda Shokrollahzadeh Behbahani, Thomas Miller, Matthew Tudball
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Category(s): Physical Science, Environmental, Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology
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
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