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The BORING (BurrOwing & Regenerative IN-Ground) Vertical Farm for the Moon, Mars and Beyond
This technology is a vertical farm designed specifically for the controlled-environment crop and food production function of a bioregenerative space life support system. It would enable long-duration crewed missions on the Moon, Mars and beyond while mitigating the impacts of extreme extraterrestrial environments. Background: Vertical farming is currently...
Published: 8/21/2024   |   Inventor(s): Joel Cuello, Matteo Pietrobelli, Mackenze McAleer
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Agriculture & Horticulture > Agricultural Engineering, Technology Classifications > Agriculture & Horticulture > Crop Improvement
Modified Green Tea Polyphenol EGCG and EGCG-ester Inhibit Endospores
Modified Green Tea Polyphenol EGCG and EGCG-ester Inhibit EndosporesResearchers at Augusta University have invented skin-friendly compositions and methods for killing, inactivating, or otherwise reducing the bacterial endospores by using an effective amount of the green tea EGCG or its derivatives. EGCG research shows clear application for a hand sanitizer...
Published: 4/21/2023   |   Inventor(s): Stephen Hsu, Lee Lee, Tin-Chun Chu
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Category(s): Therapeutics
Ambient Energy Harvesting Device with Charge-Carrying Movable Electrode
Ambient Energy Harvesting Device with Charge-Carrying Movable ElectrodeCase ID:01120Background Advances in low-power electronics and distributed systems have generated interest in small-scale power supply systems that harness energy from ambient sources. Low-power and distributed systems have also added to the portability of electronic devices, lessened...
Published: 10/6/2023   |   Inventor(s): Tianwei (david) Ma, Enze Ma, Jian (Jimmy) Yu
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Category(s): Energy, Engineering, Environmental Sciences
Lens with Electronically Controlled Optical Properties
Executive SummaryThis MSU-developed device allows for electrical control of the optical properties in a liquid lens and other optic devices. Capable of altering light’s focal point, this technology lends itself into many applications such as displays, microscopes, telescopes, interferometers, and many more. Description of TechnologyBy controlling...
Published: 8/20/2022   |   Inventor(s): Gary Blanchard, Greg Swain, Romana Jarosova, Ke Ma
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Category(s): Advanced Materials, Chemicals, Devices, Photonics
Apparatus and Method for Harvesting Ambient Energy by Circuit Reconfiguration
Apparatus and Method for Harvesting Ambient Energy by Circuit ReconfigurationCase ID:01113Background Low-power microcontrollers have laid the foundation for the vast expansion of. Pushing this edge further is the promising study of ambient energy harvesting for powering such devices. The practicality of current methods, however, are limited by fixed...
Published: 10/6/2023   |   Inventor(s): Tianwei (david) Ma, Jian (Jimmy) Yu, Enze Ma
Keywords(s): Devices:Medical, Energy, Energy:Generation, Engineering:Electrical, Environment:Sensing
Category(s): Energy, Engineering