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Sunlight-Harvesting Windows for Enhanced Power Generation

Nanoparticle-Embedded Glass Redirects Scattered Light to Solar Cells Within Window Frames that Produce Electricity These sunlight-harvesting windows embedded with metal nanoparticles and framed with photovoltaic cells produce four times as much power as other solar windows. In 2014, the United States installed enough solar photovoltaics to power 4...

Published: 1/20/2026 | Inventor(s): Wei Wei, Jiangeng Xue

Keywords(s): Harvesting, Infrared Absorption, light scattering, Nanoparticle, Solar Cells, Solar Energy, Transparent

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Electrical, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Materials

Neuronal Decoding Algorithm for Prosthetic Limbs

The invention is a new algorithm for decoding neuronal responses based on the discovery that neuronal spike trains can be described using order statistics. The device has applications in the direct control of prosthetic limbs by neuronal signals originating from electrodes placed in the brain. The method allows for decoding neuronal responses by monitoring...

Published: 10/28/2024 | Inventor(s): Matthew Weiner, Barry Richmond

Keywords(s): AB1XXX, ABXXXX, AC2XXX, ACXXXX, algorithm, AXXXXX, DECODING, NEURONAL, Responses

Category(s): Collaboration Sought > Collaboration

Synthesis of Star-Shaped Gold Nanoparticles for Solar Power and Biomedical Applications

Plasmonic Gold Nanoparticles Improve Photocatalytic Activity in Solar Cells and Windows or Biomedical Sensing This synthesis process produces gold nano-stars, plasmonic nanoparticles useful as photocatalysts for many applications. The gold nanoparticles market is expected to reach $6.33 billion by 2025; the nanoparticles are in large demand to improve...

Published: 1/20/2026 | Inventor(s): Wei Wei, Wenxiao Guo

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Chemical, Technology Classifications > Others > Cleantech

Photocatalyst for More Efficient Water Oxidation, CO2 Reduction, and Nitrogen Fixation

Drives Photochemical Reactions Powered by Solar Energy and at Low Temperatures This photocatalyst and photolytic process boosts electrochemical efficiency of common industrial reactions, allowing them to occur under solar conditions and low temperatures. The global photocatalyst market is projected to reach $4.58 billion by 2025. Photocatalysts can...

Published: 1/20/2026 | Inventor(s): Wei Wei

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Chemical, Technology Classifications > Others > Cleantech

Enhanced Au/TiO2 Catalysts for More Efficient O2 Activation

Adjusts Atomic Interface to Enable Catalytic Activity 34 Times Greater Than Traditional Catalysts This enhancement of the Au/TiO2 catalyst results from manipulating its interfacial atomic structures for optimal oxygen activation. Analysts project the global market for catalysts to reach $48 billion in 2027 . The field of heterogeneous catalysis does...

Published: 1/20/2026 | Inventor(s): Wei Wei, Jiawei Huang

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Others > Others

Hybrid Plasmonic Platform for Directing and Controlling Nanostructure Growth

Low-Heat, Bottom-Up Approach Can Produce Metal, Polymer or Bio-Molecule Structures for Catalysis, Biosensors, Electronic Devices and MoreThis surface plasmon mediated chemical solution deposition method uses surface plasmon resonance to deposit nanoparticles in the liquid phase at room temperature to direct and control nanostructure growth. Plasmonic...

Published: 1/20/2026 | Inventor(s): Jingjing Qiu, Wei Wei

Keywords(s): Catalysts, nanoparticle synthesis, Plasmonic, Thin Films

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Chemical, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Materials

14-3-3 Protein Overexpression to Enhance Plant Oil Production

Executive SummaryVegetable oils are used for nutrition, biofuel, industrial applications, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. To meet the growing demand for vegetable oils, production of oilseeds has increased steadily in recent years. Researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) have discovered a method to significantly increase the content of oil in...

Published: 2/17/2023 | Inventor(s): Christoph Benning, John Ohlrogge, Wei Ma, Que Kong

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Category(s): Agriculture, Biotechnology

Engineered WRINKLED1 Transcription Factor with Increased Stability and Enhanced Oil Production

IntroductionPlant oils, primarily seed oils, are major agricultural commodities. The world consumption of plant oils in 2013 was 165 million tonnes, which represents an increase of 100 million tonnes since 1995. The majority of vegetable oils are produced from just four crops, oil palm, soybeans, rapeseed, and sunflower, which together accounts for...

Published: 2/17/2023 | Inventor(s): John Ohlrogge, Christoph Benning, Wei Ma, Que Kong

Keywords(s): Agriculture Biotechnology, Biodiesel, Oil Crops

Category(s): Biotechnology, Agriculture