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High-Potency Biased β2-adrenergic Receptor Agonist for Treating Respiratory Diseases
Advantages Ultra-potent β2-adrenergic receptor agonist that stimulates cAMP production with sub-nanomolar potency (EC50 = 0.25nM) Biased signaling profile selectively activates Gαs-mediated cAMP signaling while avoiding β-arrestin2 recruitment, reducing receptor desensitization characteristic of traditional treatments such as albuterol Maintains...
Published: 5/27/2025   |   Inventor(s): Stephen Liggett, Donghwa Kim, Yu Chen, Jesper Madsen, Steven An
Keywords(s): Pharmaceuticals, Respiratory Diseases Treatment
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical > Respiratory, Technology Classifications > Medical > Therapeutics, Technology Classifications > Medical > Pharmaceuticals
Solvent System for Temperature Efficient Extraction of Pure Water from Saline Brine
The Problem: Desalination of high-salinity brine solutions, a byproduct of various industrial processes and seawater desalination, poses challenges due to inefficiencies and high energy consumption of conventional methods. Reverse osmosis struggles with fouling and scaling due to the high concentration of dissolved solids. Distillation is energy-intensive...
Published: 4/24/2025   |   Inventor(s): Steven Weinman, Jason Bara, Heath Turner, Gabriel Barbosa
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Category(s): Technology Classifications, Technology Classifications > Manufacturing, Technology Classifications > Healthcare
A Process for the Complete Degradation of Perfluoro Alkyl Substances (PFAS) Molecules Using Catalytic Ozonolysis
The Problem: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of synthetic chemicals that have been widely used in various industrial and consumer products such as non-stick cookware, water-repellent fabrics, and firefighting foams due to their unique properties of resistance to heat, water, and oil. These chemicals are highly persistent in the...
Published: 3/20/2025   |   Inventor(s): James Shogren-Harris, Steven Weinman, Alexander Minne, Britney Mack
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Category(s): Technology Classifications, Technology Classifications > Healthcare, Technology Classifications > Systems & Services
Glycerol-Derived Solvents for Extraction of Metal Cations
The Problem: The demand for efficient and sustainable methods of metal extraction, particularly for lithium, is rapidly increasing due to the growing need for batteries in electric vehicles and renewable energy storage. Current approaches to lithium extraction, such as evaporation ponds and chemical precipitation, can be environmentally damaging, energy-intensive,...
Published: 6/16/2025   |   Inventor(s): Jason Bara, Steven Weinman
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Category(s): Technology Classifications, Technology Classifications > Materials, Technology Classifications > Manufacturing, Technology Classifications > Transportation
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
Novel Bronchodilators For Treating Obstructive Lung Disease
­Competitive Advantages Identified novel bronchodilators agonists that relax airway smooth muscle Could be a novel therapeutic for asthma and other obstructive lung diseases Could also be a therapeutic for other types of bronchoconstriction caused by smoke or anaphylaxis Summary Currently patients with obstructive airways diseases have...
Published: 2/19/2025   |   Inventor(s): Stephen Liggett, James Leahy, Donghwa Kim, Steven An
Keywords(s): Medical Therapeutics Cell Therapy, Respiratory Diseases, Respiratory Diseases Treatment, Therapeutics
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical > Respiratory, Technology Classifications > Medical > Therapeutics
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
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