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Ion‐exchangeable transparent and opaque glass‐ceramics
​ Photos of heat-treated glass-ceramics Invention Summary: Recently, the display glass industry is transitioning from using glass to glass‐ceramic due to its higher mechanical strength. Similarly, instead if aluminum, glass-ceramic is becoming the preferred material for back covers of smartphones and other devices to enable effective wireless...
Published: 8/23/2024   |   Inventor(s): Ashutosh Goel, Qianhui Qin
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Physical Sciences & Engineering, Technology Classifications > Polymers/Composites/Materials
Flame Synthesis of Carbon-Based Films on Liquid Surfaces
​ Schematic of an ethylene-air premix flame impinging on the liquid surface of a distilled water bath, producing carbon-based films on the liquid surface Invention Summary: The production of thin, carbon-based films on liquid surfaces often leaves behind MgO impurities, requires additional purification steps, and is reliant on the use of substrates,...
Published: 8/15/2024   |   Inventor(s): Stephen Tse, Chuiyuan Meng, Bernard Kear
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Electronics/Semiconductor, Technology Classifications > Nanotechnology, Technology Classifications > Physical Sciences & Engineering, Technology Classifications > Polymers/Composites/Materials, Technology Classifications > Sensors
XO-Dontia: Invisible tooth markings for increasing tooth-accuracy in dental procedures
​ ​ (Left) Teeth marked with XO-Dontia under normal light exposure. (Right) The same, marked teeth when exposed to black, UV light. Invention Summary: Dentists use tooth numbering systems in order to mark, on referral forms and patient records, the exact teeth that must be removed via dental extractions. However, tooth numbering systems differ...
Published: 7/19/2024   |   Inventor(s): Michael Conte, Nathalie Lota
Keywords(s): Polymers & Composites
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Dental, Technology Classifications > Healthcare & Life Sciences, Technology Classifications > Polymers/Composites/Materials
Upcycling Polypropylene into Carbon-based Nanomaterials
­ ​ Fig. 1. Scheme on invention: from polypropylene pellets to carbon-based nanomaterials with graphitic structure. Left: PP raw materials. Right: X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of PP, graphite, and CDs from different reaction temperature. Inset: 6.5 μm * 5.25 μm image of carbon dots under dark-field scattering mode with microscopy....
Published: 6/13/2024   |   Inventor(s): Yongqi Yang, Deirdre O'carroll
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Physical Sciences & Engineering, Technology Classifications > Polymers/Composites/Materials
Novel Sargassum-Based Polymer Composite Filaments for 3D Printing
​ Figure 1: Examples of prints made with Sargassum loaded filament ​ Invention Summary: As a direct effect of ocean warming and nutrient enrichment, tons of brown macroalgae known as sargassum, have been accumulating on shores throughout the Caribbean Sea, Florida, Mexico, and the Bahamas since 2011. These unprecedented annual events have...
Published: 7/23/2024   |   Inventor(s): David Salas De La Cruz, Omar Movil-Cabrera
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Ag Biotech, Technology Classifications > Agriculture, Technology Classifications > Biomaterials, Technology Classifications > Consumer & Household Goods, Technology Classifications > Physical Sciences & Engineering, Technology Classifications > Polymers/Composites/Materials
In situ formation of 2D nanoparticles within elastomers for electromechanical sensing and flexible pressure pad
​ ​ Adding graphite and elastomer to batch mixer for in situ exfoliation Invention Summary: It has been known that a material’s electrical, mechanical, and chemical properties can be enhanced with the addition of graphene nanoparticles. Typically, the nanoparticles are created separately from the bulk material and are injected into...
Published: 6/19/2024   |   Inventor(s): Jennifer Lynch-Branzoi, Ali Ashraf, Ashiqur Rahman, Nazmul Islam
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Nanotechnology, Technology Classifications > Physical Sciences & Engineering, Technology Classifications > Sensors, Technology Classifications > Polymers/Composites/Materials
Elastomeric Polyurethane Sealer
New root canal sealer can more thoroughly fill gaps during root canal treatment compared to commercial sealants. Invention Summary: Root canal sealers are essential for filling gaps during treatment, but shrink upon setting, leaving undesirable gaps that promote infections. Rutgers University researchers have developed Elastomeric Polyurethane...
Published: 4/25/2024   |   Inventor(s): Mohammad Ali Saghiri
Keywords(s): Polymers & Composites
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Dental, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Polymers/Composites/Materials, Technology Classifications > Healthcare & Life Sciences
Phebox Ligands and Methods of Making Same
​ ​ The Phebox ligand Invention Summary: Phebox ligands are organic complexes useful for a number of catalytic transformations of other organic molecules, including transformations of alkanes generally requiring harsh conditions. Since catalytic transformations using this class of ligands intrinsically involve the activation of C-H bonds,...
Published: 9/13/2024   |   Inventor(s): Alan Goldman, Thomas Dugan
Keywords(s): Catalysts, Chemical and petrochemical industry, Polymers & Composites
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Polymers/Composites/Materials, Technology Classifications > Physical Sciences & Engineering, Technology Classifications > Catalysts
Development of an efficient catalyst for dehydrogenation of alkanes
​ Dehydrogenation of alkane with developed catalyst.​ Invention Summary: Olefins (alkenes) are key intermediates in the production of fuels and many commodity chemicals. Alkanes, and particularly light linear alkanes, are increasingly abundant but of limited value. The dehydrogenation of alkanes is therefore an economically very attractive...
Published: 9/13/2024   |   Inventor(s): Alan Goldman, Santanu Malakar, Xiaoguang Zhou, Kun Wang
Keywords(s): Catalysts, Chemical and petrochemical industry, Polymers & Composites
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Physical Sciences & Engineering, Technology Classifications > Catalysts, Technology Classifications > Polymers/Composites/Materials
SPINEL AND NICKEL PHOSPHIDE CATALYSTS FOR WATER SPLITTING
Amount of Ni in the electrolyte during chronopotentiometric (CP) analysis in both acid and alkali. For comparison Ni2P in acid is also shown​ Invention Summary: Hydrogen is a versatile energy carrier and a valuable bulk chemical used for storing intermittent renewable energy and it also serves as a major chemical feedstock. Hydrogen can be produced...
Published: 6/13/2024   |   Inventor(s): G. Charles Dismukes, Anders Laursen, Martha Greenblatt
Keywords(s): Catalysts, Renewable & Solar Energy
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Physical Sciences & Engineering, Technology Classifications > Polymers/Composites/Materials, Technology Classifications > Energy & Battery
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