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Alluaudite Nanoplates as Cathode Materials for Sodium Rechargeable Batteries

Overview Current lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology is limited in terms of energy capacity, charging speed, and manufacturing cost. We have invented new alluaudite compounds for use as cathode materials for sodium-ion (Na-ion) batteries, which will enable large-scale battery applications that are naturally abundant and sustainable. Market Opportunity The...

Published: 7/25/2023 | Inventor(s): Tayhas Palmore, Dan Liu

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Category(s): Energy

Solar-Enriched Biofuels via Looped Oxide Catalysis

Overview The development of efficient hydroprocessing technologies to upgrade bio-oils would go far toward meeting the need for a clean and renewable source of transportation fuel. We have invented an integrated thermochemical process, also known as a looped-oxide catalysis, which produces an upgraded biofuel from biomass-derived feedstock. Market...

Published: 5/24/2023 | Inventor(s): Andrew Peterson, Cory Hargus, Ronald Michalsky

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Category(s): Energy, Biofuels/Industrial Chemicals

Cyber-Physical System for Wind and Hydrokinetic Energy Conversion

Cyber-Physical system for Wind and Hydrokinetic Energy Conversion Overview Hydrokinetic tidal energy, which uses the energy of flowing water to turn turbines, is an important form of renewable energy. However, the turbines used must be custom-designed to work with the water conditions of their particular location. Their bespoke design is difficult...

Published: 3/2/2022 | Inventor(s): Kenneth Breuer, Shreyas Mandre

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Category(s): Energy

Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 at Copper Nanofoam Electrodes

Overview There is currently a great deal of interest in CO2 reduction as a way to capture carbon and use it to make industrial chemicals, most of which are still being made from fossil fuels. We have invented a copper nanofoam electrocatalytic electrode that reduces CO2 10–20% more effectively than smooth electropolished copper electrodes. Market...

Published: 10/16/2015 | Inventor(s): Tayhas Palmore

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Category(s): Energy, Environmental, Nanotechnology

Improved and Versatile Magnetic Field Sensor: A Magneto-Optoelectronic Device (Case 1424)

Principal Investigator:Arto Nurmikko, PhD, ProfessorSchool of EngineeringBrown UniversityProvidence, RIBrief Description:The ability to remotely sense magnetic fields without direct physical presence or contact with the field location is important in many industrial/commercial and military applications from environmental monitoring/testing to microelectronics...

Published: 6/11/2012 | Inventor(s): Arto Nurmikko

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Category(s): Devices, Energy, Engineering and Sensors, Environmental, Instruments, Research Tools

Improved, Scalable, Optical Particle/Molecule Detector System by Solid State Energy Sources (Case 1494)

Principal Investigator:Arto Nurmikko, PhD, ProfessorSchool of EngineeringBrown UniversityProvidence, RIBrief Description:With environmental safety and defense/bioterrorism concerns, and the continuing drive for important medical breakthroughs, quick and accurate particle diagnostic capabilities have become increasingly important to identify and quantify...

Published: 6/11/2012 | Inventor(s): Arto Nurmikko, Richard Chang

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Category(s): Devices, Diagnostics, Energy, Engineering and Sensors, Environmental, Instruments, Metabolic diseases, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience, Oncology, Research Tools, Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Advanced, Flexible and Versatile, 3D Electromagnetic Tracking and Positioning System (Case 1780)

Principal Investigator:Harvey Silverman, PhD, ProfessorSchool of EngineeringBrown UniversityProvidence, RIBrief Description:A typical system for determining the position and orientation of a remote object includes, most simply, a receiver with three receiver coils and a transmitter with three transmitter coils in various orientations to one another...

Published: 12/6/2011 | Inventor(s): Harvey Silverman, William Patterson Iii

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Category(s): Devices, Diagnostics, Drug Delivery, Energy, Engineering and Sensors, Environmental, Instruments, Metabolic diseases, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience, Oncology, Research Tools, Software, Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Novel Microchannel Arrangement for Better Microfluidic Fuel Cell Performance

Overview In many conventional reactive microfluidic channels, (e.g., fuel cells), the reaction rate declines along the length of the microfluidic channel. In fuel cells, this can lead to declines in current and power density. We have invented a geometric arrangement for channels through which liquids or other fluids flow, for enhanced performance of...

Published: 12/6/2011 | Inventor(s): Tayhas Palmore

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Category(s): Devices, Diagnostics, Energy, Engineering and Sensors, Environmental, Nanotechnology, Research Tools