Available Technologies by Category
Methods of Recycling and Replacing Lithium Ion Batteries
  • Low cost – low energy use compared to other methods
  • Environmentally friendly – low emissions
  • High purity – accurate separation of high value metals from other components
7892, 7941
Enhanced Performance of Lithium-Ion Batteries
  • Increases efficacy of Li-ion batteries – increases conductivity
  • Product longevity – increased stability during charging and discharging
  • Enables practical implementation – can be applied on a larger scale
7854
Reducing Vibration During Engine Start
  • Uses a linear combination of constant and time-varying components to tailor the torque profile provided by the EM
  • Results suggest a promising and straightforward technique for reducing vibrations during ICE starting/restarting
  • Improve drive-ability and the overall driving experience, resulting in increased consumer acceptance of HEVs
6783
Method of Increasing III-Nitride Semiconductor Growth Rate
  • Faster growth rates result in reduced epitaxy cost
  • Ability to grow at lower temperatures reduces thermal budget, stress and wafer bowing
  • Ability to grow pseudo-substrates of any III-nitride alloy composition
7009
Thermoelectric Interconnects
  • Efficient – Increased power density for powering sensors, wearable devices, and personal power generators
  • Cheaper – Fabrication utilizes classic, lower cost roll-to-roll processing techniques 
  • Market Specific – Better suited to these current markets than traditional inorganic TE materials
7677
Thermophotovoltaics With Storage
  • Lower Production Costs  – Can provide fully dispatchable solar electricity at a cost competitive with conventional generation at a potentially reduces cost        of 70%, making it highly competitive with fossil fuel plants
  • Higher efficiency design  – By packing the PV densely within the array, thermal losses are minimized an an improved in efficiency by almost a factor of two is possible with existing InGaAs PV Cells
6420
Contact Resistance Stabilization for Lead Free Surfaces
  • Efficiency — fuel flexibilty
  • Cost effective — single-step solution and less expensive materials
  • Lower operating temperature — clean production of electricity
3281
Recyclable Organic Solar Cells on Cellulose Nanocrystal Substrates
  • Solar cells are recyclable through a low-energy process at room temperature
  • CNC substrates are fully biodegradable and made of renewable sources such as wood
  • CNC substrates have ideal optical and morphological properties combining high transparency with a very low roughness
6304
Electromagnetic Detecting and Energy Converting Coated Nanotubes
  • Unlimited — No limit to energy collection
  • Efficient Energy Collection — Useful in Solar Spectrum
6214
Hybrid Extrusion and Coating Technology
  • The technology provides dynamic, in-process patterning that will benefit the mass production of layer-based thin film devices
  • This new approach allows for a purely additive approach to making layer-based devices and does not require an additional subtractive step
  • The integration of CAD into the system allows for making complex patterns
6194
Wireless Power Transfer System
  • Small in size - Resonators are compact geometric shapes, aiding in volume or weight limited applications
  • Resistant to misalignment - Retains comparable efficiency levels regardless of relative angles of transmitter and receiver
  • Versatile – Both data and power can be simultaneously transmitted
6080, 6081, 6106
Ceramic Pump and Valve for Liquid Metals
  • First of its kind
  • Set the world record for the hottest fluid ever pumped continuously
  • Opens up new industry applications
7284
Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting from Hydraulic Pressure Fluctuations
  • Novel high-energy density source based on pressure ripples within hydraulic systems
  • Energy harvesting is enabled through multiple configuration of piezoelectric stacks
  • Can be arranged in different configurations to maximize current while keeping voltage levels low
5886
Low Work Function Electrodes for Flexible Electronics
  • More stable low-WF materials — Replaces reactive metals with easy-to-use, stable materials with comparable performance
  • Less complex — Eliminates the need for a glass barrier or encapsulation layers to protect the material
  • Less expensive — Lowers the cost of production through faster, easier manufacturing
5645
Generating Power via High-Efficiency Electrochemical Converter
  • Lower cost: The working fluid and storage materials are inexpensive.
  • Multifunctional: Multiple functions (e.g., solar conversion, thermal storage, electrochemical storage) can be integrated in a single system.
  • High efficiency: This device’s heat-to-electricity conversion has the potential to be twice what has been achieved previously.
7065
Electroactive Polymers with Rapid Switching Rates
  • Environmentally friendly: Aqueous/Organic processing is safer than the aromatic hydrocarbon and chlorinated solvents typically used.
  • Higher levels of electric power: Films made with this technology have significantly faster redox switching rates of up to 10V/s.
  • Versatile: Various electrolyte systems have been successfully tested, including organic, aqueous, the spinal fluid analog Ringer’s solution, and even commercially available sports drinks.
7035