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Hybrid Molecular Catalysts: A New Blueprint for Catalyst Design, Preparation, and Testing	Attachment of molecular catalysts to solid supports can lead to new reactivity not seen under homogeneous conditions At an optimal atomic layer deposition (ALD) layer thickness, the molecular catalyst remains highly active while still being resistant to surface detachment and subsequent deactivation Catalyst separation and recovery achieved via a simple filtering and washing process rather than energy- and time-intensive distillation or re-crystallization processes In addition to the simple filter-and-wash process mentioned above, encapsulation requires only about 10 reaction cycles, making this process technologically and economically viable for large-scale manufacturing	8537
Eco-Method Mordant that Improves Natural Dye Adhesion to Synthetic Fabrics	Eco-friendly: An improved industrial dyeing process because it reduces excessive heat and water contamination during manufacturing. Wide applicability: Demonstrated to be successful with other materials beyond polyester, including Kevlar and polyacrylonitrile (PAN). Improved quality: Improving commercial dye methods without losing the desired properties of polyester such as flexibility is beneficial to industries like medical supply.	9048
Advanced Manufacturing of Biodegradable Shape Memory Polymers Increases In Vivo Success	Faster healing: Improvements catalyze the regeneration of tissue for a faster recovery Increased efficacy: Decreases the likelihood of rejection because the polymers are manufactured in such a way to increase tissue ingrowth and cell attachment Reduced healthcare resource utilization: When initial implantation is successful, it reduces the need for secondary procedures or advanced clinical care for infection	8658
Hydrogels for Controlled Delivery of Lysostaphin to Treat Staphylococcus aureus Infections	Injectable (or surgically applied) hydrogel formulation conforms and adheres to the fracture and surrounding tissue, ensuring efficient, local delivery of lysostaphin Localized treatments enable higher relative doses to be given at the site of infection, and enhanced stability from the hydrogel carrier may reduce the number of overall doses needed Tunable nature of the material provides control over the amount and time over which lysostaphin is delivered	7729
Vapor Phase Infiltration Produces Solar Cells with Greater Thermal Stability	Stability: Decreasing spiro-OMeTAD crystallization improves thermal stability of hole transport layers within perovskite solar cells (PSCs) Longevity: Eliminating the main cause of PSCs’ operational degradation increases the overall product lifespan Efficiency: Preventing the delamination of the layers transporting electronic charge has doubled the power conversion efficiency of modified PSCs	9034
Atomic Metal Catalysts	Innovative: Generates new isomers by changing the order in which atoms are added in a hetero-atomic cluster (can maximize available catalytic sites) Efficient: Creates and optimizes active isomers of atomic metals such as Au and Pd, increasing the catalytic efficiency of these high-demand metals (requires minimal precious catalytic metal) Scalable: Provides a scalable process resulting in theoretically predictable catalytic properties	6451, 5217
Cluster-Wells: Isolating Aggressive Tumor Cell Clusters for Improved Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment	High performing: Demonstrates superior abilities to isolate CTCs without clogging the system or dissociating the clusters Low cost: Shows high potential for large-scale production because it uses simple equipment and a straightforward process Versatile: Isolates CTC clusters of any cancer type and uses hardware that can be modified to accommodate various devices	8203
Reprocessing, Recycling, and Repairing Covalent Adaptable Network Polymers	Environmentally friendly: Recycles fibers and polymers without the use of supercritical chemicals (e.g., acids) Effective: Allows for pressure-free surface repair and welding Efficient: Reclaims fibers and polymer with the same mechanical properties as fresh material for use in new products	7348
New Methods for Skin Tissue Engineering: Textile-Based Sandwich Scaffold and CNT-based Electrospun Polymer Composite Yarns	Biocompatible: Exhibits good biocompatibility of the yarns fabricated using a wet electrospinning technique (results shown within a limited range of CNT concentration in the bath) Purposeful: Mimics the strain-stiffening behavior of human tissue, unlike other scaffolds that exhibit strain-softening of their synthetic materials Demonstrated: Exhibits the ability to guide cell anisotropic arrangement as well as support cell proliferation and infiltration in in vitro biological tests	8751, 8752
Versatile Retroreflective Metastructures for Enhanced Electromagnetic Response	Improved steep angle performance: Increases the angular range of reflectivity to greatly reduce the precision needed to produce a retroreflective response Increased bandwidth: Combines multiple periodic metasurfaces into a hybrid metastructure for greater bandwidth Versatile design: Can be designed for either single- or dual-polarized retroreflection, with metasurfaces of different periodicities combined for varying angles	8764
Small Beamformer for Simultaneous Spatial and Channel Diversity Communications	Scalable: Improves capacity by increasing the number of arrays and increasing the gain of each interpenetrating array Small formfactor: Contains nine interpenetrating arrays in the same area as a single legacy array capable of carrying only one bandwidth Efficient: Demonstrates that each antenna array can spatially scan at least nine independent interpenetrating arrays simultaneously, each carrying its assigned information channel within the assigned bandwidth	8635
Self-Powered Highly Stretchable Sensing Interface for Gesture Recognition	Self-contained: Includes a signal processing pipeline, providing gesture recognition for an extensive range of input modalities without the need for external power or sensing equipment Assistive: Enables eyes-free, unobtrusive, and ergonomic interaction with computing devices embedded in wearables Versatile: Demonstrates far-reaching potential for applications beyond gesture recognition including in actuation and data acquisition	7987
Salinity Exchange Process for Low-Cost, High-Quality Potable Water	Increases water supply: This process takes advantage of abundantly available wastewater to produce clean drinking water. Requires significantly less energy: Salinity exchange uses much less energy than conventional desalination technologies for which energy consumption is still a major obstacle. Georgia Tech’s bench scale prototype has demonstrated energy consumption of less than one-third of conventional reverse osmosis. Publicly acceptable: Drinking desalinated seawater and brackish water is much more cognitively appealing than direct potable reuse of treated wastewater, overcoming public perception obstacles to water treatment.	8797
Scalable Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity for Chemical Separations	Scalable: Uses simple chemistry and eliminates production steps to enable large scale polymer manufacturing Solution-processable: Permits the development of a variety of membrane morphologies including dense flat sheets, thin film composites, and hollow fibers High chemical stability: Results in stable structures able to withstand exposure to solvents and other chemicals, enabling stable separation performance and industrial application	8113
A Mechanical Topological Insulator-Based Multiplexer/Demultiplexer	Novel: Offers the first known design of its kind, addressing the signal loss challenges of applying acoustic wave technologies to mechanical applications Practical: Enables potential development of a single mechanical platform to accomplish both filtering and channeling using inexpensive components that avoid high battery usage Signal-protecting: Guides waves from input(s) to output(s) with minimal signal loss and topological protection from backscattering	8802
Two-Phase Thermal Management System for Integrated Motor Cooling	High-performance: Utilizes three-dimensional silicon carbide packaging and novel drive topologies with reduced switching losses, leading to increased power density and lower motor system size and weight Embedded: Integrates with the motor and drive electronics rather than requiring an externally attached heat exchanger system Efficient: Dramatically increases volumetric heat removal rates in electric motor systems by employing a wick structure designed to assist liquid delivery to enable evaporative cooling	8280
A Method for Creating a Protective Cap Layer for Semiconductor Wafers	Protective: Provides a thin protective layer or “cap” after the first layer is deposited, protecting the underlying structure from atmospheric contaminants Robust: Enables realization of the advantages of hybrid growth processes by eliminating performance-degrading contaminants and resulting defects Advanced: Offers superior protection against contamination compared with simple chemical cleaning methods utilized in other systems, especially against impurity species such as oxides	8435
Fluid Interface–Supported Printing Process for Stereolithography 3D Printing	Reduced costs: Lowers costs by using less resin and requiring less user effort for support removal and post-processing Faster printing: Produces parts more quickly and easily Enhanced creation of complex geometries: Enhances the ability to create more detailed and complex structures using SLA 3D printing	8774
Chip-Scale Electrochemical Double-Layer (ECDL) Supercapacitors	Decreased size: Minimizes space that does not contribute to volumetric density and is drastically smaller than conventional ECDL capacitors, allowing capacitor-dependent devices to shrink considerably High power: Achieves gravimetric energy densities of over 100 watt-hours per kilogram Improved performance: The vertically aligned graphene-functionalized carbon nanotubes Offers high porosity and surface area for improved pseudocapacitance by vertically aligning graphene-functionalized nanotubes	6573
Spin-Coated Polymer Collars Prevent Solder Wicking	Extend product lifespan: Increasing the stability of the contact between socket paddles and the Au surface allows for the BGAs to be in use longer Stability: Adding the mechanical reinforcement of the polymer collars allows for stronger thermodynamically stable solder joints Simple manufacturing: Spin coating the polymer onto the package is a simple manufacturing process.	8747

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