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Hybrid Water and Nutrient Recovery Process

This process is a combination of electrodialysis (ED) and forward osmosis (FO) to recover nutrients and water from wastewater streams. Background The agriculture sector is the largest freshwater consumer in the United States, accounting for up to 70% of available freshwater withdrawals. However, water shortage has been exacerbated and is becoming...

Published: 3/23/2026 | Updated: 3/23/2026 | Inventor(s): Xue Jin, Quang Tran

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Category(s): Agricultural, Engineering, Sustainability & Cleantechnologies

Novel Reactor Design for Particle-gas Counterflow

This reactor design incorporates a fluidized bed, a counterflow gravity-driven spouted bed, transitioning to a moving bed. Background Thermochemical energy storage (TCES) using metal oxide particles has emerged as a promising technology to enable renewable energy dispatchability. The basic principle of TCES is to store energy as chemical bonds in...

Published: 3/23/2026 | Updated: 3/23/2026 | Inventor(s): Juvenal Ortiz Ulloa, Nicholas AuYeung

Keywords(s): Fluidized bed, Moving bed, Particle, Spouted bed

Category(s): Engineering, Chemical

Tensioning Tool for Flexible Materials

Tensioning Tool for Flexible Materials Background This tool can securely hold flexible materials, like tendons or ligaments, under accurate tension while affixing the material. Technology Description Engineers or surgeons often need to mount a flexible length of material on a surface. Flexible lengths of material can include wires, cables, ropes,...

Published: 3/23/2026 | Updated: 3/23/2026 | Inventor(s): Ravi Balasubramanian, Benjamin Phelps, Hantao Ling, Justin Casebier

Keywords(s): Biomechanics, Biotechnology, tendon, tension

Category(s): Engineering, Medical Devices

Nanomaterial Printhead for Additive Manufacturing

This printhead can deposit reactive materials as they are generated in real time Background The ability to integrate multifunctional parameters into one material has crosscutting impacts in several applications. For example, one can engineer and modify structural materials that provide high mechanical strength at various length scales to attain additional...

Published: 3/23/2026 | Updated: 3/18/2026 | Inventor(s): Chih-hung Chang, Brian Paul, Yujuan He

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Category(s): Engineering, Nanoscience & Microtechnologies

Membrane-less, Gravity Independent Liquid-Liquid and Gas-Liquid Extraction and Phase Separation

A membrane-less device enabling liquid-liquid and gas-liquid separation without requiring gravity Background The separation of mixtures of fluid phases, particularly liquid-liquid and gas-liquid extraction, is relevant to many industrial chemical and biochemical processes, including fuels production, pharmaceuticals, and hydrometallurgy. Many solvent...

Published: 3/18/2026 | Updated: 3/18/2026 | Inventor(s): Goran Jovanovic, Matthew Coblyn, Jad Touma, Lucas Freiberg, Francis Chukwunta, Lei Li, Cliff Kowall, Bingchen Wang, Yihan Song, Fan Yang, Aigerim Baimoldina

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Category(s): Engineering

Seafarer Lantern

1. Technology Overview The invention introduces a versatile lantern designed for sailors and boaters, combining the functionality of a camping lantern, navigation lights, and an anchor light into a compact, sturdy housing. The lantern features color-changing LEDs, an adjustable hanging cable made of strong Dyneema line, and is rechargeable through...

Published: 1/7/2026 | Updated: 1/4/2026 | Inventor(s): Trygve Faste

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Category(s): Transportation, Engineering, Sustainability & Cleantechnologies

3D Printed Electrodes

1. Technology Overview The invention introduces a novel method for fabricating 3D electronic devices using 3D-printed electronic components. This technology leverages 3D printing techniques to create complex multi-electrode arrays for brain recording and stimulation, integrating neurotrophic factors to enhance functionality. The technology offers...

Published: 1/8/2026 | Updated: 1/2/2026 | Inventor(s): Tim Gardner, Kara Zappitelli, Morgan Brown

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Category(s): Engineering, Nanoscience & Microtechnologies, Medical Devices

Advanced Catalysts for Water Oxidation Alkaline and Alkaline Membrane Electrolyzers

1. Technology Overview The invention introduces a novel catalytic architecture for water oxidation electrodes, specifically designed for alkaline membrane electrolyzers. This advanced catalyst leverages a multicomponent metal oxide structure to achieve superior performance, high electrical conductivity, and stability under water oxidation conditions....

Published: 1/8/2026 | Updated: 1/2/2026 | Inventor(s): Shannon Boettcher, Minkyoung Kwak, Liam Twight, Tingting Zhai

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Category(s): Engineering, Materials Science, Sustainability & Cleantechnologies

Passivated Anode for Membrane Water Electrolyzers

1. Technology Overview The invention introduces a passivated anode for membrane water electrolyzers, designed to increase durability and performance by preventing unwanted oxidation of ionomers. The anode is coated with a thin layer of a porous ion-permeable oxide, such as HfO2, allowing the flow of hydroxide ions to the catalyst while preventing...

Published: 1/2/2026 | Updated: 1/2/2026 | Inventor(s): Shannon Boettcher, Minkyoung Kwak, Grace Lindquist, Kasinat Ojha

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Category(s): Sustainability & Cleantechnologies, Materials Science, Engineering, Chemistry

Electrochemical Cell Designs for Producing Iron Metal from Oxide Powders and Salt Water

1. Technology Overview The invention presents an innovative electrochemical cell design for producing iron metal from iron oxide powders and salt water. This technology leverages low-cost and abundant raw materials to produce high-purity iron, while co-producing valuable byproducts such as chlorine and sodium hydroxide. The process is highly efficient,...

Published: 1/8/2026 | Updated: 1/2/2026 | Inventor(s): Paul Kempler, Anastasiia Konovalova

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Category(s): Chemistry, Materials Science, Sustainability & Cleantechnologies, Engineering

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