Environmental &
Cleantech
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Electrochemically Identifying and Measuring Genotoxins in Water
The Invention A field deployable device for near real-time identification and quantitiatve measurement of genotoxins in water. The device contains a low cost disposable probe head which quickly and accurately alerts if genotoxins are... Read More >
Energy Harvesting using Nanoantennas
The Invention An array of nanowire antennas capable of absorbing electromagnetic radiation from the sun and connected to ultrafast rectifying diodes for useful generation of direct current for generating electrical power. Potential... Read More >
Harvesting Solar Energy: Hydrogen production by a semi-artificial photo-system
The Technology An artificial ferredoxin-hydrogenase fusion enzyme (Fd-HydA) has been developed for the production of hydrogen gas in algae. The Fd-HydA fusion enzyme interferes with the formation of the naturally occurring ferredoxin-sugar... Read More >
Miniature Air Vehicle Controlled and Propelled by Active Flow Control
The Invention Miniature Air Vehicles (MAV’s) with Active Flow Control (AFC) is an aviation invention in which the means for thrust generation, flight control and lift augmentation are created by the same fluidic actuators, located within the... Read More >
Enhancement of Durability, Sensitivity and Selectivity of Environmental Sensors & BioSensors by Peptide Nanotubes
The Technology A Peptide NanoForest, is a dense array of self assembling organic nanotubes, capable of enhancing sensitivity and selectivity parameters of amperometric electrode high-performance sensors. The patented Diphenylalanine (FF)... Read More >
Submerged Arc Plasma for Water purification
TechnologyThis is a novel process to treat water using a submerged arc discharge, which is effective in removal of undesirable biologically active molecules. The submerged arc (SA) is a high current electrical discharge between two electrodes... Read More >
Improving Power Output in Partial Shading of Photovoltaic Panels
The Invention A controllable circuit for maximizing and stabilizing output power in PV panels under conditions of partial shading. The low cost high reliability device allows maximum power to be extracted during uneven shading conditions... Read More >
Characterization of Porous Media for Petroleum Excavations
The TechnologyA diffusion magnetic resonance (MR) method for non-invasively visualizing geochemistry and microstructures of porous sedimentary rock samples. The method provides quantification of pore sizes, pore size distribution and measure... Read More >
Green Chemistry - Development of new synthetic methodologies that use water as the reaction medium
The TechnologyDevelopment of new synthetic methodologies that use water as the reaction medium. Two directions are presently pursued: the use of amphiphilic block-copolymer ligands for micellar catalysis in water and synthetic organic... Read More >
RF waveguide plasma for water purification
A system for plasma treatment of a liquid and corresponding uses thereof, the system comprising a chamber having a liquid input conduit and a liquid output conduit, a source of electromagnetic radiation of wavelength λ coupled to the chamber by a... Read More >
