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Infrared Detector (Technology #: 052808-01)

The given invention features a novel device for bolometric sensing of incident mid and far IR radiation. The technology employs a freestanding entangled 2-dimensional network of single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT). Such suspended SWCNT networks have a large bolometric response over a wide temperature range, including room temperature. They have...

Published: 10/20/2009 | Updated: 7/10/2009 | Inventor(s): Himanshu Jain, Jiri Cech, Venkataraman Swaminathan

Keywords(s): Detection, Nanotechnology, Sensor

Category(s): Electronics

Novel Fabrication Method for Micro-Porous Alumina-Based Ceramics (Technology #: 060308-01)

The given invention provides a low-cost novel fabrication method for micro-porous Al2O3 and its composites. Potential applications are expected in the aerospace industry as wick materials with suitable morphological characteristics (porosity ~ 50%, pore size ~ 1 micron) and sufficient strength. They could also be used as a catalyst support in the...

Published: 11/12/2009 | Updated: 4/24/2009 | Inventor(s): Helen Chan, Martin Harmer, Suxing Wu, William Powell, Jentung Ku

Keywords(s): Nanotechnology, Porous Alumina

Category(s): Materials and Nanotechnology

Use of Soy Proteins or Soy Derivatives and Zero-Valent Iron for Environmental Remediation (Technology #: 082106-01)

The technology involves the preparation of dispersions of zero-valance nanoscale iron particles and one of soy protein, soy milk, or other soy derivative. The dispersions can be used to treat contaminated soil or water. ADVANTAGES Dispersions can be injected directly into soil and groundwater for site remediation. Soy protein, a natural substance...

Published: 11/12/2009 | Updated: 4/2/2009 | Inventor(s): WeI-Xian Zhang

Keywords(s): Environmental Remediation, Nanotechnology, Pollution Control, Water Treatment

Category(s): Energy and Environment

Periodic Mesoporous Phosphorous (V)-oxyimide (Technology #: 043007-01)

The technology introduces a novel material - periodic mesoporous phosphorus(V)-oxyimide. It has market potential in a number of key future technologies. Its surface properties render it interesting as a component in gas separation and purification systems in which waste gases such as SO2, SO3, or CO2 need to be separated from other gases. In a further...

Published: 10/14/2009 | Updated: 3/27/2009 | Inventor(s): Kai Landskron, Paritosh Mohanty

Keywords(s): Nanocasting, Nanotechnology, Periodic Mesoporosity

Category(s): Energy and Environment

A Method for Treating Contaminated Water (Technology #:080603-01)

The given technology is a method for the treatment of wastewater. Zero valent iron particles having enhanced surface area are used to treat contaminated groundwater in-situ or above ground. Hollow and/or porous zero valent iron particles having a generally spherical shape and porous surface are produced using a sacrificial substrate and thermal...

Published: 9/8/2009 | Updated: 3/16/2009 | Inventor(s): WeI-Xian Zhang

Keywords(s): Environmental Remediation, Nanotechnology, Water Treatment

Category(s): Gas/Liquid Treatment

Dispersed Zero-Valent Iron Colloids (Technology #:031104-01)

Stable dispersions of zero-valent iron particles are produced by milling of micro- and nano-scale iron particles (colloids) in the presence of a dispersant or dispersants. ADVANTAGES The present invention is a process for preparing zero-valent iron suspensions which can be used directly at the source of the pollution, applied to deep aquifers, and...

Published: 9/4/2009 | Updated: 3/16/2009 | Inventor(s): WeI-Xian Zhang

Keywords(s): Environmental Remediation, Nanotechnology, Water Treatment

Category(s): Energy and Environment

Preparation Method of Nano/Macroporous Bone Tissue Scaffolds for Regenerative Medicine (Technology #: 051306-01)

The present invention provides a method, based on sol-gel processing and polymerization-induced phase separation, for preparing a silica-based bioactive scaffold, in which the pore structure, consisting of interconnected pores of both hundreds of micrometers, and several to tens of nanometers in size, is optimized for enhanced bone regeneration...

Published: 11/12/2009 | Updated: 2/23/2009 | Inventor(s): Himanshu Jain, Ana Marques, Rui Almeida

Keywords(s): Biomedical Applications, Bone Regeneration, Medical Treatment, Nano/Macroporosity, Nanotechnology, Regenerative Medicine, Scaffold

Category(s): Life Sciences

Hydrothermal-Synthesis of Inorganic Nanofibers (Technology #: 061307-01)

The present invention involves a hydrothermal technique for the synthesis of inorganic oxide nanofibers containing titanium with very high aspect ratio (greater than 200). The fibers have a rectangular cross-section with dimensions of the order of a few tens of nanometers. The composition of the fibers can be varied to certain extent for specific...

Published: 10/14/2009 | Updated: 2/20/2009 | Inventor(s): Animesh Kundu, Andrey Soukhojak

Keywords(s): Hydrothermal Synthesis, Nanofibers, Nanotechnology

Category(s): Materials and Nanotechnology

Rapid Sensing of Toxic Metals with a New Hybrid Inorganic Material (HIM) Through pH Changes (Technology #: 052407-01)

Lehigh University is actively looking for partners to commercialize a new method for rapidly identifying the presence of toxic heavy-metal contaminants in groundwater. Decades of mining for heavy metals such as lead, zinc and cadmium have produced abandoned mines across the U.S., each of which has the potential to pollute nearby groundwater sources....

Published: 11/12/2009 | Updated: 2/20/2009 | Inventor(s): Arup Sengupta, Prasun Chatterjee

Keywords(s): Environmental Remediation, Heavy Metals, Nanotechnology, Pollution Control, Sensor

Category(s): Energy and Environment

Fabrication of Interconnected Nano-Macro Porous Glass by the Melt-Quench-Heat-Etch Method (Technology#: 011807-01)

This invention provides a superior method for creating interconnected nano-macro porous glass. It exploits the advantages of the conventional melt-quench processing, as well as allows for the introduction of controlled porosity without significant cracking. When applied to soda-lime phosphosilicate glass system it makes glass that has potential...

Published: 10/14/2009 | Updated: 2/20/2009 | Inventor(s): Himanshu Jain, Hassan Moawad

Keywords(s): Biomedical, Biomedical Applications, Bone Regeneration, Medical Treatment, Melt-Quench, Nanotechnology, Regenerative Medicine, Scaffold

Category(s): Life Sciences