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Oxygen-deficient films prove to be highly photo-reactive, efficient for decontaminating water, harnessing solar energy, and self-cleaning surfaces     Background Notably, metal oxides, particularly titanium oxides, often exhibit high chemical ...

This method enables tight control of electronic properties:   Background Intentionally inserting impurity atoms into a crystal, or doping, is the basis for the widespread application of semiconductors in electronic and electro-optic ...

Background Large scale application of solar cells depends on attaining high solar radiation conversion efficiency, AND on further substantially reducing production costs. Solar cells are typically constructed of multilayer ...

Production process for reduced graphene oxide-metal sulfide composite for Li-ion batteries and Na-ion batteries Background  There is a continuous market demand to increase the energy density of Lithium ion batteries (LIB) to meet the increasing ...

Background High-voltage photovoltaic (PV) cells convert sunlight into electricity with the ability to generate high open-circuit voltage (greater than 1V) for applications such as autonomous portable devices and concentrative PV. Existing ...

Background The current commercial photo-initiators are unsuitable for radical-polymerization of adhesive coatings and 2&3D printing due to their poor water solubility, low efficiency and restricted suitability to the emerging LED ...

Background Nanocarbons, defined as nanometer-sized graphene allotropes, have dramatically changed the landscape of carbon-based materials in the past decades. They have "opened doors" to new technologies, with potential applications in many ...

Background One of the key problems facing the tampons industry is the fact that all too often, used tampons are flushed down the toilet. Contrary to toilet paper, tampons do not disintegrate in water. As a matter of fact, they are designed to do ...

Background Cement & Gypsum require a lot of energy for production, consume large areas of land and are hard to recycle. There is a global need for new environment-friendly, low cost materials for construction. Our Innovation Utilizing ...

Background Critical utilities and transportation infrastructure have demanding requirements to maintain high operational loads. It is essential that these sites will be free from encroaching vegetation which interferes with performance and ...

Background There are many areas contaminated soil all over the world and especially in industrialized countries. There is a constant demand for cost effective remediation solutions, in particular for Oil contamination. Existing ozone ...

Background During the past decades, several new and innovative solutions for efficient contaminant removal from soils have been investigated. Ex-situ technologies include excavating soils followed by land filling, thermal desorption, thermal ...

  Vibrant, Efficient, Low-Cost Emitters:   Background Perovskite nanoparticles are revolutionizing display technologies by down-converting some of the light from the blue LED backlight to narrow-band red and green components which results in ...

Background Solar thermal collectors convert 60 - 80% of the incident solar radiation into heat, which can then be used to generate steam or heated water for industrial processes, for heating of buildings or to supply hot water. Low pressure ...

  Categories Biofilm, anti-biofilm, anti-biofilm peptides, antiseptic agent, disinfectant agents, antibacterial agents, antimicrobial agent, chemical disinfectants, biocides. Development Stage Pre-clinical proof of concept and initial ...

Category Packaging Keywords 100% Biodegradable packaging , space filling, drop test Current development stage Experimental proof of concept  Collaboration Opportunity Sponsored Research with an option to License Research Results ...

  Category Chemistry & Materials , Veterinary & Animal science Keywords Chemical compound, mosquito Olfactory system, repellent, spatial Current development stage TRL4 Technology validated in lab             Collaboration ...

Background Printed Electronics (PE) offers an attractive low cost alternative for the fabrication of electrical and optoelectronic devices which can be applied on large areas, and either on flexible or rigid surfaces. While metallic inks have ...

Background Light activation of neurons is a growing field with applications ranging from basic investigation of neuronal systems to the development of new therapeutic methods. Several light activation approaches have been demonstrated using ...

Background Depositing conductive material on uneven and complex topographies is challenging while printing conductive patterns onto 3D structures. Available solutions to this need are complicated, require costly printers that are not suitable ...

  Category Nanotechnology    Keywords Spintronics, Memory, Chiral, Electronics Current development stage General list: TRL4 Technology validated in lab        Application Miniaturization and densification of electronic components to the ...

Background Organic semiconductors are of immense commercial interest. This class of materials can replace the more well-known inorganic semiconductors which are pervasive in modern life but nevertheless are poor choices for a broad set of ...

Background Nanocrystals can be used as a building blocks of nano-devices in diverse applications such as solid- state lighting, flat panel displays, solar energy conversion, opto-electronic devices and biomedical applications. Colloidal ...

Background We have developed a new type of a compact scanning Micro-ellipsometer that operates with a spatial resolution on the sub 10-micron and over a broad spectral range. See Figure (next page). The Micro-ellipsometer can accurately ...