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Entering the Fourth Dimension - Manufacturing Responsive Liquid Crystal Elastomer Structures

The University of Texas at Dallas is seeking companies interested in commercializing an innovative method for fabricating Liquid Crystal Elastomer (LCE) structures that undergo reversible actuation in a wide variety of environments. This method uses direct-write additive manufacturing to locally-control the molecular orientation of LCEs, thereby programming...

Published: 4/26/2019 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Chemistry, Devices, Engineering & Physical Sciences, Industrial & Manufacturing, Medical Devices, Microfluidics, Polymers, Processes, Robotics

Category(s): Materials

Coherence Diversity in Frequency and Time

The University of Texas at Dallas is seeking companies interested in commercializing a diversity scheme for wireless networks, called coherence diversity, which provides a novel source of gain that is distinct from other kinds of diversity. As individual links in a wireless network often experience unequal fading coherence times and coherence bandwidths...

Published: 4/26/2019 | Inventor(s): Aria Nosratinia, Mohamed Shady

Keywords(s): 5G, Industrial & Manufacturing, Internet of Things (IoT), MIMO, Signal Processing, Wireless

Category(s): Communications

Intelligent Textiles Prepared from Nanofiber Yarns and Polymer Fiber Actuators

While there has always been a desire for smart textiles, including fabrics which adapt depending on environmental stimuli, it has yet to be effectively accomplished due to the lack of suitable materials. These polymer fiber actuators have enabled the creation of fabrics that can reversibly change properties such as porosity, shape, color and texture....

Published: 4/22/2021 | Inventor(s): Ray Baughman, Ozer Goktepe, Fatma Goktepe, Na Li, Marcio Lima, Carter Haines, Shaoli Fang

Keywords(s): Engineering & Physical Sciences, Industrial & Manufacturing, Nanotechnology, Polymers, Textiles

Category(s): Materials

Novel Solution for Selective Adsorption and Release of Gases Within Porous Materials

The potential for nanoporous materials, such as metal organic frameworks (MOFs), to be used effectively for energy storage and gas capture has been hindered by their relatively weak adsorption of gases. The primary approach for weak adsorption has been to develop metal centers that are more active. Such an approach often leads to complex synthesis procedures...

Published: 4/26/2019 | Inventor(s): Yves Chabal, Kui Tan

Keywords(s): Chemistry, Coatings, Industrial & Manufacturing, Membrane, Nanotechnology

Category(s): Materials

An Environmentally Friendly Solution for Preservation and Increased Nutritional Value of Hay and Forage

Researchers at UT Dallas have developed a preservative solution that can be used in place of current preservatives, such as those that contain propionic acid. Unlike propionic acid, this new preservative solution is much safer and provides additional value to treated feed. Whereas many commercial hay preservatives evaporate over time, this formulation...

Published: 4/26/2019 | Inventor(s): Duck Joo (dj) Yang, Matthew Fiala

Keywords(s): Biocompatible, Chemistry, Industrial & Manufacturing

Category(s): Agriculture

A New Environmentally Friendly Acid for Hydrolysis of Celluloses

Current methods for cellulose hydrolysis have serious setbacks that impede progress in ethanol production from biomass. Researchers at UT Dallas have developed a novel, minimally corrosive acid that can be used in place of the caustic chemicals that are currently used. By using this new organic acid, commercial acid hydrolysis can be undertaken without...

Published: 4/26/2019 | Inventor(s): Duck Joo (dj) Yang, Matthew Fiala

Keywords(s): Agriculture, Biomaterials, Chemistry, Energy, Cleantech & Environmental, Industrial & Manufacturing, Renewable Energy

Category(s): Industrial & Manufacturing

Compatibilized Immiscible Polymer Blends and Molecular Sieve Membranes

Non-Confidential Description: This invention describes novel nanostructured membranes for gas separations, comprising compatibilized, immiscible high performance co-polyimide (PI)/polybenzimidazole (PBI) blends. The compatibilizer used in this invention is a commercially available and inexpensive imidazole-based small molecule (SM). SEM images...

Published: 4/26/2019 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Chemistry, Energy Storage & Battery, Engineering & Physical Sciences, Fuel Cells, Industrial & Manufacturing, Membrane, Polymers

Category(s): Materials

Sheath-Core Fibers for Superelastic Electronics, Sensors, and Muscles

Summary:From fitness trackers to smart clothing, wearables are in high demand. Researchers at UT Dallas have invented a new class of elastic wires that can be woven into clothing or made into super-stretchy charger cords. Lighter-than-air, electrically conductive sheets of tiny carbon nanotubes are wrapped around a long rubber core to create conducting...

Published: 4/26/2019 | Inventor(s): Ray Baughman, Shaoli Fang, Carter Haines, Hongbing Lu, Dong Qian

Keywords(s): Biomaterials, Industrial & Manufacturing, Mechanical Systems, Medical Devices, Motors, Nanotechnology, Polymers, Robotics, Sensors & Controls, Textiles

Category(s): Materials, Electronics

High Torque Density Switched Reluctance Motors

Applications like aerospace, automotive and robotics require high torque to volume/weight ratio machines. Permanent Magnet Machines have been considered to be the sole candidates, however, the limitation of the operational temperature, relatively high price, and unstable overseas supply of permanent magnet material limits its massive applications. There...

Published: 4/26/2019 | Inventor(s): Babak Fahimi, Wei Wang, Chenjie Lin, Mehdi Moallem, Mohammadali Abbasian

Keywords(s): Automotive, Devices, Energy, Engineering & Physical Sciences, Industrial & Manufacturing, Motors, Robotics, Transportation

Category(s): Mechanical Systems

Fuel-Powered Artificial Muscles

These inventions are new, highly-efficient actuators which can function as artificial muscles. They are 100 times stronger than natural muscles, able to do 100 times greater work per cycle, and produce larger contractions than natural muscles. Developed using nanotechnology, these actuators are powered through two methods that convert the chemical energy...

Published: 4/26/2019 | Inventor(s): Ray Baughman, Von Ebron, Zhiwei Yang, Daniel Seyer, Mikhail Kozlov, Jiyoung Oh, Hui Xie, Joselito Razal, John Ferraris, Alan Macdiarmid, William Macaulay

Keywords(s): Chemistry, Coatings, Devices, Engineering & Physical Sciences, Fuel Cells, Industrial & Manufacturing, Mechanical Systems, Motors, Nanotechnology, Processes, Robotics, Textiles

Category(s): Materials

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