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Encapsulated Thermoacoustic Projector Based on Free-Standing Carbon Nanotube Film

Technical Summary: There are promising applications for thermophones in high power sonar arrays, flexible loudspeakers, and noise cancellation devices. Transparent CNT sheets have the density of air, the electrical conductivity of metals, and the flexibility to fit to any curved surface. Thermoacoustic (TA) sound generation results from temperature...

Published: 11/3/2020 | Inventor(s): Ali Aliev, Ray Baughman

Keywords(s): Communications, Devices, Electronics, Engineering & Physical Sciences, Materials

Category(s): Electronics

Twistron Mechanical Energy Harvesters

Mechanical energy harvesters are needed for diverse applications, including self-powered wireless sensors, structural and human health monitoring systems, automotive technologies, and the extraction of energy from ocean waves. Until now, few harvesters have been flexible enough to be used as yarns in textiles, and the performance of such yarns has been...

Published: 4/26/2019 | Inventor(s): Shi Hyeong Kim, Carter Haines, Na Li, Keon Jung Kim, Tae Jin Mun, Changsoon Choi, Jiangtao Di, Shaoli Fang, Seon Jeong Kim, Ray Baughman

Keywords(s): Automotive, Carbon Nanomaterials, Carbon Nanotubes, Electronics, Energy, Cleantech & Environmental, Engineering & Physical Sciences, Renewable Energy, Sensors & Controls, Textiles, Wireless

Category(s): Nanotechnology

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

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

Biscrolling Nanopowders and Carbon Nanotube Sheets into Fibers, Yarns and Textiles

Non-Confidential Description:The technology is the first known method to spin biscrolled fibers/yarns from nanopowder materials using carbon nanotube (CNT) sheets as the host. Nanopowder materials (nanoparticles, nanofibers) are loaded onto the CNT sheets to form bi-layered sheets, which are then scrolled into fibers. A key advantage of this technology...

Published: 4/26/2019 | Inventor(s): Ray Baughman, Shaoli Fang, Marcio Lima, Raquel Robles, Xavier Lepro-Chavez, Mohammad Haque, Anvar Zakhidov, Chihye Lewis Azad, Javier Carretero-Gonzalez, Elizabet Castillo-Martinez, Carter Haines, David Novitski, Mikhail Kozlov

Keywords(s): Chemistry, Coatings, Drug Delivery, Electronics, Energy Storage & Battery, Engineering & Physical Sciences, Healthcare, Processes, Semiconductor, MEMS & Nanotechnology, Textiles

Category(s): Materials, Nanotechnology

Electrolyte-Free Charge Injection Tuning of Carbon Nanotube Sheets – Offering Novel Supercapacitor Technology

This invention utilizes bulk material property modification via hole or electron injection into conducting and porous materials including but not limited to carbon nanotubes. Bulk carbon nanotube (CNT) assemblies (sheets, rods, etc) can be charged electrochemically in an electrolyte bath. After the CNT sheet is charged (positively or negatively) in...

Published: 4/26/2019 | Inventor(s): Dong-Seok Suh, Ray Baughman, Anvar Zakhidov

Keywords(s): Carbon Nanotubes, Chemistry, Devices, Drug Delivery, Energy Storage & Battery, Engineering & Physical Sciences, Nanotechnology, Research Tools, Textiles

Category(s): Energy, Materials, Electronics

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