Self-Sustained Hydrogen Production
A self-sustained compact reactor for continuous hydrogen gas production from ammonia decomposition.
Background:
Hydrogen offers advantages as a clean and safe fuel for broad applications, but its storage and transport are expensive. Conversely, ammonia is an effective hydrogen carrier, as it contains 17.6% hydrogen by weight and can be economically...
Published: 11/18/2024
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Inventor(s): Amr Ibrahim, Miao Yu, Sung Hwan Park, Saman Emami Gerami
Keywords(s): Chemistry, Featured, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Buffalo, Technology Classifications > Clean Energy, Technology Classifications, Technology Classifications > Energy, Technology Classifications > Engineering, Technology Classifications > Instrumentation, Technology Classifications > Materials and Chemicals
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Continuous Ammonia Production from Air
An integrated system with a cascading plasma electrochemical process to generate ammonia at room temperature and pressure, using water as the proton source, significantly lowering the carbon footprint while providing the highest ammonia production rate among the reported literature.
Background:
Ammona synthesis is a fundamental reaction for the production...
Published: 9/14/2024
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Inventor(s): Yuguang Li, Xiaoli Ge
Keywords(s): Chemistry, Energy, Environment, Featured, Instrumentation, Research Tool, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Buffalo, Technology Classifications > Clean Energy, Technology Classifications > Engineering, Technology Classifications > Energy, Technology Classifications > Environment, Technology Classifications > Instrumentation, Technology Classifications > Research Tools and Reagents
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Point Quality Evaluation Metric (PQM) for LiDAR-Based Mapping and Reconstruction
A novel metric to comprehensively assess the quality of large point-clouds from LiDAR-based mapping.
Background:
LiDAR-based mapping and reconstruction are crucial for various applications, yet assessing the quality of dense maps they generate poses challenges. Current methods often fail to capture completeness, structural information, and local...
Published: 8/28/2024
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Inventor(s): Yash Turkar, Karthik Dantu, Charuvahan Adhivarahan, Pranay Wasudeo Meshram
Keywords(s): Featured, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Buffalo, Technology Classifications > Engineering, Technology Classifications > Electronics
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A Linear Coding Method for Communication in Networks
Leveraging data from generic sensing devices to enable accurate crowd-sourced road geometry estimation and enhanced vehicular state estimations.
Background:
In the transportation industry, key challenges revolve around obtaining road geometry data and reliable vehicular state estimation using generic sensing devices. These devices, while widely...
Published: 7/9/2024
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Inventor(s): Abhishek Gupta, Chunming Qiao, Lu Su, Sateesh Addepalli
Keywords(s): Featured, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Buffalo, Technology Classifications > Engineering
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Magnet/Piezo-free Metamaterial with Temporally Varying Elastic Properties
A metamaterial which allows acoustic waves to pass in one direction only.
Background:
Diodes allow electrical current to pass in one direction only which makes them fundamental to modern electronics. Unfortunately, an equivalent device does not exist for electromagnetic and acoustic waves. These waves are reciprocal, traveling equally well in...
Published: 3/11/2024
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Inventor(s): Mostafa Nouh, Mohammad Ali Attarzadeh, Jesse Callanan
Keywords(s): Featured, General Engineering, Mechanical, Sensors, Technologies
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Sensors, Technology Classifications > Instrumentation, Technology Classifications > Engineering, Campus > University at Buffalo
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Transient Thermal Barcode
An automated recycling system to identify and sort the six most common types of recyclable plastics at the selectivity, sensitivity, and throughput rate needed for commercial materials recycling facilities.
Background:
Plastic pollution is one of the most profound environmental issues faced, as plastic production has increased from 2.3 million tons...
Published: 7/9/2024
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Inventor(s): Patatri Chakraborty, Thomas Thundat, Yaoli Zhao, Amit Goyal
Keywords(s): Diagnostic, Featured, Instrumentation, Mechanical, Robotics, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Buffalo, Technology Classifications > Engineering, Technology Classifications > Environment
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High-Performance Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries Using MoS2/MXene/CNT
A MoS2/MXene/CNT anode for high-capacity Li-ion batteries with improved low temperature operation.
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Extremely high energy density batteries are needed for underwater electric ships such as unmanned submarines and naval observatories. Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are the most widely used battery system in portable electronics...
Published: 9/3/2024
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Inventor(s): Fei Yao, Huamin Li
Keywords(s): Featured, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Buffalo, Technology Classifications > Clean Energy, Technology Classifications > Energy, Technology Classifications > Engineering
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Nature-inspired Functionally-graded UHMWPE + Kevlar Composites Achieve Extraordinarily High Strength
Nature-inspired polymers are achieved using unique processing to yield functional gradient composites with embedded Kevlar fibers exhibiting extraordinarily high strength lightweight UHMWPE materials.
Background:
Demand for new energy absorption materials and implantable polymeric biomaterials has increased significantly in recent years. The...
Published: 10/17/2024
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Inventor(s): Shenqiang Ren, Lu An
Keywords(s): Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Buffalo, Technology Classifications > Materials and Chemicals, Technology Classifications > Nanotechnology, Technology Classifications > Engineering
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3D Printing Structural Strength Optimization
Method for optimizing the design of lightweight, high-strength parts with reduced material costs and increased heat dissipation.
Background:
Additive manufacturing (3D printing) provides increased design and production flexibility. Leveraging that capability, University at Buffalo (UB) researchers have developed an optimization system for designing...
Published: 5/29/2024
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Inventor(s): Rahul Rai, Jun Wang
Keywords(s): Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Buffalo, Technology Classifications > Engineering, Technology Classifications > Materials and Chemicals
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Robotic Gripper with Variable Stiffness Actuators
A robotic gripper with variable stiffness actuators improves the safety and robustness of the grasp and enhances dynamic manipulation.
Background:
The reliable grasping and handling of objects is essential to industrial and service robots for physical human-robot interaction (pHRI). Moreover, safety becomes an important issue when a robot needs...
Published: 5/21/2024
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Inventor(s): Ehsan Esfahani, Amirhossein Hajiagha Memar
Keywords(s): Assistive Technology, Robotics, Technologies
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering, Technology Classifications > Assistive Technology, Technology Classifications > Healthcare, Campus > University at Buffalo
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