by | Nov 14, 2019 | Biswas, Pratim, Raliya, Ramesh
— Technology Description
Engineers in Prof. Pratim Biswas’ laboratory have developed a nanoparticle fertilizer that increases phosphorus uptake and plant yield while reducing environmental damage and strain on natural resources.
Increasing global food demand has prompted the large-scale use o…
by | Oct 22, 2019 | Berezin, Mikhail, Gustafson, Tiffany
— Technology Description
Researchers in Prof. Mikhail Berezin’s laboratory have developed patented, fast-acting, gold nanoparticle-based optical “nanothermometers” that can detect temperature changes at the cellular level by emitting a fluorescent signal. These molecules were desig…
by | Jan 23, 2019 | Hayes, Sophia, Mui, Stacy, Ramaswamy, Kannan
— Background: The idea of creating clean, sustainable power in high amounts from renewable energy sources is an interest among many across the globe. One of the many ways of creating renewable energy is applying the photovoltaic effect, the conversion of solar to electrical energy, by using semiconduc…
by | Aug 17, 2018 | Atlas, Gal, Axelbaum, Richard, Elhassid, Dror, Lengyel, Miklos
— Background
Material morphology and composition are critical for production of Li+ ion battery cathodes, and there is a need for improved synthesis methods that yield high quality materials through cost effective, green, scalable processes. Further, there is often a need to dope materials during syn…
by | Aug 17, 2018 | Atlas, Gal, Axelbaum, Richard, Elhassid, Dror, Lengyel, Miklos
— Background
Material morphology and composition are critical for production of Li+ ion battery cathodes, and there is a need for improved synthesis methods that yield high quality materials through cost effective, green, scalable processes. Further, there is often a need to dope materials during syn…