by | Mar 7, 2023 | Weisensee, Patricia
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Researchers in Patricia Weisensee’s lab at Washington University have developed a compact liquid metal heat switch with a passive mechanism to control the thermal management system of spacecraft. Unlike other switch mechanisms, the liquid metal version produces high co…
by | Apr 8, 2022 | Wang, Chuan, Zhao, Junyi
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Researchers in Chuan Wang’s lab at Washington University have developed a method of fabricating perovskite LEDs (PeLEDs) directly on an elastic substrate more than 10X faster than existing methods. Each layer of the PeLED is patterned using a highly scalable inkjet pri…
by | Jun 3, 2021 | Jun, Young-Shin, Zhu, Yaguang
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Researchers in Young-Shin Jun’s lab at Washington University have developed a more sustainable and efficient process for extracting rare earth elements from coal fly ash using supercritical fluids. Compared to the conventional roasting and acid leaching method, supercr…
by | Aug 24, 2020 | Chakrabartty, Shantanu, Gupta, Rohit, Luan, Jingyi, Morrissey, Jeremiah, Scheller, Erica, Singamaneni, Srikanth
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An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Washington University have developed a universal system designed to extend the lifetime of implantable and wearable biosensors by protecting detection antibodies from harsh conditions and enabling a refreshing process to release bo…
by | Nov 1, 2019 | Ramani, Vijay, Sankarasubramanian, Shrihari
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Engineers in Prof. Vijay Ramani’s laboratory have developed an electrode decoupled redox flow battery (RFB) with stable electrolyte materials that can generate power densities comparable to all-Vanadium RFBs at less than half the cost.
RFBs are a promising option for …