by | Nov 14, 2019 | Biswas, Pratim, Raliya, Ramesh
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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 | 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 …
by | Oct 22, 2019 | Parrondo, Javier, Ramani, Vijay, Wang, Zhongyang
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Engineers in Prof. Vijay Ramani’s laboratory have developed a variety of robust, versatile anion exchange membrane (AEM) materials that achieve high performance through superior ion selectivity. These mechanically and chemically stable membranes have the potential to d…
by | Oct 22, 2019 | Agonafer, Damena, Ma, Binjian, Shan, Li
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Engineers in Prof. Damena Agonafer’s laboratory have developed a highly-efficient, compact, modular evaporative cooling platform with materials and nanostructured geometries designed to greatly enhance thermal management of 3D integrated circuits, power converters and …
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…