Polymers, Ceramics, Metals Summaries
Jain, Chhavi ; Solomatov, Viatcheslav
T-021221
— Technology Description Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a process for manufacturing molten materials, such as molten polymers, to create patterns. By controlling the temperature of a molten polymer and applying targeted heat pulses from lasers or other sources, th…
High-speed perovskite LED fabrication by inkjet printingWang, Chuan ; Zhao, Junyi
T-019910
— Published date: 1/8/2026 Value Proposition: New method that improves high speed fabrication of all-inkjet printed PeLEDs for use in display technologies. Technology Description Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a method of fabricating perovskite LEDs (PeLEDs) dire…
Passive and Compact Liquid Metal Heat SwitchWeisensee, Patricia
T-019180
— Technology Description 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…
Sustainable rare earth element extraction from coal ashJun, Young-Shin ; Zhu, Yaguang
T-019257
— Technology Description 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…
Low cost electrode decoupled redox flow batteries for grid-scale energy storageRamani, Vijay ; Sankarasubramanian, Shrihari
T-018530
— Technology Description 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 …
Low cost, high performance anion exchange membranes for grid-scale energy storage and other electrochemical devicesParrondo, Javier ; Ramani, Vijay ; Wang, Zhongyang
T-018608
— Technology Description 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…
