UW-Madison researchers have demonstrated a highly consistent return point memory (RPM) in elastically recoverable monolithic vertically aligned carbon nanotube (VACNT) foams. This non-volatile memory ...
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Heat exchangers are used in chemical processing; power production; household appliances such as air conditioners, refrigerators and space heaters; and even automobile radiators.  Plate heat exchanger...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a switchable hybrid DNA-synthetic nanocatalyst that can change shape upon binding to an analyte of interest resulting in catalysis. The switchable nanocatalyst in...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed an electrochemical method for the room temperature dehydrogenation of alkanes at atmospheric pressure. This process employs a dynamically controlled electrode pot...
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From preserving food to protecting medical supplies, multilayer plastic packaging plays a vital role in modern life. By combining polymers, manufacturers create films with specialized traits like heat...
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UW-Madison researchers have designed an automatic arc melting system (termed “AlloyBot”) which accepts feedstock materials loaded by a six-axis robot, then automatically loads, melts, and homogeni...
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UW-Madison researchers have designed a new process to produce vitrimers that transforms traditional vinyl monomers used for thermoplastics by the formation of dynamic imine bonds. Vitrimers are a clas...
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The accumulation of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the atmosphere is a major contributor to climate change, prompting the development of technologies aimed at reducing emissions. While carbon capture and s...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a method to synthesize silica nanoparticles from leachates produced from mineral carbonation. High surface area silica nanoparticles are precipitated from the car...
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UW Madison researchers have developed a new acoustic metamaterial for aqueous environments. Raised patterns on the reflecting surface provide an acoustic reflection tailored to desired motion includin...
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Artificial bone implants require a unique combination of properties. They must be non-toxic, resistant to corrosion, easily machined, biocompatible, and have low density. With these properties in mind...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a method of forming a three-dimensional (3D) structure by depositing an alloy composition on a target, and solidifying portions of the alloy composition to form t...
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The element fluorine has acquired an ever-increasing prevalence in synthetic drugs and agrochemicals due to its positive impact on the metabolism, chemical stability, and modulating lipophilicity of a...
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Materials engineering for synthetic vascular grafts to repair damaged or diseased blood vessels is driven by biomimetic innovations that improve biocompatibility and flexibility. A significant challen...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a new method to produce cementitious materials from low-cost limestone filters without pyro-processing. The method involves coating limestone particles with fine ...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a high-precision Autonomous Material Synthesis System (AMSS) that can produce a large number of metal alloy samples with varying compositions in a short time and ...
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Difructose anhydride (DFA), which can serve as a low-calorie sweetener, has demonstrated health benefits, including prebiotic effects, antioxidant properties and immunoregulatory effects. While DFA ca...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a post-ALD in-situ water treatment procedure that removes residual Cl ligands from amorphous TiO2 films and thereby extends the photoelectrochemical cell’s prot...
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A recent IBISWorld report assessed that the services of electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring of metals accounted for almost one third of the US metal treating market, which they...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a new approach to creating piezoelectric biomaterial thin films based on γ glycine crystals. The flexible piezoelectric glycine thin films were synthesized at th...
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UW researchers have designed and synthesized a series of cathode materials for aqueous redox flow batteries by dimerization of TEMPO into ionic structures. TEMPO radicals have high voltage but are too...
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Composite materials are used in the aerospace, automotive, marine and defense industries because of their enhanced specific mechanical properties and functionality. One category of composite materials...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a nacre-mimetic ferroelectric metamaterial with exceptional piezoelectricity and fracture toughness. Ferroelectric (e.g. poly(vinylidene fluoride)-co-hexafluoropr...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a novel approach to effectively wet, incorporate and disperse ceramic nanoparticles into molten metal. The technique is based on rapidly heating the melt to induc...
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UW researchers have developed a sustainable viologen redox species synthesized from a common industrial organic species, 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl trimethylammonium chloride. Also known as Dextrosil, t...
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