Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

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GLASSY ORGANIC FRAMEWORK ION-CONDUCTIVE MEMBRANES

UW-Madison researchers have developed a class of extremely robust yet inexpensive ion exchange membranes based on glassy organic frameworks. These membranes have shown promising performance for redox ...
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Dawei Feng, Patrick Sullivan, Xiuliang Lyu, Wenjie Li | P220146US02

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OXYGEN ION TRANSPORT MATERIALS AND RELATED DEVICES

The inventors have identified new interstitial oxygen diffusers. Included in this discovery is the identification of classes of materials that enable substitution of elements to yield related material...
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Dane Morgan, Jun Meng, Ryan Jacobs | P210166WO01

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Superabsorbent, Sustainable Aerogels

Aerogels are the world’s lightest solid materials made by removing liquid from gels. Such materials may contain up to 99 percent air and have special properties like high porosity and absorption. O...
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Shaoqin Gong, Zhiyong Cai, Qifeng Zheng | P140038US02

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Sustainable Organic Aerogels for Insulation

Aerogels are the world’s lightest solid materials made by the removal of liquid from gels. Such materials may contain up to 99 percent air and combine unique properties like high porousness and exce...
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Shaoqin Gong, Alireza Javadi, Zhiyong Cai, Ronald Sabo, Qifeng Zheng | P120283US03

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Ultrafast Synthesis of Activated Carbon

Activated (porous) carbon is conventionally produced by pyrolysis (carbonization) of carbon-rich biomass or coal followed by activation/oxidation. Activated carbon produced by this conventional method...
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Annamalai Karthikeyan | T130012US02

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Plasma Treatment within Dielectric Fluids

Conventional techniques for generating plasmas aren't suitable for plasma reactions in liquids such as gasoline or diesel fuels. They are inefficient and can result in significant heat and unwanted ef...
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Ferencz Denes, Sorin Manolache | P03049US

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Zirconium-Rich Bulk Metallic Glass Alloys

Bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) exhibit unique properties including high strength, excellent wear and corrosion resistance, high resistance to fractures and outstanding castability. They are also inexpen...
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Y. Austin Chang, Hongbo Cao, Dong Ma, Ling Ding, Ker-chang Hsieh | P04251US

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Plasma-Enhanced Functionalization of Inorganic Oxide Surfaces

Bioactive surfaces created by binding biomolecules to the surface of inorganic substrates are used in many bioassays, biosensors, and other devices. One common approach to functionalizing surfaces so ...
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Ferencz Denes, Sorin Manolache, Jason Helgren, Max Lagally, Bradley Larson | P04163US

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