Abstract:
Systems. materials. and methods for heat management and protecting a manufactured article or surface from thermal damage. The protective materials have heat absorbing elements comprised of a metastable or a thermally stable material. The materials include particles with high thermal conductivity. thermally conductive protrusions or patterns. heat absorbing matrices or layers, or a combination thereof. The materials can be applied to an article to prevent or reduce thermal damage.
Abstract:
The disclosure relates to a process to synthesize nanostructures of a uniform size distribution and/or morphology, nanostructures resulting therefrom, and the use of the nanostructures in energy storage devices.
Abstract:
The disclosure provides a method for conformationally conductively coating materials, the coated materials resulting therefrom, and the use of the coated materials for various applications, including in Li-ion batteries.
Abstract:
The disclosure relates to a process to synthesize nanostructures of a uniform size distribution and/or morphology, nanostructures resulting therefrom, and the use of the nanostructures in energy storage devices.
Abstract:
The disclosure provides a method to produce solid materials displaying structural ordering which can be controlled through a wide range of sizes and shapes. The process involves casting a medium, which solidifies (such as a resin or molten metal) over the surface of a magnet-fluid.
Abstract:
The disclosure provides relates to compositions and methods for water treatment. It also addresses a method for synthesizing TiO2 (and other metal oxides) with or without dopants. This method enables control over size, phase, morphology and porosity and specific surface area of these materials. The disclosure also provides metal oxide composites that can be used in photocatalysts, photovoltaics, energy storage materials (e.g., Li-ion anodes), and solar hydrogen applications.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for additive manufacturing of polymeric nano-micron sized fiber-based material. Biopolymers such as chitin and chitosan may be used to make useful and green materials. Tuning the printing properties can modulate mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties of the final material. Different methods to tune properties include controlling the solution chemistry and the flow processing (i.e., fiber extrusion via direct ink write printing and possible electrospinning). The primary application is to make 3D materials of multifunctional fibers that can be utilized in structural composites, textiles, biomedical scaffolds, batteries, catalytic or physical and chemical separation membranes.
Abstract:
Described herein are composite materials that can include a stiff phase and a compliant phase where the stiff phase forms an interpenetrating network within the compliant phase, the interpenetrating network can be described as bi-continuous phase, such as a gyroid phase. Also described are methods of making these materials.
Abstract:
The disclosure provides a method to produce solid materials displaying structural ordering which can be controlled through a wide range of sizes and shapes. The process involves casting a medium, which solidifies (such as a resin or molten metal) over the surface of a magnet-fluid.