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Founded: 2018 Northwestern Inventor: Mark Hersam McCormick School of Engineering & Applied Sciences Materials Science Faculty Profile Volexion is developing advanced cathode materials for lithium ion batteries that overcome key limitations to conventional technology, primarily enhanced battery performance at low temperatures and rapid charging...

Published: 5/5/2026 | Updated: 5/5/2026 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Batteries, Energy and Infrastructure, Energy storage, Graphene, Lithium-ion, Materials, Startup with Northwestern IP

Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability, Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes

Northwestern Startup: NanoGraf

Founded: 2012Northwestern Inventor: Harold KungMcCormick School of Engineering and Applied ScienceDepartment of Chemical and Biological EngineeringJiaxing Huang McCormick School of Engineering and Applied ScienceDepartment of Materials ScienceFormerly SiNode Systems, NanoGraf pursues advances in Lithium-ion battery anodes to transform a wide range of...

Published: 5/5/2026 | Updated: 5/5/2026 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Batteries, Energy and Infrastructure, Fuel Cell, Graphene, Nanoparticle, Startup with Northwestern IP, Sustainability, Sustainable Materials

Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability, Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes

Northwestern Startup: Lilac Solutions

Founded: 2016Northwestern Inventor: Christopher WolvertonMcCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science Department of Materials Science and Engineering Lilac Solutions is developing new ion exchange materials to transform lithium extraction from brine resources.Lilac Solutions Website

Published: 5/5/2026 | Updated: 5/5/2026 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Batteries, Energy and Infrastructure, Manufacturing/Processing, Materials, Startup with Northwestern IP, Sustainability, Sustainable Materials

Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability

Interactive, Expressive Music Accompaniment and Training System for Popular Music and Standard Jazz Improvisation

RPI ID: 2015-005-401 Innovation Summary: Provides an adaptive accompaniment engine that listens to a performer via microphones, analyzes timing, tempo, chord cues, and semantic count-ins, and generates responsive rhythm-section backing. A signal-analysis pipeline extracts onset timing and voice-digit recognition from spoken count-ins to predict tempo,...

Published: 3/10/2026 | Updated: 3/10/2026 | Inventor(s): Jonas Braasch, Selmer Bringsjord, Nikhil Deshpande, Pauline Oliveros

Keywords(s): alternate energy source, batteries, Electrochemical, Energy, Energy Management, Fuel Cell, Materials, Polymer Chemistry

Category(s): Media, Arts, Science and Technology

Air-Stable Organic Radicals for High-Density Data Storage

NU 2017-121 INVENTORS James Stoddart* (Nobel laureate; Northwestern University, Weinberg College of Arts & Science, Department of Chemistry) Zhichang Liu Junling Sun SHORT DESCRIPTION For developers of high-density data storage, this [2]catenane system produces air-stable radicals with multiple accessible redox states, promising improved...

Published: 12/9/2025 | Updated: 11/7/2025 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Batteries, Data storage, Energy storage, Materials, Semiconductors & Integrated Circuits

Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes, Physical Sciences > Engineering & Technology

Chiral Redox-Active Isosceles Triangles for Enhanced Organic Lithium-Ion Batteries

NU 2016-043 INVENTORS J. Fraser Stoddart (Nobel laureate; Northwestern University, Weinberg College of Arts & Science, Department of Chemistry)* Siva Nalluri Zhichang Liu SHORT DESCRIPTION This technology uses chiral, redox-active isosceles triangles as active materials for organic rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. It offers improved...

Published: 12/9/2025 | Updated: 10/21/2025 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Batteries, Energy storage, Lithium-ion, Materials

Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes, Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability

Improved electrochemical stability of microscale lithium-ion battery cathode particles with conformal graphene coatings

NU 2021-158 INVENTORS Mark Hersam* Kyu-Young Park SHORT DESCRIPTION A cobalt-free LiNiO2 cathode material is enhanced with a conformal graphene coating that improves high- voltage stability and extends cycle life. The innovation addresses oxygen loss and associated structural degradation during high state of charge. BACKGROUND Cobalt-free...

Published: 11/6/2025 | Updated: 8/18/2025 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Batteries, Coating, Energy and Infrastructure, Graphene

Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes

Enabling Ambient Stability of Lithium-Ion Battery Electrode Materials via Graphene-Cellulose Composite Coatings

INVENTORS Mark Hersam* Norman Luu SHORT DESCRIPTION A novel graphene-ethyl cellulose (GrEC) coating technique that significantly enhances the ambient stability of nickel-rich lithium-ion battery (LIB) cathode materials by preventing the formation of surface impurities. BACKGROUND Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are crucial for the clean...

Published: 11/6/2025 | Updated: 6/17/2025 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Batteries, Cleantech, Coating, Energy and Infrastructure, Graphene, Materials, Nanomaterials, Sustainability

Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes

Exfoliation of Graphene using Biorenewable, Functionalized Cellulose Nanocrystals

NU 2023-183 INVENTORS Mark Hersam* Stuart Rowan* Janan Hui Haoyang You SHORT DESCRIPTION Utilizing biorenewable carboxylated cellulose nanocrystals for the eco-friendly and scalable exfoliation of few-layer graphene nanoplatelets. BACKGROUND Graphene's potential in next-generation printed electronics is vast yet hindered...

Published: 4/17/2026 | Updated: 6/17/2025 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Batteries, Cleantech, Devices, Electronics & Circuits, Graphene, Nanomaterials, Thin film

Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes

Kaolinite Nanoplatelet Gel Electrolytes

NU 2024-049 INVENTORS Davy Zeng Cory Thomas West Mark C. Hersam* SHORT DESCRIPTION A novel method for producing kaolinite nanoplatelets to enhance the safety and efficiency of lithium metal batteries. BACKGROUND Traditional liquid electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries are highly flammable. Despite extensive research into less flammable solid-state...

Published: 11/6/2025 | Updated: 4/29/2025 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Batteries, Cleantech

Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes, Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability

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