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Ultra-high Energetics of Metastable Diborides for Combustion Fuel Formulations
This technology is a new solid rocket fuel made from phase-pure metastable manganese diboride, offering much higher energy density than aluminum, enabling more powerful and efficient propulsion for rockets and aerospace applications. Background: Solid fuels play a critical role in aerospace propulsion, particularly in rocketry and missile technology,...
Published: 6/29/2026   |   Updated: 6/24/2026   |   Inventor(s): Michael Yeung, Alan Chen, Joseph Doane, Gregory John
Keywords(s): aerospace, chemical formulation, energy, Propulsion, Rocketry, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Albany, Technology Classifications > Energy
Nanoporous Materials for Direct Air Capture
An amine-based ultrathin polyamide coating for direct carbon dioxide capture from air and point sources with low carbon dioxide concentrations. Background: Direct air capture (DAC) technologies allow extraction of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storage or conversion to value-added chemicals through catalysis. DAC materials must demonstrate...
Published: 6/19/2026   |   Updated: 5/13/2026   |   Inventor(s): Miao Yu, Kaleb Friedman
Keywords(s): Chemistry, Energy, Materials & Chemicals, Research Tool, Surface Research, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Buffalo, Technology Classifications > Materials and Chemicals, Technology Classifications > Environment
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
Thermally Stable, Molecular-Sieving Membrane for NH3 Recovery from H2 and N2 at High Temperature and High Pressure in Haber-Bosch Process
RPI ID: 2020-030-401 Innovation Summary: A zeolite membrane system is designed for selective recovery of ammonia from gas or liquid streams. The membrane is based on NAA-type zeolite, which offers high selectivity and permeability for ammonia molecules. It supports integration into industrial processes for fertilizer production and waste treatment....
Published: 3/10/2026   |   Updated: 3/10/2026   |   Inventor(s): Surya Padinjarekutt, Huazheng Li, Miao Yu
Keywords(s): Ammonia, Energy, Haber-Bosch Process, inorganic membranes, Membranes, NH3 separation, zeolite
Category(s): Energy, Environment and Smart Systems
Line-of-sight detectors and communication systems in sub-THz and THz ranges
RPI ID: 2021-014-401 Innovation Summary: A line-of-sight detection and communication system operates in sub-THz and THz frequency ranges to enable high-speed, directional data transmission. The system includes beam steering and alignment modules for dynamic target tracking. It supports secure, low-latency communication in dense environments. The design...
Published: 3/10/2026   |   Updated: 3/10/2026   |   Inventor(s): Michael Shur
Keywords(s): 6G WIFI, communications line-of-sight communication, Energy, Environment
Category(s): Energy, Environment and Smart Systems
Ambient-Temperature Direct Air Capture of Carbon Dioxide
Novel amine-based sorbents for carbon dioxide capture with enhanced oxidative and thermal stability BACKGROUND: Anthropogenic climate change presents an urgent threat to ecosystems, public health and economic stability. Even single degree increases in global temperatures can trigger irreversible impacts, ranging from biodiversity loss and food insecurity...
Published: 6/19/2026   |   Updated: 2/23/2026   |   Inventor(s): Miao Yu, Kaleb Friedman
Keywords(s): Chemistry, Energy, Environment, Featured, Materials & Chemicals, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Buffalo, Technology Classifications, Technology Classifications > Environment, Technology Classifications > Materials and Chemicals, Technology Classifications > Research Tools and Reagents
The Neutron Activation Reactor, Lithium (NARLi)
The Neutron Activation Reactor, Lithium (NARLi), generates clean electricity by using low-energy neutrons to activate lithium-7, producing heat without nuclear fission or long-lived radioactive waste, and can use recycled lithium from batteries as fuel. Background: Nuclear energy has long been recognized as a powerful means of generating large-scale...
Published: 3/26/2026   |   Updated: 12/29/2025   |   Inventor(s): Matthew Szydagis, Eric Bentsen
Keywords(s): energy, neuron, Technologies
Category(s): Campus, Campus > University at Albany, Technology Classifications > Clean Energy
Novel Heat Exchanger Design for Enhanced Air Cooling
Invention Description There is a well-recognized need to broadly decrease the amount of water used for evaporative (wet) cooling in many applications, especially in power generation, but also in emerging cutting-edge technologies, such as data and supercomputing centers. The main challenge in dry cooling using ambient air is the inevitable temperature...
Published: 2/26/2026   |   Updated: 11/14/2025   |   Inventor(s): Ivan Ermanoski
Keywords(s): Energy, Energy Efficiency
Category(s): Energy & Power, Manufacturing/Construction/Mechanical, Physical Science
Lithium-7-Powered Nuclear Fission Subcritical Reactor: Safe Nuclear Power
A lithium-based fission reactor that generates safe, clean electricity while reducing the amount of discarded lithium batteries that end up in landfills. Background: Renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and geothermal, have still failed to replace coal, oil, natural gas, and other fossil fuels, despite decades of technology development...
Published: 1/29/2026   |   Updated: 5/13/2025   |   Inventor(s): Matthew Szydagis
Keywords(s): #SUNYresearch, aerospace, applied physics, atomic power, automotive, chemistry, clean energy, climate change, dark matter WIMPs, energy, engineering, environment, experimental physics, green energy, heating, ion beam physics, lithium ion battery, materials science and engineering, nuclear physics, physics, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Albany, Technology Classifications > Energy, Technology Classifications > Environment, Technology Classifications > Clean Energy, Technology Classifications > Engineering
Detector and Detector Array for Fast Time-resolved X-ray Single Photon Detection
­Detects single X-ray photons with high temporal resolution and high efficiency. Background: Photodetectors capable of detecting a single photon are in increasing demand for applications such as quantum computing and imaging, time-of-flight LiDAR, and dark matter detection. One type of single-photon detection involves X-rays. Ultrafast single...
Published: 3/24/2026   |   Updated: 5/13/2025   |   Inventor(s): Serge Oktyabrsky, Michael Yakimov
Keywords(s): biomedical engineering, energy, environment, microsystem, Technologies
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Biomedical Science and Engineering, Campus > University at Albany
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