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Northwestern Startup: NuMat Technologies, Inc
Founded: 2011 Northwestern Inventor: Omar Farha Weinberg School of Arts & Sciences Department of Chemistry View Faculty Profile Randall Q. Snurr McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Joseph T. Hupp Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences Department of Chemistry View Faculty Profile Numat...
Published: 5/5/2026   |   Updated: 5/5/2026   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Catalyst, Energy and Infrastructure, Environment, Materials, MOFs, Polymer, Startup with Northwestern IP
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability, Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
Northwestern Startup: Volexion, Inc.
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
Catalytic Methane to Ethylene Conversion over Mixed Oxide-Sulfide Catalysts using S2
NU 2014-181 INVENTORS Tobin Marks* Matthias Peter SHORT DESCRIPTION This innovation leverages transition metal oxides that partially convert to sulfides with S2 to efficiently convert methane into ethylene. It targets industrial chemical production by reducing cost and enhancing selectivity. BACKGROUND Current industrial methods for producing...
Published: 12/9/2025   |   Updated: 11/21/2025   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Biofuels, Catalyst, Chemicals, Energy and Infrastructure, Manufacturing/Processing
Category(s): 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
ExBox: A High-Affinity Scavenger for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)
NU 2012-126 Inventors Fraser Stoddart Jonathan C Barnes Michal Juricek Abstract Northwestern researchers have developed a high-affinity scavenger of an array of different polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). This invention, called ExBox, is a receptor molecule that possess a large rectangular cavity with a rigid box-like geometry enabling...
Published: 3/17/2026   |   Updated: 6/16/2025   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Energy and Infrastructure, Environment
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability
Organic napthalenediimide triangular compounds as electrode active materials, and electrochemical devices comprising the same
Organic Naphthalenediimide Triangular Compounds for High-Performance Organic Electrodes NU 2014-194 INVENTORS J. Fraser Stoddart* Alyssa-Jennifer Avestro Dongyang Chen Zachary Erno Junling Sun SHORT DESCRIPTION This technology introduces organic electrodes comprising nanoporous naphthalenediimide triangular compounds designed to overcome...
Published: 11/6/2025   |   Updated: 5/19/2025   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Electronics & Circuits, Energy and Infrastructure, Engineering
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Engineering & Technology
New Column Technology for the Efficient Capture of Heavy Metals and Precious Metal Ions
New Column Technology for the Efficient Capture of Heavy Metals and Precious Metal Ions NU 2013-145 INVENTORS Mercouri Kanatzidis* Debajit Sarma Emmanouil Manos SHORT DESCRIPTION A novel ion‐exchange column technology utilizing a composite blend of a metal chalcogenide and calcium alginate mixed with a granular substrate to efficiently capture...
Published: 11/6/2025   |   Updated: 5/19/2025   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Cleantech, Ecosystems and Resilience, Energy and Infrastructure, Environment, Materials, Metals, Remediation
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability
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