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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

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

Functionalized Substrates with Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Heterostructures

NU 2018-210 INVENTORS Vinayak Dravid* Xinqi Chen Jennifer Geary DiStefano Yuan Li SHORT DESCRIPTION This invention presents functionalized substrates featuring transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) heterostructures, designed to enhance electrocatalytic systems for applications such as hydrogen production. BACKGROUND Transition metal dichalcogenides...

Published: 11/6/2025 | Updated: 6/15/2025 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Catalyst, Cleantech, Devices, Fuel Cell, Hydrogen, Materials, Metals

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

Efficient Electrical Generation Utilizing Liquid Fuels

Efficient Electrical Generation Utilizing Liquid Fuels NU 2021-175 INVENTORS Scott Barnett* SHORT DESCRIPTION This invention provides an innovative method to generate electricity from liquid fuels by integrating a pressurized reformer with a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). It converts a liquid fuel composition of hydrocarbons and water into a...

Published: 11/6/2025 | Updated: 4/28/2025 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Carbon Dioxide Management, Carbon Utilization, CCUS, Cleantech, Energy and Infrastructure, Fuel Cell

Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability

Design of a Small Energy Generating Terrestrial Microbial Fuel Cell for Soil Powered Internet-of-Things

Design of a Small Energy Generating Terrestrial Microbial Fuel Cell for Soil Powered Internet-of-Things NU 2023-245, NU 2023-246 INVENTORS George Wells* Josiah Hester* Bill Yen Weitao Shuai SHORT DESCRIPTION A compact terrestrial microbial fuel cell that harnesses the energy from organic matter decomposition in soil to power Internet-of-Things...

Published: 11/6/2025 | Updated: 4/28/2025 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Cleantech, Energy and Infrastructure, Fuel Cell, Novel Energy

Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability

CO2-Neutral or Negative Energy Storage for Transportation Utilizing Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuels

CO2-Neutral or Negative Energy Storage for transportation Utilizing Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuels NU 2019-207 INVENTORS Scott Barnett* Matthew Yunching Lu Travis Schmauss SHORT DESCRIPTION This invention presents an integrated energy storage system that co-stores a renewable liquid hydrocarbon fuel and its CO2-rich exhaust generated by a solid...

Published: 11/6/2025 | Updated: 4/28/2025 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Carbon Capture, Carbon Dioxide Management, Carbon Storage, CCUS, Cleantech, Energy and Infrastructure, Fuel Cell

Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability

Solid Acid Electrochemical Cell for the Production of Hydrogen from Liquid Fuels including Ammonia

Solid Acid Electrochemical Cell for the Production of Hydrogen from Liquid Fuels including Ammonia NU 2020-200 INVENTORS Sossina Haile* Austin Blake Plymill Calum Chisholm Dae-Kwang Lim Strahinja Zecevic SHORT DESCRIPTION This invention presents a solid acid electrochemical cell that integrates a thermal decomposition catalyst with a proton...

Published: 1/12/2026 | Updated: 4/23/2025 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Cleantech, Energy and Infrastructure, Fuel Cell, Hydrogen, Manufacturing/Processing

Category(s): Physical Sciences > Engineering & Technology

New Proton Conducting Electrolytes

NU 2019-158 INVENTORS Sossina Haile* Sheel Suketu Sanghvi Louis Shen Wang SHORT DESCRIPTION This invention introduces Cs3H(H2PO4)4, a novel proton conducting electrolyte that forms a highly conductive cubic phase (≈10⁻³ S cm⁻¹) at intermediate temperatures (100–150 °C) with exceptional stability in dry atmospheres. BACKGROUND The...

Published: 11/6/2025 | Updated: 4/23/2025 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Batteries, Cleantech, Devices, Energy and Infrastructure, Fuel Cell, Hydrogen, Materials, Metals

Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability

Iron-based Foams and Powder Beds for Rechargeable Solid-oxide Batteries

NU 2023-216, 2022-100 INVENTORS David C. Dunand * Samuel M. Pennell SHORT DESCRIPTION A new iron-based composite with ultra-high stability and durability as a battery material for grid-scale energy storage. BACKGROUND The global shift towards renewable energy necessitates efficient storage solutions for intermittent power, which is crucial for maintaining...

Published: 11/6/2025 | Updated: 2/29/2024 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Batteries, Carbon Dioxide Management, Carbon Storage, Carbon Utilization, CCUS, Cleantech, Energy and Infrastructure, Fuel Cell, Hydrogen, Materials, Sustainability

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

Ultrafine Platinum Catalysts for Hydrogen Fuel Cells (Case No. 2023-026)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a novel method to synthesize platinum-based catalysts with ultralow base transition metal-oxide content. Background: Ultrafine platinum (Pt)-based catalysts present a promising avenue for achieving exceptional fuel cell activity while minimizing base transition...

Published: 4/16/2026 | Updated: 9/13/2023 | Inventor(s): Yu Huang

Keywords(s): Catalysts, Fuel Cell, Metals, Nanoparticle, Nanoparticles, Nanotechnology, Platinum, transition metal catalysts

Category(s): Materials, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage > Fuel Cells, Chemical, Chemical > Catalysts, Chemical > Synthesis, Materials > Nanotechnology

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