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Antenna Reflectors Based On Stretchable Perforated Thin Films
Kirigami-based metamaterials with tunable properties for large, lightweight, and cost-effective parabolic antennas for space applications. Problem: Parabolic antennas used in space currently have a maximum diameter of about 20m. Larger antennas (e.g., with diameters of up to 100 m) would be highly beneficial, but launching such large payloads presents...
Published: 5/12/2026   |   Updated: 5/12/2026   |   Inventor(s): Igor Bargatin, Gulzhan Aldan, Sergio Pellegrino
Keywords(s): Electronic Materials, Soft Materials
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Hardware & Components, Technology Classifications > Materials
Controlled Levitation of Nanostructured Thin Films for Sun-Powered Near-Space Flight
Levitation of polymer nanocomposite film upon illumination in upper atmospheric conditions. Problem: Airborne objects cannot sustain flight within the mesosphere, the upper layer of the Earth’s atmosphere. This layer, which resides 50-80km above the Earth’s surface, lacks the air density needed for airplane lift yet is too dense for satellite...
Published: 9/9/2025   |   Updated: 5/12/2023   |   Inventor(s): Igor Bargatin, Mohsen Azadi, Howard Hu
Keywords(s): Nanotechnology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Research Tools & Reagents, Technology Classifications > Materials, Technology Classifications > Hardware & Components, Technology Classifications > Robotics
Ultrathin robust plate nanomaterials
Technology Overview: The nano-honeycomb shells have been fabricated from ceramic materials via atomic layer deposition. The thickness can vary between 20 and 70 nm, and the largest single sheet measured 0.5 cm x 1 cm in area, creating sheets of the material at sizes that are visible to the naked eye. Other comparable low-density materials are very...
Published: 9/9/2025   |   Updated: 3/1/2019   |   Inventor(s): Igor Bargatin
Keywords(s): Nanotechnology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Materials
Fracture-resistant and ultrathin nanocardboard for structrual applications
Hollow, sandwich-like nanostructure that is joined by periodic, rigid webbing to increase bending stiffness and prevent fracture. Technology Overview: Mechanical metamaterials are increasingly used for structural applications. In particular, sandwich structures consisting of two planar face sheets connected by a webbing or foam core, can provide...
Published: 9/9/2025   |   Updated: 11/6/2018   |   Inventor(s): Igor Bargatin
Keywords(s): Nanotechnology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Materials