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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
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Updated: 5/5/2026
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MOFs
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Startup with Northwestern IP
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Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability
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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
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Updated: 5/5/2026
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Batteries
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Energy storage
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Graphene
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Lithium-ion
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Materials
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Startup with Northwestern IP
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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
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Updated: 5/5/2026
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Batteries
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Fuel Cell
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Graphene
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Nanoparticle
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Sustainability
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Sustainable Materials
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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
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Updated: 5/5/2026
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Sustainability
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Sustainable Materials
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Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability
Plasma-Enhanced Catalytic Reactor for Selective Methane-to-Methanol Conversion
INVENTORS Dayne Swearer* James Ho * Principal Investigator NU 2024-211 IP STATUS PCT patent application filed DEVELOPMENT STAGE TRL-4 Prototype Validated in Lab: Key functions have been demonstrated in a laboratory-scale prototype. BACKGROUND Methane conversion to methanol is challenging due...
Published: 5/1/2026
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Updated: 5/1/2026
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Northwestern Startup: Actinia
Founded: 2020 Northwestern Inventor: Mercouri Kanatzidis Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences Department of Chemistry Actinia’s mission is to increase the resolution and decrease the dose used in radiological imaging techniques such as SPECT, CT, and even plain X-rays. Actinia develops cutting-edge radiation detector materials...
Published: 5/5/2026
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Updated: 4/29/2026
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Imaging
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Radiation detection
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SPECT
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X-ray
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Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability
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Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
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Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT > Radiology
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Physical Sciences > Engineering & Technology
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Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
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
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Updated: 11/21/2025
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Biofuels
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Energy and Infrastructure
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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
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Updated: 10/21/2025
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Batteries
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Energy storage
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Lithium-ion
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Materials
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Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability
Flexible Piezoelectric and Antiferroelectric Haloimidazole Crystals for Next-Generation Electronic Devices
NU 2015-177 INVENTORS J. Fraser Stoddart (Nobel laureate; Northwestern University, Weinberg College of Arts & Science, Department of Chemistry)* Vinayak Dravid (Northwestern University, McCormick School of Engineering,Abraham Harris Professor of Materials Science and Engineering)* Aleksandrs Prokofjevs Daniel Ferris Karl Alexander Hujsak Magdalena...
Published: 12/9/2025
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Updated: 10/13/2025
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Materials
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Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability
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Physical Sciences > Engineering & Technology
Microplastics Capture Using Hair-like Structures
NU 2023-208 INVENTORS Kyoo-Chul Park* Chloe Ho Leyun Feng SHORT DESCRIPTION A novel microplastics capture surface featuring hair-like protrusions combined with an oil coating to enhance interfacial forces, providing an energy-efficient and low-cost solution for diverse aqueous environments. BACKGROUND Current methods for capturing microplastics...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Updated: 6/18/2025
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