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| Solid-State Phase Change Floor Tile for Usage in Passive Solar Applications |
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A floor tile incorporating phase change material (PCM) for extra heat storage. These tiles have been shown to reduce annual heating costs up to 24% by absorbing excess heat during the day and releasing this heat in the evening.
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| Redox Mediators for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells |
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A series of chemical species for use as electron transfer mediators (electrolytes) in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Use of these compounds eliminates many of the obstacles to scaled-up and widespread commercialization that conventional systems suffer from.
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| New OLED Cathod Materials with Tailored Low Work Function |
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A class of chemical compounds for use with organic light emitting devices (OLEDs) as a cathode material. These compounds serve to reduce many of the problems that tyically occur at the cathod/organic interface and can be tailored to specific OLED components.
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| Method for Improving Loose-Laid, Including Photovoltaic, Roofing Systems |
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A technique for enhanced design of photovoltaic roofing systems, utilizing a superior algorithm that incorporates the effects of altitude and climate. Geography-specific factors have previously been underappreciated, resulting in suboptimal roofing systems.
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| In Planta Degradation of Lignin Using Fungal Enzymes |
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A technique for exploiting the potent lignin digestion enzymes of specific fungi in order to increase exposure of cellulosic material to cellulases and hemicellulases. Technology reduces cost of biomass treatments and increases release of sugars.
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| Highly Efficient and Widely Applicable Fullerene Perfluoroalkylation Under Mild Homogeneous Conditions |
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A bulk synthesis method for producing a variety of spherical fullerenes with fluorinated apendages. These compounds show exceptional promise in organic photovoltaics and electronics.
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| Efficient Large-Scale Synthesis of the Superweak Anions B12F122-, H3NB12F11-, and 1-H-CB11F11- |
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A technique for sythesizing superweak anions in large quantities with enhanced purity. Superweak anions have applications in a variety of chemical reactions, as superacids, as battery electrolytes, and in advanced photolithography.
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| Efficient Tunable Process of Fullerene Trifluormethylation and Pentafluoromethylation and Corresponding Reactor Design |
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A technique and reactor for synthesizing fullerenes with two or more trifluoromethyl units. These compounds are made in good purity and with efficient use of inexpensive starting matierals. They have the potential to replace PCBM within organic electronic devices, such as solar cells.
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