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New catalyst formulations for Frontal Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization (FROMP)

Researchers at Illinois have developed new catalytic systems to perform FROMP. Large-scale, energy efficient industrial polymerization syntheses are accessed with FROMP....

Ultra-scalable and Resilient Etched Metal Enhancements for Enhanced Refrigerant-Side Heat Transfer in HVAC Equipment

Dr. Miljkovic has developed microstructured aluminum (Al) tubes with increased heat transfer rates of 240% during refrigerant flow boiling. Highly conformal are generated...

Electrochemical Recycling of Homogeneous Catalysts

Professor Xiao Su and colleagues have developed an electrochemical system for the separation and reutilization of homogenous catalysts including Pt and Pd-cross coupling...

Dual Adaptation of a Flexible Shape Memory Polymer Adhesive

Researchers have developed a dry surface and shape adaptive thin shape memory polymer adhesive specifically targeting flexible fabric adherends. Current temporary or...

Nanoporous PMC for Passive Radiative Cooling

Dr. Lili Cai and her team at the University of Illinois have developed a new nanoporous composite material for passive cooling applications. This composite has solar...

Flow Channel Design for Optimal Performance

Kyle Smith has improved current flow channel designs by integrating the flow channel inside of the electrode. This enables his design to improve current electrode...

An Ultra-Thin Hydrophobic Coating for Efficient Heat Transfer

Hydrophobic coatings are water-resistant and can be used to condense steam for efficient heat-transfer. Certain applications require ultra-thin coating, which the current...

Method to form a thin film depositions

 

Inventors from the University of Illinois have developed a method to form thin film depositions from a variety of sources, using Vacuum UV light.

This low...

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