Nanoporous Materials for Direct Air Capture
An amine-based ultrathin polyamide coating for direct carbon dioxide capture from air and point sources with low carbon dioxide concentrations.
Background:
Direct air capture (DAC) technologies allow extraction of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storage or conversion to value-added chemicals through catalysis. DAC materials must demonstrate...
Published: 5/13/2026
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Inventor(s): Miao Yu, Kaleb Friedman
Keywords(s): Chemistry, Energy, Materials & Chemicals, Research Tool, Surface Research, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Buffalo, Technology Classifications > Materials and Chemicals, Technology Classifications > Environment
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Large-Scale Hydrogen Storage for Facile Release On-Demand
050-9438 Large-Scale Hydrogen Storage for Facile Release On-Demand
A hybrid hydrogen storage system combining a liquid energy carrier with a solid metal alloy absorbent to enable both storage and delivery
Background:
Hydrogen is a critical energy carrier for global decarbonization, yet its widespread adoption is hindered by significant storage...
Published: 5/4/2026
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Inventor(s): Devinder Mahajan
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Category(s): Technology Classifications, Technology Classifications > Clean Energy, Technology Classifications > Environment, Campus > Stony Brook University
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Simulation-Based Wildfire Spread Modeling Tool for Community-Scale Risk Assessment (SWUIFT)
This technology enables community-scale wildfire risk assessment using a simulation-based model that predicts fire spread and damage wihtin the wildland-urban interface, supporting proactive mitigation and emergency planning.
BACKGROUND:
Communities and infrastructure owners currently lack effective tools to estimate wildfire spread and resulting...
Published: 4/24/2026
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Inventor(s): Negar Elhami-Khorasani, Fernando Szasdi-Bardales, Nima Masoudvaziri
Keywords(s): Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Buffalo, Technology Classifications > Agriculture, Technology Classifications > Environment
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Determining the Percentage of Recycled Plastic Content in a Plastic Product
A device to determine the percentage of recycled plastic content in a manufactured plastic product.
BACKGROUND:
As global plastic waste continues to rise, accurately identifying and quantifying recycled content in plastic products is critical for developing a circular economy. At present, there is no method that can accurately determine the percentage...
Published: 4/30/2026
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Inventor(s): Amit Goyal, Thomas Thundat, Yaoli Zhao, Charuvahan Adhivarahan, Karthik Dantu, Chandra Lekha Jyothula
Keywords(s): Featured, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Buffalo, Technology Classifications, Technology Classifications > Environment, Technology Classifications > Instrumentation, Technology Classifications > Sensors
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Bio-polyol fractionation and formulation strategies for bio-based polyurethane materials
This technology uses a room-temperature solvent process to separate and blend lignin and other bio-polyols, enabling the production of customizable, high-performance, bio-based polyurethane foams, coatings, and adhesives as sustainable alternatives to petroleum-based materials.
Background:
The field of polyurethane production has traditionally relied...
Published: 5/14/2026
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Inventor(s): Chang Geun Yoo, Soyeon Jeong, Charles Cai, Xianzhi Meng, Arthur Ragauskas, Mairui Zhang
Keywords(s): biorefining, green chemistry, Sustainability, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > SUNY Environmental Science & Forestry, Technology Classifications > Environment
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A Low Fouling Superhydrophilic Hybrid Membrane from Lignocellulose for Wastewater Treatment
050-9273 A Low Fouling Superhydrophilic Hybrid Membrane from Lignocellulose for Wastewater Treatment
The membrane is biodegradable with comparable or superior permeate flux and separation efficiency to fossil-fuel based membranes
Background:
Effective wastewater treatment, particularly through ultrafiltration, faces significant challenges due...
Published: 5/4/2026
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Inventor(s): Ritika Joshi, Benjamin Hsiao, Tom Lindstrom
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Clean Energy, Technology Classifications > Environment, Technology Classifications > Nanotechnology, Campus, Campus > Stony Brook University
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Ambient-Temperature Direct Air Capture of Carbon Dioxide
Novel amine-based sorbents for carbon dioxide capture with enhanced oxidative and thermal stability
BACKGROUND:
Anthropogenic climate change presents an urgent threat to ecosystems, public health and economic stability. Even single degree increases in global temperatures can trigger irreversible impacts, ranging from biodiversity loss and food insecurity...
Published: 4/16/2026
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Inventor(s): Miao Yu, Kaleb Friedman
Keywords(s): Chemistry, Energy, Environment, Featured, Materials & Chemicals, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Buffalo, Technology Classifications, Technology Classifications > Environment, Technology Classifications > Materials and Chemicals, Technology Classifications > Research Tools and Reagents
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Laser Ablation Direct Analysis in Real Time-Imaging Mass Spectrometry (LADI-MS)
Offers the potential of real-time small-sample analysis for a very large variety of applications.
Background:
Real Time Imaging Mass Spectrometry (RTMS) is a method for analyzing and identifying biological samples in real time. RTMS can be used in an extremely broad variety of applications, involving chemistry, biochemistry, food sciences, and medicine....
Published: 1/30/2026
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Inventor(s): Rabi Musah
Keywords(s): analytical chemistry, Biomarker discovery, chemistry, forensic testing, image acquisition, imaging, life sciences, Mass spectrometry imaging, medical imaging, Natural products, Phytochemistry, Small-molecule profiling, Small-molecule spatial distribution mapping, Species discrimination, Species identification, Technologies, Tissue analysis, wood anatomy, wood science
Category(s): Campus > University at Albany, Technology Classifications > Agriculture, Technology Classifications > Biomedical Science and Engineering, Technology Classifications > Diagnostics, Technology Classifications > Drug Delivery, Technology Classifications > Environment, Technology Classifications > Healthcare, Technology Classifications > Materials and Chemicals, Technology Classifications > Imaging, Technology Classifications > Medical Imaging, Technology Classifications > Research Tools and Reagents
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Lithium-7-Powered Nuclear Fission Subcritical Reactor: Safe Nuclear Power
A lithium-based fission reactor that generates safe, clean electricity while reducing the amount of discarded lithium batteries that end up in landfills.
Background:
Renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and geothermal, have still failed to replace coal, oil, natural gas, and other fossil fuels, despite decades of technology development...
Published: 1/29/2026
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Inventor(s): Matthew Szydagis
Keywords(s): #SUNYresearch, aerospace, applied physics, atomic power, automotive, chemistry, clean energy, climate change, dark matter WIMPs, energy, engineering, environment, experimental physics, green energy, heating, ion beam physics, lithium ion battery, materials science and engineering, nuclear physics, physics, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Albany, Technology Classifications > Energy, Technology Classifications > Environment, Technology Classifications > Clean Energy, Technology Classifications > Engineering
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Innovative Low-Cost Sorbents for PFAS Remediation
More effective, versatile, and inexpensive sorbents that are able to sorb a wide variety of PFAS, alternatives and precursors.
Background:
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) are ubiquitous contaminants in the water environment. These compounds are detected in surface water, groundwater, drinking water and wastewater. Broadly speaking, PFAS...
Published: 1/30/2026
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Inventor(s): Yanna Liang, Tao Jiang, Weilan Zhang
Keywords(s): Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Albany, Technology Classifications > Environment
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