Patent • #7,271,310. A method (and concomitant kit) for treating a surface to reduce subsequent .sup.137Cs nuclide desorption comprising contacting the surface with a first cation-containing solution, the cation being one or more of Cs.sup.+, Rb.sup.+, Ag.sup.+, Tl.sup.+, K.sup.+, and NH.sub.4.sup.+, and contacting the surface with a second cation-containing solution, the cation...
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Cast Thermal Battery Components Using a Salt Binder
Featured Opportunity • A rapid, flexible, and low-cost method of producing thermal battery components using thick film advanced manufacturing techniques to achieve greater uniformity and consistency Thermal batteries, also known as molten salt batteries, are useful for powering applications that require high power density, a long shelf life, and little to no lifetime...
Cast thermal battery electrodes and separators using a salt binder
Patent • #10,727,474. Cast components can improve the effectiveness of current state-of-the-art in thermal battery processing technology in terms of cost, labor, materials usage, and flexibility. Cast components can include cast cathodes, anodes, and separators.
Cast-to-shape electrokinetic trapping medium
Patent • #6,770,201. A three-dimensional microporous polymer network material, or monolith, cast-to-shape in a microchannel. The polymer monolith, produced by a phase separation process, is capable of trapping and retaining charged protein species from a mixture of charged and uncharged species under the influence of an applied electric field. The retained charged...
Cast-to-shape electrokinetic trapping medium
Patent • #7,052,608. A three-dimensional microporous polymer network material, or monolith, cast-to-shape in a microchannel. The polymer monolith, produced by a phase separation process, is capable of trapping and retaining charged protein species from a mixture of charged and uncharged species under the influence of an applied electric field. The retained charged...
Castable plastic mold with electroplatable base
Patent • #6,679,471. A sacrificial plastic mold having an electroplatable backing is provided as are methods of making such a mold via the infusion of a castable liquid formulation through a porous metal substrate (sheet, screen, mesh or foam) and into the features of a micro-scale master mold. Upon casting and demolding,...
Castable three-dimensional stationary phase for electric field-driven applications
Patent • #6,846,399. A polymer material useful as the porous dielectric medium for microfluidic devices generally and electrokinetic pumps in particular. The polymer material is produced from an inverse (water-in-oil) emulsion that creates a 3-dimensional network characterized by small pores and high internal volume, characteristics that are particularly desirable for the dielectric...
Castable three-dimensional stationary phase for electric field-driven applications
Patent • #7,488,407. A polymer material useful as the porous dielectric medium for microfluidic devices generally and electrokinetic pumps in particular. The polymer material is produced from an inverse (water-in-oil) emulsion that creates a 3-dimensional network characterized by small pores and high internal volume, characteristics that are particularly desirable for the dielectric...
Catalyzed, high energy density, metal-air battery
Patent • #9,911,981. An air-cathode battery includes a porous cathode current collector with an air interface, an ionic liquid electrolyte disposed in pores of the porous cathode current collector; a metal anode, and a separator in contact with the ionic liquid electrolyte and coupled between the porous cathode current collector and the...
Catheterized plasma X-ray source
Patent • #9,681,846. A radiation generator useful for medical applications, among others, is provided. The radiation generator includes a catheter; a plasma discharge chamber situated within a terminal portion of the catheter, a cathode and an anode positioned within the plasma discharge chamber and separated by a gap, and a high-voltage transmission...
Cation-enhanced chemical stability of ion-conducting zirconium-based ceramics
Patent • #9,988,312. At least partial substitution of zirconium by hafnium in ion-conducting zirconium-based ceramics provides enhanced chemical stability in alkaline and acid environments.
Cell-based composite materials with programmed structures and functions
Patent • #9,273,305. The present invention is directed to the use of silicic acid to transform biological materials, including cellular architecture into inorganic materials to provide biocomposites (nanomaterials) with stabilized structure and function. In the present invention, there has been discovered a means to stabilize the structure and function of biological materials,...
Cell-based composite materials with programmed structures and functions
Patent • #9,970,000. The present invention is directed to the use of silicic acid to transform biological materials, including cellular architecture into inorganic materials to provide biocomposites (nanomaterials) with stabilized structure and function. In the present invention, there has been discovered a means to stabilize the structure and function of biological materials,...
Cell-based composite materials with programmed structures and functions
Patent • #10,605,705. The present invention is directed to the use of silicic acid to transform biological materials, including cellular architecture into inorganic materials to provide biocomposites (nanomaterials) with stabilized structure and function. In the present invention, there has been discovered a means to stabilize the structure and function of biological materials,...
Cellular computational platform and neurally inspired elements thereof
Patent • #9,501,738. A cellular computational platform is disclosed that includes a multiplicity of functionally identical, repeating computational hardware units that are interconnected electrically and optically. Each computational hardware unit includes a reprogrammable local memory and has interconnections to other such units that have reconfigurable weights. Each computational hardware unit is configured...
Central alarm station interface for situation awareness
Patent • #10,943,467. A method for analyzing security alarms is provided. The method comprising receiving alarm data from a number of security sensors generating alarms, wherein the alarm data includes spatio-temporal data regarding where and when an alarm is triggered. The alarm data is displayed on a user interface. The alarm data...
Centrifuge with vector-seeking linkage
Patent • #10,421,081. Technologies pertaining to a centrifuge that comprises a vector-seeking linkage are disclosed herein. In a general embodiment, the centrifuge comprises a spindle that is rotatable about an axis of rotation. The centrifuge also has an arm that is coupled to the spindle, and a vector-seeking linkage that is coupled...
Charge-pump voltage converter
Patent • #7,612,541. A charge-pump voltage converter for converting a low voltage provided by a low-voltage source to a higher voltage. Charge is inductively generated on a transfer rotor electrode during its transit past an inductor stator electrode and subsequently transferred by the rotating rotor to a collector stator electrode for storage...
Check valves for microfluidic systems and methods thereof
Patent • #10,478,818. The present invention relates to microfluidic check valves, as well as fluidic cartridges including such check valves. In particular examples, the check valve includes a pre-stressed spring formed from a planar substrate. Various characteristics of the valves, such as size, profile, opening pressure, etc., can be tuned to provide...
Check valves for microfluidic systems and methods thereof
Patent • #11,130,129. The present invention relates to microfluidic check valves, as well as fluidic cartridges including such check valves. In particular examples, the check valve includes a pre-stressed spring formed from a planar substrate. Various characteristics of the valves, such as size, profile, opening pressure, etc., can be tuned to provide...
Chemical preconcentrator with integral thermal flow sensor
Patent • #6,527,835. A chemical preconcentrator with integral thermal flow sensor can be used to accurately measure fluid flow rate in a microanalytical system. The thermal flow sensor can be operated in either constant temperature or constant power mode and variants thereof. The chemical preconcentrator with integral thermal flow sensor can be...
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Technology Area • The Chemistry, Materials, & Coatings technology area contains fundamental and applied technologies from the materials science and chemistry fields. Chemistry technologies include monomers, polymers, electrodeposition and surface finishing, materials compatibility, characterization, nanomaterials, electronic materials, and materials chemistry. Materials science areas include automated manufacturing, design and synthesis of new materials, manufacturing...
Chip-scale phonon-based quantum device
Patent • #9,928,827. A quantum device includes a phononic crystal defined on a semiconductor substrate. Phononic cavities are defined in the phononic crystal, wherein each phononic cavity contains an implanted acceptor atom. Phononic waveguides are defined in the phononic crystal, wherein each waveguide is coupled to at least one phononic cavity. At...
CHIRP: Cloud Hypervisor Forensics and Incident Response Platform
Software • Sandia’s Cloud Hypervisor Forensics and Incident Response Platform (CHIRP) introduces a novel Virtual Machine Introspection (VMI) based approach to provide intelligence and forensic artifacts from active VMs in cloud systems.
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