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Conic Shield for Enhanced Radiative Cooling of Water Masses for Reduced Water Evaporation and Tackling Global Warming
This technology is a conic shield system to enhance radiative cooling and reduce evaporation in freshwater bodies such as reservoirs and lakes created by dams. Radiative cooling describes the passive cooling effect caused by emission of thermal radiation from an object. Water naturally experiences significant radiative cooling, but the cooling efficiency...
Published: 10/2/2024
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Inventor(s): Mohamed ElKabbash
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Water Resource Efficiency, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Lens & System Design
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Solid Set Flood Irrigation
This invention is a solid-set irrigation bubbler head sprinkler system designed to replace existing low-output sprinkler heads commonly used in agricultural fields. The design of the system directs the water downward to guide it toward the soil while simultaneously controlling the flow to prevent soil erosion. This innovation allows for more precise...
Published: 2/26/2024
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Inventor(s): Robert Masson, Hector Munoz, Don Dinwiddie, Ethan Orr
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Agriculture & Horticulture > Crop Improvement, Technology Classifications > Agriculture & Horticulture, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Water Resource Efficiency
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Rotating Hydroponic Tower
This technology is a hydroponic system that consists of multiple rotating plant-growing towers mounted around an inner grow light. By rotating the towers, plants can be exposed to the inner grow light at a specific RPM, which enables even lighting in the least amount of space possible. Custom 3D printed plastic fittings allow the columns to spin while...
Published: 6/1/2023
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Inventor(s): Matthew Recsetar, Annissa Lopez, Ashley Duncan, Diego Salido, Kayla Bansback, Michael Mason
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Agriculture & Horticulture > Agricultural Engineering, Technology Classifications > Agriculture & Horticulture > Food Science & Nutrition, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Water Resource Efficiency
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Forecast Skill Evaluation Methods Specific for Convective Extreme Forecast at Sub-seasonal to Seasonal Time Scale
This software includes a method designed to evaluate forecast skill at sub-seasonal to seasonal (S2S) time scale, combining traditional evaluation methods and image processing approaches.
A demonstration of this technology for the Arabian Peninsula is described in: Risanto, C.B., Chang, HI., Luong, T.M. et al. Retrospective sub-seasonal forecasts...
Published: 3/12/2024
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Inventor(s): Christopher Castro, Hsin I Chang, Christoforus Bayu Risanto
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Water Resource Efficiency, Technology Classifications > Software & Information Technology
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Mesoscale Convective Sestem Tracking Method Calibrated for Arabian Peninsula Convections
This software includes a method of tracking organized atmospheric convections by developing tracking criteria through cloud top temperature and precipitation.
A demonstration of this technology for the Arabian Peninsula is described in: Chang, H.-I, K. Oliver, C. L. Castro, I. Hoteit, 2021: Tracking mesoscale convective system sub-seasonal forecast...
Published: 3/12/2024
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Inventor(s): Christopher Castro, Hsin I Chang, Christoforus Bayu Risanto
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Software & Information Technology, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Water Resource Efficiency
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Input Selection Process for Subseasonal to Seasonal Forecast over the Arabian Peninsula
This software includes a method to evaluate and select input data for subseasonal to seasonal time scale regional climate modeling. Euopean Center of Medium-range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) forecast ensembles are selected as forcing for the Weather Research and Forecasting model at convective permitting spatial resolution. The use of ECMWF forcing, as...
Published: 3/12/2024
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Inventor(s): Christopher Castro, Hsin I Chang, Christoforus Bayu Risanto
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Water Resource Efficiency, Technology Classifications > Software & Information Technology
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Guayule Particle Board
This invention is a particle-board comprising a fiber component including guayule bagasse and an adhesive composition including a mixture of a modified guayule resin and soy protein. The resultant composite has mechanical properties comparable to particle boards formed from soy protein adhesives alone while also having enhanced wet shear strength, and...
Published: 3/12/2024
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Inventor(s): Kimberly Ogden, Sarocha Pradyawong
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Water Resource Efficiency, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Industrial & Manufacturing, Technology Classifications > Materials > Biomaterials, Technology Classifications > Materials > Chemicals, Technology Classifications > Materials > Composites, Technology Classifications > Materials > Processing
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Modified Guayule Resins and Resin/Soy Protein Blends for Adhesives
This technology is a guayule resin-based adhesive that provides superior water resistance over existing formaldehyde-free wood adhesives. A blend of modified guayule resin with soy protein forms a natural adhesive with improved water resistance over existing soy protein adhesives.
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Guayule, a plant that grows in the Southwest United States...
Published: 3/12/2024
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Inventor(s): Kimberly Ogden, Sarocha Pradyawong
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Water Resource Efficiency, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Industrial & Manufacturing, Technology Classifications > Materials > Biomaterials, Technology Classifications > Materials > Chemicals, Technology Classifications > Materials > Composites, Technology Classifications > Materials > Processing
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Independent Household Water Purification and Electrification System Optimizing Design Software
This technology is a standalone solution that provides water purification and solar power generation to individual households in remote areas or areas with no power grid. The physical purification and power equipment is designed with software that enables the equipment to be tailored and optimized for the location it is deployed.
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Reliable...
Published: 8/1/2024
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Inventor(s): Abolhassan Mohammadi Fathabad
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Air/Water Purification, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Remediation > Water, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Renewable Energy > Solar/Photovoltaic, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Water Resource Efficiency
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Combined Vertical Axis Wind-Water Floating Turbines for River and Ocean Operations
This invention is vertical axis wind-water combined turbines for capturing energy from both the wind and the water current. Each turbine is connected axially to the energy capture device through a common floating platform. This invention has unique design aspects for the connection to each other and to the platform to maximize energy capture.
Background:...
Published: 8/1/2024
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Inventor(s): Israel Wygnanski
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Water Resource Efficiency
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