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Northwestern Startup: NanoGraf
Founded: 2012Northwestern Inventor: Harold KungMcCormick School of Engineering and Applied ScienceDepartment of Chemical and Biological EngineeringJiaxing Huang McCormick School of Engineering and Applied ScienceDepartment of Materials ScienceFormerly SiNode Systems, NanoGraf pursues advances in Lithium-ion battery anodes to transform a wide range of...
Published: 5/5/2026
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Updated: 5/5/2026
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Keywords(s): Batteries, Energy and Infrastructure, Fuel Cell, Graphene, Nanoparticle, Startup with Northwestern IP, Sustainability, Sustainable Materials
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability, Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
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Northwestern Startup: Lilac Solutions
Founded: 2016Northwestern Inventor: Christopher WolvertonMcCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Lilac Solutions is developing new ion exchange materials to transform lithium extraction from brine resources.Lilac Solutions Website
Published: 5/5/2026
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Updated: 5/5/2026
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Keywords(s): Batteries, Energy and Infrastructure, Manufacturing/Processing, Materials, Startup with Northwestern IP, Sustainability, Sustainable Materials
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability
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Plasma-Enhanced Catalytic Reactor for Selective Methane-to-Methanol Conversion
A plasma-enhanced catalytic reactor that converts methane to methanol under ambient conditions with high selectivity and energy efficiency.
INVENTORS
Dayne Swearer*
James Ho
* Principal Investigator
DEVELOPMENT STAGE
TRL-4 Prototype Validated in Lab: Key functions have been demonstrated in a laboratory-scale...
Published: 5/15/2026
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Updated: 5/1/2026
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Keywords(s): Catalyst-liquid interface, Methanol production, Nonthermal plasma, Sustainable fuels, Sustainable Materials
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability, Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes, Physical Sciences > Engineering & Technology
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Dissolvable Coating for Blended Fibers Textile Recycling
NU 2025-066
INVENTORS
Cecile Chazot*
Eleanor Grosvenor
Malachi Cohen
Gabrielle Wood
SHORT DESCRIPTION
This technology describes a method for mixed textile manufacturing, particularly elastane-based materials, with a biopolymer component that can be selectively dissolved for textile recycling.
Figure 1: Core-spun sheath...
Published: 4/10/2026
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Updated: 5/22/2025
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Keywords(s): Adhesive, Cleantech, Manufacturing/Processing, Polymer, Polymer Recycling and Reprocessing, Sustainable Materials
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes, Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability
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Methods for incorporating dynamic bonds into existing polymers
Methods for incorporating dynamic bonds into existing polymers
NU 2023-117
INVENTORS
Julia Kalow*
Daniel Hart
Joseph Accardo
SHORT DESCRIPTION
This invention presents a method for incorporating dynamic bonds into unsaturated polymers commonly found in synthetic rubbers. The approach enables the chemical modification of waste rubber creating...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Updated: 4/28/2025
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Keywords(s): Cleantech, Environment, Polymer, Sustainable Materials
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes, Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability
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