Invention Description Conventional electrode drying processes act as a massive bottleneck in lithium-ion battery (LIB) manufacturing. Current processes typically rely on large convection ovens followed by vacuum post-drying to remove residual solvent and moisture. These steps are energy-intensive, require a large factory footprint, and add complexity...

Invention Description Materials used in space missions must withstand extreme conditions such as radiation exposure, thermal cycling, and mechanical stress while maintaining long-term performance and reliability. Traditional polymers can degrade under these harsh environments and are often difficult to recycle or reuse, limiting sustainability in long-duration...

Invention Description Detecting faults in photovoltaic (PV) systems is essential for maintaining efficiency and reliability in large-scale solar energy installations. However, traditional methods often struggle to identify complex fault patterns due to the high interdependence between system variables. As PV systems grow in size and complexity, accurately...

Invention Description Corrosion of steel in industrial environments such as oil and gas, water treatment, and marine systems leads to significant economic losses and infrastructure damage. Many conventional corrosion inhibitors are petroleum-based, non-biodegradable, and pose environmental and safety concerns. Additionally, these chemicals may not...

Invention Description As technology advances in the military, aerospace and electric vehicle sectors, there is increasing demand for electrical conductors capable of operating at high temperatures. Copper is the most common electrical conductor used in various applications ranging from communication cables and power distribution grids, to electrical...

Invention Description High-voltage power electronic devices require materials and designs that can handle large electric fields while maintaining low power loss and high efficiency. Traditional diode structures often face trade-offs between breakdown voltage, leakage current, and on-resistance, limiting their performance in demanding applications....

Invention Description Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) systems increasingly rely on real-time data aggregation through advanced communication frameworks such as Over-the-Air Computation (AirComp) in emerging 6G-IoT environments. However, these systems are vulnerable to signal interference and jamming attacks, which can disrupt data transmission and compromise...

Invention Description Solving systems of linear equations (Ax = b) is a fundamental yet computationally intensive task in engineering applications, especially in power system simulations, where such operations often dominate execution time. Current power system simulators predominantly rely on LU decomposition-based linear solvers for transient simulations,...

Invention Description Lithium-metal batteries (LMBs) are poised to be the next generation high-energy density storage media of choice for various applications. However, they are currently plagued by failure due to dendrite propagation at high charge/discharge rates. One of the most sought-after technologies for dendrite propagation prevention in LMBs...

Invention Description The advancement of technology in the field of electronics, communication, transportation and renewable energy is significantly dependent on the development of energy storage media which are reliable on the metrics of performance, economic feasibility and safety. Lithium-ion batteries have been the dominant market choice for energy...