TS-074726 — Potassium-based batteries are attractive for large-scale energy storage due to potassium’s abundance and favorable electrochemical properties. However, commercial development is limited by the lack of suitable solid electrolytes that combine high potassium-ion conductivity, chemical stability wi…

TS-074717 — Advanced RF and microwave devices increasingly operate under highly dynamic, pulsed, and modulated conditions that expose complex transient behavior. Existing nonlinear measurement tools are largely optimized for steady-state or strictly repetitive signals, limiting insight into how devices evolve…

TS-074715 — Next‑generation power electronics require devices that can operate efficiently under high voltages, high currents, and harsh environments while maintaining fast, reliable switching. Existing electrically gated solutions in wide and ultra‑wide bandgap semiconductors face tradeoffs among robustn…

TS-074623 — The construction industry faces growing pressure to reduce the carbon footprint of cement while maintaining performance, durability, and reliable supply chains. Traditional supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) such as fly ash and blast furnace slag are increasingly scarce or regionally cons…

TS-074573 — Vehicle manufacturers continue to pursue aerodynamic improvements to meet fuel efficiency, emissions, and range targets. Open or partially open wheel wells remain a persistent source of aerodynamic drag, noise, and efficiency loss. Traditional fixed fender skirts improve aerodynamics but cannot ac…

TS-074525 — Many advanced electronic, sensing, and optical devices rely on high‑quality thin films, yet manufacturing uniform, defect‑free films over large areas remains challenging. Conventional solution‑based approaches often result in rough, cracked, or non‑uniform coatings, while vacuum‑based de…

TS-074512 — Modern diesel and high‑performance internal combustion engines demand pistons that withstand extreme thermal and mechanical loads while becoming lighter, more fuel‑efficient, and lower cost to manufacture. Steel pistons offer durability advantages over aluminum but are traditionally heavy and …

TS-074467 — Many emerging applications in communications, sensing, and imaging require detectors that can operate with high sensitivity at infrared wavelengths where silicon alone performs poorly. Existing infrared detector technologies often involve trade‑offs between sensitivity, noise, manufacturability,…

TS-074441 — Chemical looping gasification and combustion are promising pathways for low‑carbon energy conversion, CO₂ capture, and syngas production, but their commercial deployment is constrained by the performance of available oxygen carrier materials. Existing metal oxide oxygen carriers often suffer f…

TS-074433 — Researchers and organizations studying polar and marine environments increasingly rely on ice cores to understand climate processes, contaminant transport, and biogeochemical change. However, existing ice core processing tools are largely optimized for relatively clean, homogeneous samples and str…