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The technology is a material and process to obtain ultrastable organofunctional microporous to mesoporous silica compositions for industrial catalysis. The process provides for tuning pore sizes and functionalizing over 20% of the framework's surface.

This novel epoxy uses a glucose-based copolymer, glucose maleic acid ester vinyl copolymer (GMAEVC), in place of more expensive synthetic accelerator used in most epoxies. Composite materials (epoxy plus filler) would offer lower processing temperature, increased cycle time and lower density compared to some existing materials.

The technology includes composites and methods for making the compositions to provide a metal matrix with dispersed inorganic oxide particles and a surface of a bound organofunctional group. The result is sub-micron reinforcement for solder which allows a superior service life especially in microelectronics.

Method for a continuous reactive distillation process to make an enhanced biodiesel fuel.

This technology is a doped ternary semiconductor composition with exceptional figures of merit for thermoelectric generation (heat pump) in many applications.

A strain rate monitor integrating the sensing and data collection functions using floating-gate circuitry so efficient that the electrical power generated by the piezo sensing element itself is sufficient for the entire device. This allows the complete monitor to be small enough to embed directly into the structure being monitored.

A method of producing a composite material with double the energy absorption capability of current composites.

The technology yields a stable zeolite with uniformly distributed intracrystal pores that range from a microporosity with diameters of 1.2 to 2.0 nm to small mesoporosity of 2 to 10 nm that should provide an optimal yield in the cracking of large petroleum molecules and other catalytic conversions of large molecules.

The technology is an improved air flow sensor for automotive engines that can measure air mass flow when the flow is unsteady and has direction reversals. This will enable superior engine control and resulting improved engine performance.

The invention incorporates xGnP or other carbon-based nano-materials to make SMC composites for multi-functional, structural and non-structural application.