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PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS FOR PREPARING CELLULAR OR VIRAL MEMBRANES AND NANOPARTICLES

Resumen de: US20260308337A1

0000 The present invention relates to processes and systems for preparing nanoparticles, cellular or viral membranes and/or cellular or viral membrane coated nanoparticles using or comprising, inter alia, a multi-inlet vortexing reactor, tangential flow filtration (TFF) and/or a high shear fluid processor such as a microfluidizer (or a microfluidizer processor). The present invention also relates to the nanoparticles, cellular or viral membranes and/or cellular or viral membrane coated nanoparticles prepared by the present processes and systems, and the uses and/or applications of the nanoparticles, cellular or viral membranes and/or cellular or viral membrane coated nanoparticles.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATION OF LARGE AREA 3D PHOTONIC CRYSTALS WITH EMBEDDED WAVEGUIDES

Resumen de: US20260310072A1

In accordance with some aspects of the present disclosure, a maskless interferometric lithography system for fabricating a three-dimensional (3D) photonic crystal using a multiple two-beam-exposures is disclosed. The system can comprise an illumination system comprising an optical arrangement operable to receive radiation from a radiation source and provide three or more tilted two-beam interference pattern exposures to be combined into a three-dimensional pattern; and a substrate operable to be supported by a substrate table, wherein the substrate comprises a photoresist formed on a top surface of the substrate and operable to receive the three-dimensional pattern and wherein means are provided to adjust the position of the substrate in all six mechanical degrees of freedom.

CARBON NANOTUBE DISPERSION LIQUID AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME

Resumen de: US20260307997A1

Provided is a carbon nanotube dispersion liquid that has excellent dispersion state stability over time and can form a shaped product having excellent electrical conductivity or that can form a shaped product having excellent electrical conductivity. In one aspect, the carbon nanotube dispersion liquid contains a plurality of carbon nanotubes, a solvent, and a thickener, wherein the carbon nanotubes include single-walled carbon nanotubes, at least some of the carbon nanotubes form carbon nanotube bundles, upon observation of the bundles using a scanning electron microscope, an average length of the bundles is more than 1.50 μm, an average diameter of the bundles is 18.0 nm or less, and a number of bundles having a diameter of more than 30.0 nm among 100 of the bundles is 15 or less, and upon observation of the bundles using an optical microscope, an average length of the bundles is 8.0 μm or more.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FABRICATION OF A PART WITH AN EMBEDDED QUANTUM SENSOR

Resumen de: US20260309812A1

A method and computer program product for fabricating a quantum sensor embedded within a part, and a part with a quantum sensor embedded within the part. The quantum sensor embedded within a part may be fabricated. The quantum sensor embedded within the part may include a quantum material hosting quantum vacancy defects. The quantum vacancy defects may have quantum color centers. The quantum vacancy defects, when exposed to a stimulus, may emit a measurable signal from the quantum color centers.

METAL PARTICLES, DISPERSION CONTAINING METAL PARTICLES, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING METAL PARTICLES

Resumen de: WO2026211946A1

Provided are: metal particles having improved low-temperature sintering characteristics; a dispersion containing the metal particles; and a method for producing the metal particles.　The present invention pertains to protective agent-coated metal particles containing metal particles and a protective agent coated on the surface of the metal particles. When calculated by low energy ion scattering (LEIS) spectroscopy, the minimum value of the coverage of the protective agent is 15% and the maximum value of the coverage of the protective agent is 85%.

PENETRATION DETECTION SENSOR

Resumen de: US20260314427A1

0000 Devices, methods, and techniques for a hole detection sensor are provided. In one aspect, a hole detection sensor includes a sensing layer including a plurality of boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs); and a plurality of electrode pads being arranged along a perimeter of the sensing layer. The electrode pads are coupled to the sensing layer. The sensor is configured to, using at least two of the plurality of electrode pads, generate an electrical signal corresponding to an impedance value of the sensing layer. The impedance value is indicative of a structural integrity condition of the sensing layer.

CONDUCTIVE FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT

Resumen de: WO2026211664A1

Provided is a conductive film including a plurality of types of nanocarbon structures. When two peaks are selected from a plurality of peaks in a histogram obtained by mapping the G/D ratio of the Raman spectrum of such a conductive film, there is at least one combination with a relative ratio of 5.0 or more.

THERMAL DETECTOR

Resumen de: US20260309551A1

A thermal detector includes a substrate; a nanocarbon material layer bridged over the substrate; a temperature-dependent resistance-changing material layer supported by the nanocarbon material layer; and a pair of electrodes connected to at least one of the resistance-changing material layer or the nanocarbon material layer.

METHOD, APPARATUS AND CATALYST FOR PRODUCING CARBON

Resumen de: AU2025235297A1

The application relates to a method and an apparatus for producing at least carbon by a chemical reaction with a catalyst in a reactor. A reactant is supplied to the reactor comprising at least one catalyst surface for the chemical reaction and at least one space in the reactor, and the catalyst surface contains a metal catalyst. The chemical reaction is performed in the reactor in which the reactant is arranged into contact with the catalyst surface to form the carbon comprising an allotrope of carbon, and nano-scale metal particles are detached from the catalyst surface by the formed carbon. The chemical reaction is continued in the space of the reactor and an amount of the carbon is grown by the formed carbon which comprises the detached nano-scale metal particles. Further, the application relates to a catalyst for the chemical reaction.

CARBON NANOMATERIAL DISPERSIONS AND METHODS FOR PREPARATION THEREOF

Resumen de: WO2026209428A1

The disclosure relates to methods for preparing a dispersion of carbon nanomaterials and carbon nanomaterial dispersions prepared by such methods. In particular, there is disclosed a method of preparing a dispersion of carbon nanomaterial, the method comprising: (i) a first dispersing step, in which a carbon nanomaterial is mixed in a solvent with a first portion of dispersant; (ii) a deagglomeration step, in which the resulting mixture is subjected to a deagglomeration treatment so as to reduce agglomeration of particles of the carbon nanomaterial within the mixture; and (iii) a second dispersing step, in which a second portion of dispersant is added to the mixture and the mixture is further mixed to form the dispersion.

CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL DISPERSION, POSITIVE ELECTRODE MADE USING CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL, AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING POSITIVE ELECTRODE

Resumen de: US20260312065A1

0000 A conductive material dispersion for a rechargeable lithium battery includes carbon nanotubes as a conductive material and a mixture of a first dispersant and a second dispersant as a dispersant. The second dispersant is an alcohol having 1 to 5 carbon atoms in its main chain. The conductive material dispersion has a viscosity of 500 to 3000 cPs at 25° C. and a specific surface area (SSA) of 260,000 m<2>/kg or more.

CARBON FILM STRUCTURES FOR SPIN-BASED APPLICATIONS

Resumen de: WO2026207572A1

The present invention relates to spin-based logic devices, spintronics, spin quantum devices and new carbon based materials and films for use in same.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING MATERIAL SYNTHESIS VIA ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS

Resumen de: WO2026213488A1

Devices and methods are provided for controlled nucleation and growth of materials in electrochemical environments. The technology utilizes conductive seed materials positioned on or near electrodes to act as nucleation centers for electrochemically generated growth species. By applying pulsed electrical stimulation in the presence of suitable chemical precursors, material formation is initiated at the seed sites and can propagate via self-propagating nucleation, where newly formed material structures serve as additional nucleation centers. This approach enables precise control over material morphology, crystal orientation, porosity, surface area, and dimensional characteristics while improving growth rates and energy efficiency relative to conventional electrochemical synthesis methods. The systems and methods are scalable across various reactor configurations and material types, including carbon-based materials derived from environmentally beneficial feedstocks such as carbon dioxide.

CASIMIR-EFFECT BASED TUNNEL TRANSISTOR UTILIZING GRAPHENE

Resumen de: WO2026213054A1

A quantum device includes an actuator including a graphene material and having a proximal end mounted to an actuator anchor; an electrode disposed on a distal end of the actuator; a quantum dot, configured to localize a single electron, the quantum dot and the electrode disposed within a common vacuum to define a tunneling gap; and a quantum dot anchor, comprising the graphene material, disposed in a same plane as the quantum dot relative to the electrode. The quantum device may include a modulator configured to emit electromagnetic signaling within a particular frequency range. The graphene material is tuned to increase a Casimir force between the electrode and the quantum dot anchor in response to the electromagnetic signaling. The increased Casimir force causes the actuator to deform to bring the electrode within an electron tunneling range of the quantum dot, or lowers a tunneling barrier on a static electrode.

マルチウォールカーボンナノチューブ粉体、これを含む導電材分散液およびリチウム二次電池

Resumen de: WO2025080097A1

The present invention relates to a multi-walled carbon nanotube powder, a conductive material dispersion solution comprising the carbon nanotube powder, and a lithium secondary battery comprising the carbon nanotube powder. The multi-walled carbon nanotube powder, in a dry powder state, has, in a particle size distribution (PSD) measured by a particle size analyzer, a volume cumulative 50% average particle diameter (D50) of 10-20 μm, a volume cumulative 90% average particle diameter (D90) of 20-40 μm and a maximum particle diameter (Dmax) of 45-70 μm, and contains 1.0-3.0 atom% of oxygen atoms, measured by XPS analysis, the particle size characteristics thereof in a powder state are controlled such that excellent dispersibility can be exhibited in an actual electrode, thereby enabling the viscosity of a dispersion solution to be lowered, and uniform dispersion thereof in an electrode is possible such that the resistance characteristics and lifespan characteristics of a lithium secondary battery can be improved.

THREE-DIMENSIONAL NETWORK STRUCTURED METAL COMPLEX CRYSTAL AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING MOLECULAR STRUCTURE OF ORGANIC COMPOUND USING SAME

Resumen de: EP4818148A1

0001 Provided is a novel metal complex crystal that has regularly arranged cavities and that can form an X-ray crystallographic sample by fixing an organic compound in the cavities. The metal complex crystal of the present disclosure comprises a metal ion and a ligand, and the ligand contains a carboxylic acid-based ligand (c) and a pyridine-based ligand (p) in a combination selected from I to IV: I a compound (c1) and a compound (p1), II a compound (c1) and a compound (p2), III a compound (c2) and a compound (p2), and IV a compound (c2) and a compound (p3).

METHOD FOR MODIFYING THE SURFACE OF A CARBON NANOCOMPOSITE, AND TIMEPIECE REGULATOR HAVING A FLEXIBLE PART INCORPORATING THE MODIFIED NANOCOMPOSITE

Resumen de: WO2025114588A1

The invention relates to a method for functionalizing and passivating a carbon surface (20a) of a carbon nanocomposite (20) configured to form a flexible part of a regulating member for a timepiece movement, to such a flexible part, to such a regulating member incorporating this flexible part and to a balance which cooperates therewith, and to use of a complex for functionalizing and passivating a carbon surface (20a) of such a carbon nanocomposite (20). The method according to the invention comprises a chemical reaction of the carbon surface (20a) with a complex which comprises: - a carbon chain which is a hydrocarbon or fluorocarbon chain, and - at a reactive carbon end of the chain, a salt of a diazonium group or of a precursor of said group, for covalent grafting of the reactive carbon end on the carbon surface (20a), and a passivation of the carbon surface (20a) that makes it hydrophobic.

MODIFIED POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF

Resumen de: EP4819244A1

0001 This application relates to a technical field of lithium-ion batteries, and more specifically, to a modified cathode material, a preparation method therefor, and an application thereof. Elements within particles of the modified cathode material are uniformly distributed, and the modified cathode material has a chemical formula of LiFeMnMPO<4>, M is a dopant element. The preparation method, includes: dissolving a raw material for preparing particles of the modified cathode material, in an organic solvent to form a gel; subjecting the gel to a heating and combustion treatment to obtain a fluffy, porous precursor powder; subjecting the precursor powder to a sintering treatment to obtain the modified cathode material. By first preparing a gel and then subjecting the gel to a heat-combustion treatment, the resulting modified cathode material exhibits a uniform and stable elemental distribution, high crystallinity, and more desirable electrochemical performance, in particular, more excellent Coulombic efficiency, rate performance, and cycling performance, and can be used in cathodes and secondary batteries.