Background One of the key problems facing the tampons industry is the fact that all too often, used tampons are flushed down the toilet. Contrary to toilet paper, tampons do not disintegrate in water. As a matter of fact, they are designed to do ...

  Background Organic and inorganic materials are being widely used for development of semi-transparent solar cells that may be integrated in office buildings and replacement windows to enable harvesting of low-cost solar energy over wide ...

Easily-manufactured liquid core capsules which can be regenerated after use   Background The use of metals and chemicals in process industries results in the generation of large quantities of effluent containing high levels of toxic ...

Background High-voltage photovoltaic (PV) cells convert sunlight into electricity with the ability to generate high open-circuit voltage (greater than 1V) for applications such as autonomous portable devices and concentrative PV. Existing ...

The Invention: A new process for the conversion of rubber into small particles that swiftly adsorb 6-8 times its weight of oil or water.Consequently the granules can be used as artificial soil with unique water preservation properties. A second ...

Production process for reduced graphene oxide-metal sulfide composite for Li-ion batteries and Na-ion batteries Background  There is a continuous market demand to increase the energy density of Lithium ion batteries (LIB) to meet the increasing ...

Background Large scale application of solar cells depends on attaining high solar radiation conversion efficiency, AND on further substantially reducing production costs. Solar cells are typically constructed of multilayer ...

This method enables tight control of electronic properties:   Background Intentionally inserting impurity atoms into a crystal, or doping, is the basis for the widespread application of semiconductors in electronic and electro-optic ...

Our Innovation Device for disinfecting re-circulating water system utilizing new biocidal silver composite, Using a new materials-technology which enables the entrapment of organic biocidal compounds within biocidal silver, resulting in a ...

Background Antimony tin oxide is one of the most widely used transparent conducting oxides, mainly because of its two chief properties: electrical conductivity and optical transparency, which are important for optoelectronic devices, such as in ...

Background Increasing international concern and more stringent environmental requirements over nitrate contamination of surface and ground waters are driving the need for improved technologies for groundwater and drinking water treatment.   Our ...