Engineering plastic-eating enzymes through accidental discovery pathways for waste breakdown
PETase
directed evolution
enzymatic recycling
landfill reduction
biocatalysis
Self-optimizing microwave-assisted reactors for rapid nanomaterial synthesis
autonomous chemistry
nanoparticle synthesis
machine learning optimization
energy-efficient reactors
colloidal semiconductors
Nuclear thermal propulsion for Mars missions using refractory carbide fuels
space propulsion
advanced nuclear fuels
thermal hydraulics
mission architecture
radiation shielding
Using military-to-civilian tech transfer for sustainable energy storage solutions
energy storage
tech transfer
military innovation
sustainable grids
lithium alternatives
Through back-end-of-line thermal management using graphene heat spreaders
BEOL thermal management
graphene heat spreaders
chip cooling
semiconductor reliability
thermal dissipation
Using computational retrosynthesis for accelerated discovery of sustainable pharmaceuticals
computational chemistry
green pharmaceuticals
retrosynthesis algorithms
drug discovery
sustainability
At exciton diffusion lengths in perovskite solar cells using currently available materials
exciton diffusion
perovskite photovoltaics
solar energy
material optimization
renewable tech
Connecting medieval alchemy with materials discovery for novel catalytic applications
alchemy
materials discovery
catalysis
historical science
chemical synthesis
Planning 22nd century legacy systems for interstellar probe data storage
interstellar probes
data storage
legacy systems
long-term archiving
space exploration
Autonomous lab assistants for high-throughput screening of 2D material heterostructures
autonomous labs
2D materials
heterostructures
high-throughput screening
AI robotics
Employing microwave-assisted synthesis for rapid discovery of 2030 materials with tailored quantum properties
microwave synthesis
quantum materials
accelerated discovery
2030 materials
nanoscale engineering
Rapid prototyping cycles for terahertz oscillation frequency devices in 6G communications
terahertz technology
rapid prototyping
6G
metamaterials
phased arrays