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THE CHALLENGE
More than 99.9999% of air is comprised of gases that are not chemically reactive (e.g., nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide), even in polluted regions. The remaining <0.0001% of air includes all the components that form what we typically think of as air pollution (toxic odors, particulate matter, ozone,...
Published: 12/1/2025
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Inventor(s): Gabriel Isaacman-Van Wertz
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Environment/Green Tech, Technology Classifications > Chemicals/Materials, Technology Classifications > Consumer Products, Technology Classifications > Engineering
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Antimicrobial Photocatalytic Films for Packaging and Surfaces
THE CHALLENGE
A major business challenge in the food packaging industry lies in developing cost-effective, scalable antimicrobial solutions that meet both regulatory standards and consumer expectations for safety and sustainability. While existing technologies like synthetic preservatives, UV-activated coatings, and metal nanoparticles offer short-term...
Published: 2/16/2026
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Inventor(s): Haibo Huang, Danmeng Shuai, Young-Teck Kim, Jian Wu, Andrea Johnson
Keywords(s):
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Biotechnology, Technology Classifications > Consumer Products, Technology Classifications > Electronics
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Glanceability in Augmented Reality Systems
THE CHALLENGE
Challenge in developing head-worn augmented reality (AR) devices lies in creating systems that can deliver timely, context-aware digital content without disrupting the user’s primary tasks. While there is strong market demand for hands-free, real-time information access—especially in sectors like manufacturing, healthcare,...
Published: 7/9/2025
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Inventor(s): Doug Bowman, Feiyu Lu, Wallace Santos Lages, Shakiba Davari-Najafabadi, Lorance Lisle, Yuan Li
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Consumer Products
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VT GRIFFON (Get Real Innovation Features From Online Narratives)
Virginia Tech’s Get Real Innovation Features From Online Narratives (VT GRIFFON) is an Excel-based tool for detecting innovation ideas suggested by your customers in online reviews for your products, or competitors’ products. The tool uses only built-in Excel formula, with no external code or external data transfer, allowing the development...
Published: 1/6/2026
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Inventor(s): Alan Abrahams, Peter Banks, David Goldberg, Nohel Zaman, Richard Gruss
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Consumer Products, Technology Classifications > Software
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VT RAPTOR (Risk Assessment Process Tool for Online Reviews)
Virginia Tech’s Risk Assessment Process Tool for Online Reviews (VT RAPTOR) is an Excel-based tool for detecting safety concerns in online reviews. The tool uses only built-in Excel formula, with no external code or external data transfer, allowing the product safety practitioner to detect safety concerns without programming knowledge, and without...
Published: 1/6/2026
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Inventor(s): Alan Abrahams, Nohel Zaman, David Goldberg, Richard Gruss
Keywords(s):
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Consumer Products, Technology Classifications > Software
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Data Driven, Smart, Non-Pneumatic Tires
THE CHALLENGE
Non-pneumatic tires provide two main advantages over pneumatic tires, namely resistance to puncture and common road hazards which can result in tire blowouts. Currently, non-pneumatic tires are hampered by problems such as heat dissipation and ride discomfort, as the air in regular pneumatic tires dampens vibration.
OUR SOLUTION
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Published: 10/15/2025
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Inventor(s): Utkarsh Gupta, Rajvardhan Nalawade, Saied Taheri
Keywords(s):
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Consumer Products, Technology Classifications > Transportation
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A Low-Cost GPS Spoofing Detector and Spoofer Localizer
THE CHALLENGE
Thirty-one satellites currently in orbit contribute to the Global Positioning System. These satellites are used to calculate the longitude, latitude, and altitude of users. However, the GPS system is vulnerable to spoofing attacks that can migrate the user from the actual signal to the spoofing signal. These attacks can disrupt operations...
Published: 6/26/2025
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Inventor(s): Yaling Yang, Shinan Liu, Gang Wang
Keywords(s):
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Communication, Technology Classifications > Software, Technology Classifications > Consumer Products, Technology Classifications > Transportation, Technology Classifications > Security
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Ballistic and Hydrodynamic Nonlinear Electronic Devices
THE CHALLENGE
Current electronic devices are limited by electron transport speed. Due to the limits of their materials, conventional electronics allow only diffusive electron transport motion and only in one dimension. Advances in material purity are allowing newly discovered ballistic and hydrodynamic electron transport regimes to be reached in solid...
Published: 10/20/2025
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Inventor(s): Jean Heremans, Gitansh Kataria, Adbhut Gupta, Manichandra Morampudi, Ravishankar Sundararaman
Keywords(s):
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Electronics, Technology Classifications > Engineering, Technology Classifications > Aerospace, Technology Classifications > Chemicals/Materials, Technology Classifications > Computer Science, Technology Classifications > Communication, Technology Classifications > Consumer Products
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