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Innovations

                            
                                    Published
                            
                Environment & Sustainability
            
Convection Enhanced Evaporation
                Novel CEE system utilizes flowing air streams to evaporate effluent. Real-time control optimizes the operation to minimizes energy use while maintaining a constant evaporation rate
            
By
                            University of Minnesota
                        
Reference Number  
                08450
            
Last Update  
                 Mar 15, 2022
            
                                    Published
                            
                Environment & Sustainability
            
Isosorbide Derivative
                A new isosorbide derivative has been synthesized which can be polymerized and incorporated into block polymers.
            
By
                            University of Minnesota
                        
Reference Number  
                08492
            
Last Update  
                 Feb 07, 2022
            
                                    Published
                            
                Environment & Sustainability
            
Hydrogen Extraction from Waste
                An example includes an apparatus, method, and system for producing and extracting a gas from a wastewater fluid.
            
By
                            University of Minnesota
                        
Reference Number  
                08438
            
Last Update  
                 Jan 14, 2022
            
                                    Published
                            
                Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
            
ML-based Dynamic Activity Rec
                New deep learning architecture with predictive capabilities for wearable devices
            
By
                            University of Minnesota
                        
Reference Number  
                08158
            
Last Update  
                 Oct 04, 2021
            
                                    Published
                            
                Agriculture
            
Precision Agriculture Drone
                Remote Sensing of Agriculture Data
            
By
                            University of Minnesota
                        
Reference Number  
                07750
            
Last Update  
                 Jun 07, 2021
            
                                    Published
                            
                Food & Beverage
            
Decontamination using PDT
                An inexpensive, non-thermal method for decontamination of foods from viral contaminants without affecting their quality.
            
By
                            University of Minnesota
                        
Reference Number  
                07433
            
Last Update  
                 Mar 29, 2021
            
                                    Published
                            
                Multi Sector
            
Nesocodin
                A method to synthesize a novel, natural red colorant that is biodegradable and likely non-toxic.
            
By
                            University of Minnesota
                        
Reference Number  
                07370
            
Last Update  
                 Mar 11, 2021
            
                                    Published
                            
                Manufacturing & Production
            
Phthalate-free PVC plasticizer
                Safer and less regulated than phthalate-based PVC plasticizers with similar performance and cost to dioctyl phthalate
            
By
                            University of Minnesota
                        
Reference Number  
                05683
            
Last Update  
                 Nov 13, 2019
            
                                    Published
                            
                Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
            
Mental Disorder Diagnostic
                A test to measure changes in the protein Reelin as an indicator of mental illnesses (autism, major depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia) as well as medication compliance.
            
By
                            University of Minnesota
                        
Reference Number  
                05636
            
Last Update  
                 Oct 24, 2019
            
                                    Published
                            
                Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
            
Type 1 Diabetes Treatment
                A humanized monoclonal antibody against Serpin B13 to treat Type 1 Diabetes.
            
By
                            University of Minnesota
                        
Reference Number  
                05635
            
Last Update  
                 Oct 09, 2019
            
                                    Published
                            
                Sciences
            
Enzymatic biofilm inhibition
                Engineered enzymes that inhibit hazardous and infectious biofilms by breaking down bacterial communication molecules.
            
By
                            University of Minnesota
                        
Reference Number  
                05632
            
Last Update  
                 Oct 08, 2019
            
                                    Published
                            
                Medical
            
Augmented non-invasive hearing
                Hearing multiplexing device that uses ultrasound signals to transmit audible sounds by exploiting cochlear regions that are under-utilized
            
By
                            University of Minnesota
                        
Reference Number  
                05608
            
Last Update  
                 Oct 04, 2019