#Northeastern University

How IEEE Awardee Karen Panetta Became Bewitched by Engineering

SOLID-STATE BATTERIES WITH SILICON ANODE AND SULFIDE ION CONDUCTOR

All-solid-state batteries based on silicon anodes and sulfide ion conductors are disclosed. The silicon anode includes silicon particles that are coated with LiPSCl and mixed with carbon black. The si…

Novel and Scalable Design for High Energy Density All-Solid-State Batteries

Disclosed herein is an electrode, comprising a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer, wherein: each of the first layer, the second layer, and the third layer comprises electrode-active materi…

Programmable Intelligent Surfaces with AI-Enabled Autonomous Sensing, Charging, Computing, and Networking

Provided herein are programmable intelligent surfaces (PIS) for transmitting power and/or signals to a device positioned on or proximate the surface including at least one resonant unit including a po…

OFFSHORE FLOATING LIGHT ENERGY STORAGE INTEGRATED CHARGING STATION SYSTEM AND OPERATION CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

Provided are an offshore floating light energy storage integrated charging station system and an operation control method thereof. The system includes a triangular floating floater structure, a contro…

Device Sensing and Charging Using Networked Coils

Sensing and charging of electronic devices using coils. A software-defined collaborative sensing approach can allow detection and location of multiple electronic devices with respect to a charging sur…

Self-powered Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces with Wireless Power Transfer

Provided herein are reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) including a surface, a source tile positioned on or proximate a first side of the surface and including a source power layer including a p…

Wireless Charging of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

The presently disclosed embodiments generally relate to systems, devices, and methods for sensing and charging of electronic devices using coils. In some embodiments, the presently disclosed system ca…

Graphene-Transition Metal Catalyst for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Functionalized catalysts for use in a hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) contain nanoparticles containing a transition metal enveloped in layers of graphene, which renders the nanoparticles resistant t…

MORPHO-FUNCTIONAL ROBOTS WITH LEGGED AND AERIAL MODES OF LOCOMOTION

A multi-modal robot capable of legged and aerial locomotion includes a body structure including a plurality of legs, each leg having at least one joint; a plurality of thrusters connected to the body …

COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AVOIDING DIVERGENCE IN MULTI-AREA POWER GRID STATE ESTIMATION

Divergence of state estimation solutions for multi-area power grids typically occurs due to a single anomaly in the measurement set or network model, yet will cause failure of the state estimator to p…

Wireless Charging of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

The presently disclosed embodiments generally relate to systems, devices, and methods for sensing and charging of electronic devices using coils. In some embodiments, the presently disclosed system ca…