Accelerating and supporting nanotechnology commercialization in Pennsylvania through industry, university and investor partnerships.

The Pennsylvania NanoMaterials Commercialization Center accelerates the commercialization of nanomaterials research to meet real market needs in the commercial and defense sectors. Each year, we help entrepreneurs, researchers, small and large companies in Pennsylvania transform their innovative ideas and research into new products, new companies, and growth of Pennsylvania's materials sector.

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ADVANCED MATERIALS PANEL DISCUSSION

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Nanodots DECODED: Penn State Research Leads to Quantum Dot Breakthrough ^New!

The next time you’re out back, spray painting some old outdoor deck furniture, think of this: You’re not just applying paint onto that bench; you’re really implementing a thin film deposition technology using liquid precursor which, with proper tools and materials, can be extended well into the nanotechnology territory. >>Read More

Crystalplex Is FulFilling A Dream One Dot At A Time ^New!

Ten years ago, a small startup had a dream. Six years ago, that dream got swept away and a new dream began. A new dream so radically different that it required enormous belief, focus, perseverance – and a boost in funding from the PA NanoMaterials Commercialization Center – to turn it into a reality. >>Read More

nanoLambda Lights Up Consumer Electronics Market

Think of the adjectives describing the greatest breakthrough, market-busting product you can imagine. Bold, bright, simple, repeatable, small, affordable, scalable, and applicable to numerous and varied markets. >>Read More

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FUNDED ORGANIZATIONS

University of Pennsylvania ^New!

Researchers are developing a highly transparent, super hydrophobic coating that can be directly applied by the end users themselves on plastic protective optics. More about this

Drexel University ^New!

Researchers are developing a novel electrodes for Li-based, particularly Li-ion batteries using nanofibers. The work will focus on developing a controlled directed assembly of electron conducting material and high capacity transition metal oxides into a nano-fiber based hierarchically porous framework. More about this

EC Power, LLC ^New!

EC Power is a State College based organization that is working on commercializing and energy dense Li-ion battery in 18650 cylindrical cell format, by integrating new classes of nanocomposite electrode materials using a novel fabrication process. More about this

SenSevere, LLC ^New!

SenSevere is a Pittsburgh based company that is developing a novel chemical sensor technology that is capable of withstanding severe conditions. The overarching goal is to deploy sensors within process streams that contain elevated temperature/pressure and extremely corrosive elements. More about this

Carnegie Mellon University ^New!

Carnegie Mellon University researchers are investigating the research, development, and lifetime testing of solid-state semiconductor sensors for the quantitative and repeated detection of methane (CH4) and ethylene (C2H4). Example applications of the sensors include mine safety, detection of leaking hydrocarbon gases as an indicator of oil seepage in deep ocean wells and within transformers for local power distribution. More about this

The Pennsylvania State University

Researchers at The Pennsylvania State University are exploring the ongoing effort to develop anti-counterfeiting/identification products with colloidalquantum dot (CQD) inks. This attempt originates from the marriage of the superior optical properties with chemical and thermal stabilities of the newly-developed semiconductor CQDs. More about this

NanoGrass Solar, LLC

NanoGrass Solar produces nanostructures such as nanowires and nanocones which collect sunlight with high efficiency while occupying a fraction of the volume. More about this

nanoGriptech, LLC

nanoGriptech is located in Pittsburgh, PA and is developing a novel gecko foot-hairs inspired polymer fibrillar adhesives technology with nanoGriptech,LLC, a spin-off company from Carnegie Mellon University. These materials mimic the nano- and micro-fibers that provide geckos and anumber of other animals with their ability to grip strongly and repeatedly to smooth and rough surfaces even in wet and dirty outdoors conditions. View their Business Success Story More about this

Lehigh University

Lehigh University researchers are working to dramatically improve solar-to-electric conversion efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) while transitioning this technology to flexible substrates. The team will work towards commercialization of a flexible, higher-efficiency solar-to-electric platform for powering small electronic devices by combining synthesis of novel porous materials, embedded microlens technologies, and directed particle deposition strategies. More about this

Applied Separations, Inc.

Applied Separations, Inc. and its partner, Halide Group, are working on novel electrically conductive polymer composites for use in aircraft. The companies will prepare electrically conductive composites by infusing metal nano-particles into polymer composites containing carbon nano-tubes (CNTs). More about this

Keystone Nano, Inc.

Keystone Nano is developing the Ceramide NanoLiposome as an improved chemotherapeutic agent for the treatment of liver cancer. The NanoLiposome structure utilized by Keystone Nano enables the delivery of Ceramide, a bioactive sphingolipid that selectively kills cancerous cells, which could previously not be administered as a drug due to its poor solubility in aqueous solutions. More about this

RJ Lee Group, Inc.

RJ Lee Group, Inc. is commercializing a novel sampling technology for collection and analysis of airborne nanoparticles. The Personal Thermophoretic Nano-Particle Sampler (Nano-Sampler) is being developed to assist users of nanomaterials to monitor workplace environments for nanoparticles. More about this

The Pennsylvania State University

The Pennsylvania State University researcher is developing a new compostable water barrier coating for paper based food packaging and food handling applications. More about this

Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University researchers are fabricating and characterizing mechanical strength and electrical transport properties in three-dimensional (3-D) pristine carbon nanotube (CNT) networks. The researchers on the project call these 3-D porous CNT networks CNT aerogel. More about this

Liquid X Printed Metals, Inc.

Liquid X is a Carnegie Mellon University start-up company that was formed in January, 2010. The mission of the company is to provide chemical solutions to the nascent printed electronics market. Specifically, the company seeks to supply molecular inks comprised of novel metal complexes that can be printed as either solutions or neat liquids. View their Business Success Story More about this

SolarPA, Inc.

SolarPA is commercializationing nanocrystalline coating, Nanocoat.. The nanocrystalline coating does the following: the nanocrystals in the coating bend the incoming sunlight minimizing reflection off the surface of the solar panels. More about this

University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh researchers are developing a ex situ environmental reactor accessory compatible with a transmission electron microscope (TEM) heating holder. This type of system provides an easy-to-use, well-controlled alternative to investigate gas-solid reactions at a fraction of the cost of a dedicated environmental TEM. More about this

ICx Technologies, Inc.

ICx Technologies a Pittsburgh based company is developing a process for production of molecules that are identical to diesel fuel. This “next generation biofuel” is designed to be a drop-in replacement for petroleum-based fuels. View their Business Success Story More about this

The Pennsylvania State University

Researchers at The Pennsylvania State University are developing and commercializing an advanced graphene-based nanocomposite for electrochemical energy storage applications such as Li-ion battery and supercapacitors. The novel graphene-based nanocomposite will have high energy density and/or high power in the energy storage devices, and it can also significantly improve electrode kinetic and cycling stability for energy storage techniques. View their Business Success Story More about this

Industrial Learning Systems, Inc.

Industrial Learning Systems (iLS) is developing a novel silicon wafering technology for the continuous production of nano structured Industrial Learning Systemssolar cells. The project is based on the patented technology filed through Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and licensed to iLS. In this project, the light capturing ability of the wafer is improved by chemical texturization and nano-architectures to increase the surface area and reduce the reflectivity. More about this

Crystalplex Corporation

Crystalplex has developed proprietary quantum dot (QD) technology for solid state lighting applications. The Crystalplex technology enables the manufacture of more cost-effective and efficient solid state light sources (light engines), at performance levels beyond the reach of current rare-earth phosphor-based white LEDs. It also enables the production of RGB white light engines for LCD backlight units (BLUs) with markedly improved performance. View their Business Success Story More about this

Illuminex Corporation

Illuminex is commercializing a novel Copper-Silicon Nanostructured Anode for the next generation of Lithium-ion Batteries, LIB. More about this

Kurt J. Lesker Company

Kurt J. Lesker (KJLC), in partnership with Integran Technologies USA researching the commercial development of nCu (high Kurt J. Lesker Companypurity Copper) sputtering targets used in the fabrication of the latest generation semiconductor devices. This next generation product will be manufacturedusing Nanovate™ technology, a novel process technique, developed by project partner, Integran Technologies USA. More about this

nanoLambda, Inc.

nanoLambda is developing an ultra compact, highly accurate LED color (wavelength) monitoring sensor with 2nm accuracy. The sensor combines an innovative nano-optic filter array technology and high throughput monolithic nanoimprint process for low cost pilot production. View their Business Success Story More about this

Arkema, Inc.

Arkema, in partnership with Lehigh University, is developing and commercializing their Nanostrength ® block copolymer technologArkemay for toughening epoxies in wind energy and electronic materials applications. This technology will be extremely valuable in wind energy applications where there is a demand for increased reliability of the wind blades without sacrificing strength. View their Business Success Story More about this

Strategic Polymer Sciences, Inc.

Strategic Polymer Sciences,(SPS) is developing and commercializing an advanced nanostructured polymer hybrid capacitor film and prototype capacitors for implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs). The novel capacitor will have high energy density, high reliability, and it can significantly reduce the size and cost of ICDs, enabling wide accessibility to millions of Americans threatened by sudden cardiac arrest disease. View their Business Success Story More about this

Bayer MaterialScience, LLC

Bayer MaterialScience is developing flexible sensing films using Baytubes® carbon nanotubes. The project is in partnership with Quality of Life Technology Center, which was founded jointly by Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh. The sensing films utilize the mechanical properties of Baytubes® carbon nanotubes which provide electrical conductivity through their large surface area. View their Business Success Story More about this

Y-Carbon, Inc.

Y-Carbon is developing nanoporous carbon technology for supercapacitors. Y-Carbon’s ground-breaking technology is based on the platform of making tunable nanoporous carbon. Its core mission is to develop and promote this award-winning (R&D 100 and NANO 50™) technology for the production of novel nanostructured carbon materials with precisely defined structure, porosity, and surface chemistry. View their Business Success Story More about this

Plextronics^SM, Inc.

Plextronics^SM developing a new, high performing active layer technology for organic photovoltaic solar cell known as Plexcore™ PV. This project will develop a new generation of polymer-based inks that will increase solar conversion efficiency and extend the life of existing organic semiconductor devices. Improved performance organic solar cells will enable rapid commercial expansion of zero emission solar energy generation, thereby Plextronicsreducing reliance on fossil fuels. View their Business Success Story More about this

Integran Technologies USA, Inc.

Integran Technologies USA is commercializing a new nanomaterials coaxial wire technology. This novel wire technology will increase the durability of lightweight electrical wiring systems, and will benefit weight reduction and energy efficiency initiatives in the transportation sector. More about this

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