Ash from power plants, such as coal ash or biomass ash, causes tremendous air pollution and mostly ends up in landfills as harmful waste. A start-up company has developed the technology and process to recycle waste ashes to reduce its harm. In the case of coal ash, harmful elements including F, Se, B, Cr, As, etc are removed using proprietary proce

About two decades after its first proof-of-concept, 3D concrete printing is on the threshold to become more matured. It provides new opportunities such as higher degree of architectural freedom, lower costs due to a lack of scaffold, less labour intensive manpower and less material required. To achieve these, the print processes need to be more rob

Photocatalytic effect is a crucial element for achieving self-cleaning surfaces in an indoor environment. Self-cleaning surfaces minimise the need for labour intensive and costly cleaning and maintenance services. However, commercially available self-cleaning solutions are typically in the form of coatings that wear off with time and require re-app

Bioscaffold, with potential to recreate structural and physical environment of a living tissue, are key components in bioprinting applications ranging from wound dressing with controlled release of medicine to tissue engineering/regenerative medicine/drug screening and cancer research. This technology involves a proprietary, faster, greener and eff

In recent years, rapid development of state-of-the-art equipment in offices, hospitals, shopping malls, food-courts, residential apartments, modern buildings, transportations and other manufacturing industries lead to serious noise pollution, which has significant adverse effects on the personal health, environment, productivity, reliability of ele

Contact electrification is the generation of static charge on solid surfaces when surfaces come into contact. The accumulation of static charge on surfaces can produce electrical discharge, and result in hazardous situations, such as the explosion of flammable gases, dusts, and organic liquids. It can also make processes less efficient in many indu

In order to convert MSWI fly ash into useful materials, the toxic heavy metals in the ash has to be removed or stabilized. The current technologies such as electrochemical, sintering and vitrification have many limitations, i.e. high cost, high-energy consumption and the generation of more waste. Our technology is featuring a practical, scalable, l

Inorganic Polymer Aqueous Solution (IPAS) technology is more than just a flame retardant (FR). Conventional FR incorporated materials, when exposed to fire, burn and diminish once the source is removed. These agents merely improve resistance to ignition and they slow down flame spread with limited incombustible capabilities. Smoke generation is ano

This technology presents a method to produce good protection textiles that shield high energy radiation. Current radiation protective clothing is heavy and bulky, which not only reduces the dexterity and flexibility of the wearer, but also makes the wearers feel tired easily and suffer from certain health problems over long-term wearing. The newly

A unique nanofiber form of pure aluminium oxide (alumina) was discovered and further developed as an industrial scale technology. Nano-alumina features high strength, high aspect ratio, large surface area and a faceted surface, which all together allow the nanofiber to increase the mechanical properties of polymer (e.g. epoxy) based systems. The in

A new material has been developed by embedding graphene, in roll-up form, in titanium-dioxide composite nanofibre. It is used as a photocatalyst to harvest light, in order to generate electrons and positive holes. These electrons are transferred to various sites along the nanofiber where reactions are needed, and reacts with oxygen in air to genera

The combination of different materials often brings out the best in each of them to produce an enhanced-and-improved composite material. The introduction of nanocomposite technologies oftenallows cheaper production cost, enhanced ease of process, and provide additional functional properties to the productas compared to the use of certain raw materi

This technology is a set and hardening accelerating admixture in powder form that enhances the watertightness, freeze-thaw resistance, resistance to aggressive chemical agents, and also reduces shrinkage. Without the addition of extra water-reducing admixture, this technology provides fresh concrete mixtures with a consistency that is easy to pump,

Industrial processes across the globe result in the production of water soluble organic solvents that need to be removed prior to discharging the used water. While many processes and materials including catalysts are used to remove these pollutants, they are not always efficient and cost-effective in nature. To overcome this challenge, the technolo

Microheaters are devices which are capable of rapid localised heating within a micro-scale region. The combination of high response and a compact architecture allows for the generation of temperature gradients, leading to the use of microheaters for a variety of applications such as in microreactors, and chemical and environmental sensors. Conventi

A new bespoken family of sunscreen compounds have been developed and patented, that share a common mechanism of reaching its final sunscreen protection - in a similar degree to the currently ones used - after a tunable time and wavelength range values. From this family, a specific UV-B candidate has been selected that allows a specific transient co

In a conventional dispensing or printing nozzle, the distribution of a multiphase material (solid particles/cells suspended in liquid) is random. Thus, there is a limitation of additive manufacturing (AM) to precisely locate or focus micro-particles/cells in the printing structure. Focusing micro-particles in the 3D printed structure could potentia

The current state-of-the-art superhydrophobic surface layer obtained through casting methods is very thin and can be easily abraded or damaged. Moreover, the top surface layer of the prepared bulk material is not superhydrophobic and needs to be removed to expose the inner superhydrophobic material. This removal step is difficult if the surface is