...that in the early 1940s GE engineer James Wright was charged with a task of utmost importance to the war effort: develop a cheap substitute for rubber that could be used to produce tires, gas masks and a whole host of military gear. Wright tackled the task diligently -- and wound up inventing Silly Putty.
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| 20120043511 | CONDUCTIVE SINTERED OXIDE, THERMISTOR ELEMENT INCLUDING THE SAME, AND TEMPERATURE SENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME A conductive sintered oxide which includes: a conductive crystal phase having a perovskite structure represented by (RE1-cSrc)MdO3, in which RE is a group of elements consisting of Yb and/or Lu and at least one element selecte... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120024333 | THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL DEFORMED BY CRYOGENIC IMPACT AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME A thermoelectric material has a microstructure deformed by cryogenic impact. When the cryogenic impact is applied to the thermoelectric material, defects are induced in the thermoelectric material, and such defects increase phonon scattering, which results in enhanced f... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110248210 | Bulk-Processed, Enhanced Figure-Of-Merit Thermoelectric Materials The invention is a bulk-processed thermoelectric material and a method for fabrication. The material measures at least 30 microns in each dimension and has a figure of merit (ZT) greater than 1.0 at any temperature less than 200° C. The material comprises at least two ... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110240083 | THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL, AND THERMOELECTRIC MODULE AND THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL A thermoelectric material including a compound represented by Formula 1 below:
10/06/2011 | |
| 20110212382 | High energy density ionic dielectric materials and devices Dielectric compositions that include compound of the formula [(M′)1−x(A′)x][(M″)1−y−z,(B″)y(C″)z]O3−δ(VO)δ and protonated dielectric compositions that include a p... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20100258154 | THERMOELECTRIC ALLOYS WITH IMPROVED THERMOELECTRIC POWER FACTOR A thermoelectric material and a method of using a thermoelectric device are provided. The thermoelectric material includes at least one compound having a general composition of (Bi1-x-zSbxAz)u(Te1-ySey) 10/14/2010 | |
| 20100230646 | BLACK PIGMENT COMPOSITIONS, THICK FILM BLACK PIGMENT COMPOSITIONS, CONDUCTIVE SINGLE LAYER THICK FILM COMPOSITIONS, AND BLACK AND CONDUCTIVE ELECTRODES FORMED THEREFROM The present invention is directed to pigment compositions with the formula BiwMnxCOyCuzO40, wherein w is between 7 and 9, x is between 3 and 13, y is between 2 and 13, z is between 0.5 and 7 and the sum of w, x, y a... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100227066 | MULTI-ELEMENT METAL CHALCOGENIDE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME A multi-element metal chalcogenide and a method for preparing the same are provided. According to the present invention, the multi-element metal chalcogenide includes multiple metal elements. According to the present invention, a multi-element metal chalcogenide powder ... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100227782 | FULLERENE-LIKE NANOSTRUCTURES, THEIR USE AND PROCESS FOR THEIR PRODUCTION A nanostructure, being either an Inorganic Fullerene-like (IF) nanostructure or an Inorganic Nanotube (INT), having the formula A1−x-Bx-chalcognide are described. A being a metal or transition metal or an alloy of metals and/or transition metals,... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100170553 | THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS, THERMOELECTRIC MODULE INCLUDING THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS, AND THERMOELECTRIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THERMOELECTRIC MODULES A thermoelectric material containing a dichalcogenide compound represented by Formula 1 and having low thermoelectric conductivity and high Seebeck coefficient:
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| 20100155675 | Filled Skutterudites for Advanced Thermoelectric Applications A low-cost filled skutterudite for advanced thermoelectric applications is disclosed. The filled skutterudite uses the relatively low-cost mischmetal, either alone or in addition to rare earth elements, as a starting material for guest or filler atoms.... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100140569 | Synthesis for catelysis of bifunctional perovskite compound This invention discloses the synthesis of a bifunctional La0.6Ca0.4Co1-xIrxO3 (x=0˜1) perovskite compound with a superb bifunctional catalytic ability for the oxygen reduction and generation in alkaline elec... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20090261307 | Resistor Compositions using a Cu-containing Glass Frit This invention relates to a composition using a ruthenium oxide and/or a polynary ruthenium oxide as conducting components and using a Cu containing glass frit.... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090220859 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, AND CATHODE AND LITHIUM INCLUDING THE SAME Provided is a cathode active material including a lithium metal oxide of Formula 1 below:
09/03/2009 | |
| 20090208658 | Black Pigment Compositions, Thick Film Black Pigment Compositions, Conductive Single Layer Thick Film Compositions, and Black and Conductive Electrodes Formed Therefrom The present invention is directed to pigment compositions, thick film black pigment compositions, conductive single layer thick film compositions, black electrodes made from such black conductive compositions and methods of forming such electrodes, and to the uses of su... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090165836 | Thermoelectric conversion material, thermoelectric conversion element using the same, and electronic device and cooling device including the thermoelectric conversion element A thermoelectric conversion material is provided that has not only a higher thermoelectric performance as compared to conventional ones but also semiconducting temperature dependence, i.e. properties that the electrical resistivity decreases with an increase in temperat... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090004390 | Black pigment compositions, thick film black pigment compositions, conductive single layer thick film compositions, and black and conductive electrodes formed therefrom The present invention is directed to pigment compositions, thick film black pigment compositions, conductive single layer thick film compositions, black electrodes made from such black conductive compositions and methods of forming such electrodes, and to the uses of su... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20080220542 | LOW-FIRE FERROELECTRIC MATERIAL A low-fire ferroelectric composition, includes a lead bismuth titanate compound having a formula represented by: (Bi2O2)x2+(Mm−1TimO3m−1)x2− wherein in represents a ... | 09/11/2008 |