TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: SonicCoat

Scope

Non-Invasive Ultrasonic Coating Evaluation for Electrochemical Systems Makers of fuel cells, electrolyzers and other electrochemical devices depend on catalyst coatings applied with tight consistency; yet, today�s inspection tools force production to pause so samples can be pulled and studied in a laboratory. SonicCoat, developed by researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory, offers a faster path: A gentle ultrasonic probe reads how much catalyst has been laid down while the coating line keeps running, giving producers real-time confidence in every layer without slowing throughput or harming the part. The payoff is higher yield, more uniform device performance and lower material cost across a platform that reaches from clean-energy hardware to batteries, solar films and semiconductors. How it Works The SonicCoat method rests on a simple physical fact: Sound travels through an object…

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