Commercialization of the carbon nanotube thermophone for HVAC active noise control applications

Steven A. Senczyszyn, Andrew R. Barnard

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Abstract

The commercialization rate for technology developed at universities has risen dramatically over the past 30 years. Beginning with the Bayh-Dole Act, the amount of intellectual property (IP) owned by these academic institutions has increased exponentially. There has also been an increase in the number of companies that have spun out of universities using this IP. However, the increase of spinouts does not match the rate of increase in intellectual property. The National Science Foundation has created the Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program to help bridge this gap and provide academic professionals and students the tools necessary to commercialize technology. Team NanoSound, based out of Michigan Technology University, participated in a series of I-Corps programs to commercialize the carbon nanotube thermophone. As a result of these programs, Team NanoSound has developed a business model and brought this promising technology out of the laboratory and onto a path towards commercialization.

Original languageEnglish (US)
StatePublished - 2018
Event47th International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering: Impact of Noise Control Engineering, INTER-NOISE 2018 - Chicago, United States
Duration: Aug 26 2018Aug 29 2018

Other

Other47th International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering: Impact of Noise Control Engineering, INTER-NOISE 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityChicago
Period8/26/188/29/18

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Acoustics and Ultrasonics

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