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A CULTURE OF INNOVATION

“When we can advance a product or technology to the marketplace, that’s when we see the benefit to society,” says Steve Nappi, Temple’s associate vice president for technology commercialization and business development. “That’s our ultimate goal.”

For each invention by Temple researchers that the university elects to pursue, the Office of Technology Development and Commercialization at Temple works with external patent counsel to determine the most appropriate intellectual property protection—such as patents and copyrights—and commercialization strategy. This can include licensing the product or technology to an existing company or creating a spin-out startup company.

“At Temple, we are striving to build a culture of innovation and commercialization,” says Nappi. “For that to exist, there needs to be universitywide support, and that is what is happening right here at Temple.”

THE SKY’S THE LIMIT

Licensing agreements for fuel injection and crude oil transport technologies have brought Professor of Physics Rongjia Tao one of the largest royalty checks ever received by a Temple researcher: $132,254.

A theoretical physicist by training, Tao came to the U.S. from China in 1979 to study with Nobel Prize—winner and famed Chinese American physicist T.D. Lee.

But even as his interest lies in developing theories, Tao says he has also always enjoyed applying his theories to real life. “I like to see for myself if my theories work in the real world,” he says.

Tao began his oil research with a $160,000 grant from the RAND Foundation to study offshore oil transportation.

Offshore drilling uses undersea pipelines to transport oil, but crude oil is nearly impossible to transport that way because the temperature is low and the viscosity—or thickness—is high, says Tao. In the past, researchers had tried various methods to move the oil through the pipes, including heating it with microwaves and coating the pipe walls with various polymers, all with little or no success.

Tao speculated that the viscosity of crude oil could be lowered in other ways. He began with the understanding that the high viscosity of crude oil was related to particles that were added to it. Because the flow of a liquid depends on how the particles in it are arranged, he decided to test whether or notn temporarily aggregating or organizing the particles would reduce the viscosity.

Indeed, applying an electromagnetic field to the crude oil for 50 seconds reduced the viscosity by 20 percent.

“Once we worked out the physics, we could see many applications for it,” says Tao. “We realized not only could we use this technology to boost engine efficiency, but we also began to see applications to the medical field and beyond.”

If blood is too thick, it can damage blood vessels and increase the risk of heart attack. Previously, the only method for thinning blood was through drugs, which can produce unwanted side effects.

Knowing the red blood cells containing iron are responsible for high viscosity in blood, Tao experimented to see if applying a magnetic field could make the blood thinner. It worked.

The magnetic field polarized the red blood cells, causing them to link together in a chain, streamlining the movement of the blood and allowing it to flow more freely.

Then Tao found that by using similar technology, he could make chocolate healthier. To do this, the fat content has to be reduced. But when the fat is removed, the liquid chocolate becomes thicker and clogs

the manufacturing pipelines.

Tao and his team theorized that by applying an electric field, they could thin out the chocolate enough that it would flow smoothly through the manufacturing process, even with the fat reduced. Again, he had success.

Tao has also patented the use of his technology for smart fire sprinklers that will automatically turn off during false alarms and for remotely detecting hazardous material, including nuclear and chemical agents and explosives.

Asked if he has reached the limit on the ways his electromagnetic technology can be used, he says, “probably not yet.”

ONWARD AND UPWARD

Nappi’s team aims to help faculty inventors from the beginning to the end of the commercialization process. It’s a team that lastyear reached new heights by entering into 18 license and option agreements for Temple inventions, equal to the prior three years combined. Additional records were set the same year for patent applications filed: 33; and companies formed: five. To put the upward trajectory in perspective: In the past five years, inventions or discoveries by Temple researchers have increased by 120 percent over the prior five years.

That increase has been accompanied by a jump in revenue to the university. Over the past five fiscal years, Temple received $15 million from the licensing of university-created technology. Temple’s 21 active spin-out startups have raised $380 million total in the past 15 years, and companies formed in the past three years have raised $9 million.

The growth in licensing income has enabled Temple to pursue new initiatives, such as a technology-development program and a joint seed fund for early-stage companies.

“Our vision is to create a comprehensive portfolio of commercialization resources for Temple’s inventors,” says Masucci.