
| A scanning electron microscope image of a copper sample magnified 15,000 times, showing visible (larger) hollow oxide dispersoids that helped double the hardness of this sample, and reduced its density by 27%. Most of the dispersoids are too small to be seen. |

| A Scanning Electron Microscope image of a hollow ceramic pore created in solid metal (Magnified 4,000 times) |
AppliedUS is distinguished from all other material-processing R&D companies because we engineer functional nano-, micro-, and millimeter-sized internal features within solid materials, in both random and pre-determined designs in three dimensions. Our proven procedures alter basic material properties, facilitating the manufacture of stronger yet lighter materials and components. Most importantly, our technology allows complex devices to be manufactured in complete, ready-to-use condition. AppliedUS is redesigning and developing new manufacturing techniques for a number of innovative products that will sustain the company for years to come. For the immediate future, we've chosen to concentrate on energy-conversion and storage devices, which are of urgent interest to the current global economy. These include, in order of their anticipated commercialization:
Our product-development plan is to create energy devices that act as complete replacements for engines, generators, and batteries. The goal is to make individual households and buildings independent, low-cost, energy-producing centers. Two competing approaches are being pursued. The first involves hydrogen fuel cells and electrolyzers that will operate independent of any electrical “grid” or hydrogen- filling stations. The second involves supercapacitors charged with either fuel cell or grid electricity. Eventually, the market would be divided between the two technologies according to their strengths, cost, and convenience. Additionally, in several years, we plan to use our technology to manufacture—or offer licenses to others to manufacture—a number of products in the fields of medicine, micro- electronic-mechanical systems (MEMS), transparent materials with controlled properties, 2-D and 3-D integrated circuits, and immediate-prototype-manufacturing services. |