Legacy:

Inspired by Maya Blue.

From the Titlan
to the Wai*

* Punihaole (R1-P) System:

Applying R2R nanomanufacturing to solve the reef chemical crisis.

NSF Supported Grant #2229036
Consortium Mandate

Publish. Teach. Commercialize.

Azul Nanotec, LLC operates as the translational partner for the Future Manufacturing consortium (NSF Grant #2229036). Led by the University of Texas at Austin, our consortium integrates Mechanical, Optical, and Chemical Engineering expertise to transition sub-wavelength lithography into a viable, low-cost nanomanufacturing framework. Our mission is to harden and scale this technology for the protection of coral reefs and fragile aquatic ecosystems.

Documentation

Reports & Field Data

A Legacy of Protected Waters

Reflecting the Mayan world that pioneered the first functional nanostructures—the legendary Maya Blue. By locking indigo molecules within the nanometer-sized channels (0.64 x 0.37 nm) of palygorskite clay, they achieved a molecular encapsulation resistant to time and chemical erosion.

This ancestral knowledge was deeply centered in the Titlan region and the sacred cave systems of the Yucatan and Guatemala. To the Maya—great astronomers and mathematicians who mapped the cosmos—these caves were the center of the universe and the dwelling of the gods. Bridging this "Pre-Columbian Nanotechnology" with modern sub-wavelength lithography, we carry this philosophical core of environmental durability into the 21st-century reef crisis.

Titlan

From the Nahuatl -titlan ("Among/Place of Abundance"). It represents a living, water-integrated machine—the "Axis Mundi" or Center of the Universe.

Ref: Mundy, B. E. (2015). The Death of Aztec Tenochtitlan. UT Press.

Wai

The Hawaiian term for "Fresh Water." In Polynesian culture, Wai is the source of all life and wealth (Waiwai). Our mission bridges the technical 'Titlan' with the vital 'Wai' to restore reef health.

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