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High Performance Composite Membranes (Case No. 2023-303)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering have developed a novel, compaction-resistant reverse osmosis membrane for desalination under high pressures. Background: Access to safe drinking water is of utmost importance for everyone, and by 2025 half of the world’s population will live in areas where demand...

Published: 4/16/2024 | Inventor(s): Eric Hoek, Jishan Wu

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Category(s): Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Water Monitoring & Treatment

Non-Noble Metal Catalysts for Effective Electrochemical Acidic Oxygen Evolution (Case No. 2024-114)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a novel catalytic material that improves the oxygen evolution reaction for clean hydrogen production. Background: Hydrogen is a promising green alternative to lessen reliance on non-renewable, polluting fuel sources. Current hydrogen production is mainly...

Published: 2/29/2024 | Inventor(s): Yu Huang, Haotian Liu

Keywords(s): acidic water splitting, anode material, green energy, hydrogen evolution reaction, hydrogen production, mass stability, overpotential, oxygen evolution reaction, proton exchange water membrane electrolyzer (PEMWE), Renewable energy sources, spinel oxide, water splitting

Category(s): Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Chemical, Chemical > Catalysts

Wireless Network (Or Cloud) Based Management of Multiplexed EV Charging Infrastructure (Case No. 2012-224)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a networked infrastructure for electric vehicle (EV) charging. Background: As demand for electrical vehicles increases, there is a pressing need for advanced charging solutions that can cater to the growing number of vehicles. Modern charging infrastructures...

Published: 2/14/2024 | Inventor(s): Rajit Gadh, Ching Yen Chung, Li Qiu

Keywords(s): charge collection, charge sharing, charge-transfer, clean energy consumption, Cloud Computing, Communication & Networking, device architectures, Electric Vehicle, electric vehicle charging, grid efficiency, grid energy, Rechargeable Battery, supercharger, tesla, vehicle charging

Category(s): Software & Algorithms, Electrical, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Software & Algorithms > Communication & Networking, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage > Batteries, Energy & Environment > Energy Transmission

Electrocatalysts With Tailored Local Chemical Environment for High-Performance Alkaline Water Electrolysis and Renewable Fuel Generation (Case No. 2023-212)

Summary: UCLA researchers have developed a novel catalytic system that improves reaction kinetics, durability, and resistance to impurities, making it a promising candidate for water electrolyzers and renewable chemical fuel production. Background: Hydrogen, boasting a remarkable energy density of 140 MJ/kg (nearly triple that of typical solid fuels...

Published: 12/13/2023 | Inventor(s): Xiangfeng Duan, Yu Huang, Chengzhang Wan

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Category(s): Chemical, Chemical > Catalysts, Chemical > Synthesis, Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Water Treatment, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage > Fuel Cells, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency

Ion-Solvent-Polymer Interactions for Preparing Polymer Networks and Composites of Tunable Structures and Properties (UCLA Case No. 2023-147)

Summary: Researchers in UCLA's Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a solution-based synthesis platform capable of generating micro and nanostructured gels, polymers, and composites with simultaneously improved safety, mechanical and ionic conductivity/transport properties. Background: Pore structure engineering holds...

Published: 11/20/2023 | Inventor(s): Ximin He

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Category(s): Chemical, Chemical > Polymers, Chemical > Synthesis, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Materials, Materials > Fabrication Technologies, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Composite Materials

A Millimeterwave Backscatter Network (Case No. 2024-040)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Computer Science have developed the first millimeter wave communication network that enables both uplink and downlink communication as well as accurate localization using energy-efficient backscattering techniques. Background: Millimeter wave (mmWave) technology is an emerging wireless communication...

Published: 4/2/2024 | Inventor(s): Omid Abari, Mohammad Hossein Mazaheri Kalahrody, Haofan Lu

Keywords(s): accurate localization, backscatter node, Bandwidth (Computing), Bandwidth (Signal Processing), efficiency bandwidth products, energy-efficient, energy-efficient wireless communication, Extremely High Frequency, frequency modulation, high-data-rate links, high-frequency signals, large bandwidth, millimeter-wave, Millimeterwave network, mmWave backscatter network, node architecture, Radio Frequency, Waveform, Waveguide (Electromagnetism), Wavelength

Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Wireless, Electrical > Signal Processing, Electrical > Instrumentation, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Garrick Institute for the Risk Sciences have developed a software for performing human reliability analyses using a model-based method, which provides more consistent, traceable, and reproducible results. Background: Statistical data regarding accidents in complex person operated technical systems indicate a significant...

Published: 10/9/2023 | Inventor(s): Marilia Ramos, Ali Mosleh, Mihai Diaconesa, Arjun Earthperson, Wadie Chalgham, Javier Colin

Keywords(s): Bayesian Belief Network (BBNs), cognitive reliability, crew failure mode, crew response tree, crew-plant interactions, error identification, error probability, Fault tree, HRA, human error, human failure event, human reliability analysis, performance influencing factor, probabilistic risk assessment, risk management, risk mitigation, safety culture, task analysis

Category(s): Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Software & Algorithms > Data Analytics, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Energy & Environment > Energy Transmission

Ultrafine Platinum Catalysts for Hydrogen Fuel Cells (Case No. 2023-026)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a novel method to synthesize platinum-based catalysts with ultralow base transition metal-oxide content. Background: Ultrafine platinum (Pt)-based catalysts present a promising avenue for achieving exceptional fuel cell activity while minimizing base transition...

Published: 3/11/2024 | Inventor(s): Yu Huang

Keywords(s): Catalysts, Fuel Cell, Metals, Nanoparticle, Nanoparticles, Nanotechnology, Platinum, transition metal catalysts

Category(s): Materials, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage > Fuel Cells, Chemical, Chemical > Catalysts, Chemical > Synthesis, Materials > Nanotechnology

2019-317 Scalable Manufacturing of Copper Nanocomposites with Tunable Properties

SUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a cost-effective method to produce copper-based nanocomposites with excellent mechanical, electrical and thermal properties.BACKGROUNDHigh performance copper-based materials are needed for a wide range of applications, spanning industries as diverse as aerospace,...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Xiaochun Li, Chezheng Cao, Gongcheng Yao, Shuaihang Pan

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Category(s): Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Materials > Semiconducting Materials, Materials > Fabrication Technologies, Energy & Environment

2013-470 Magnetoelectric Control of Superparamagnetism

Innovation The invention is a system with the ability to intrinsically control the overall net magnetization through the application of electric fields. Electric-field induced magnetic anisotropy in a multiferroic composite system is capable of switching between a superparamagnetic state (no overall net magnetization), and a single domain ferromagnetic...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s):

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Category(s): Energy & Environment

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