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2020-816-Ceramic Tiles with Defined Porosity as Near-ideal Radiative Cooling Materials

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a ceramic tile-based material that can assist in passive cooling for buildings and other structures. Background: Passive radiative cooling (PRC) is a promising and sustainable way to cool buildings and outdoor structures. Due to global warming, there...

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

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Category(s): Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology, Energy & Environment > Thermal

2021-051 Dynamic Flash Vapor Chamber Cooling

SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering developed an innovative thermal management system that can efficiently cool transient thermal spikes in high-power, pulsed devices. BACKGROUND: Proper thermal management is critical for electronic devices that require high power consumption. They often generate large...

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

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Category(s): Energy & Environment > Thermal, Mechanical > Aeronautics & Aerospace, Electrical > Wireless

2021-041 A Tandem-Structured Cooling Device Driven by Electrostatic Force

SUMMARYResearchers in the UCLA Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed an electrocaloric (EC) cooling device for compact applications, such as wearable electronics and implantables.BACKGROUNDSolid-state cooling technologies are an ecofriendly alternative to vapor compression refrigeration technology for thermal management. Cooling...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Qibing Pei, Yuan Meng

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Category(s): Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors > Thermoelectrics, Energy & Environment > Thermal

Transparent Barrier (THINNER) Coatings 2018-869

BACKGROUNDBuildings in cold climates tend to use thermally insulated glass to reduce energy use. Current industrial solutions use double or triple pane windows separated by air or inert gas for thermal insulation. Double or triple pane windows, however, require high quality sealing for gas retention, window frame retrofitting, and at least two panes...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Laurent Pilon, Bruce Dunn

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Category(s): Energy & Environment > Energy Generation > Solar, Energy & Environment > Energy Transmission, Chemical > Industrial & Bulk Chemicals, Energy & Environment > Thermal

2020-944 A Phase-Changing Polymer Film for Thermochromic Smart Windows Applications

SUMMARY UCLA researchers in the Department of Material Sciences and Engineering have developed energy-efficient, smart window coatings with wide light bandwidth, high degrees of modularity and high stability towards repeated cycling. BACKGROUND Utilizing smart windows’ tunable opacity to control both the timing and amount of light transmission...

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

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Category(s): Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Construction Materials, Materials > Membranes, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Energy & Environment > Thermal, Optics & Photonics

2016-586 Thermal Energy Storage System

SUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a novel method to cost-effectively store energy in a thermal energy storage system. BACKGROUNDRenewable energy sources are intermittent in their nature, which presents a great challenge in energy generation and load balance maintenance to ensure power network...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Richard Wirz, Amey Barde, Karthik Nithyanandam

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Category(s): Energy & Environment > Energy Generation > Hydropower, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation > Wind, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Energy & Environment > Thermal, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage > Gas Storage

Thermally Radiative Materials and Coatings

From the Lab of Prof. Aaswath RamanBACKGROUNDProf. Aaswath Raman and his research team in UCLA’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a number of technologies that have the potential of greatly improving energy efficiency of buildings through reduced heating and cooling. Energy consumption in residential and commercial...

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

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Category(s): Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Construction Materials, Energy & Environment > Thermal

Low-Cost Hybrid Energy Storage System (2016-097, 2017-539)

SUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a low-cost and long-life energy storage system that provides long discharge duration, and can be scaled for on-site or grid storage applications.BACKGROUNDEnergy storage is one of the major challenges facing the energy industry as requirements take effect...

Published: 2/12/2024 | Inventor(s): Pirouz Kavehpour, Sammy Houssainy, Walid Ismail, Mohammad Janbozorgi, Hamarz Aryafar, Ariana Thacker

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Category(s): Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Energy & Environment > Energy Transmission, Energy & Environment > Thermal

2020-747 Multi-Functional Anti-Icing Hydrogel Technique for Controlling Ice Nucleation, Growth, and Adhesion

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed an anti-icing coating that is the first to incorporate a trifold approach by lowering the ice formation temperature, making the surface difficult for ice to stick to and delaying ice crystal growth. Background: Undesired icing/frosting on various surfaces...

Published: 9/26/2023 | Inventor(s): Ximin He

Keywords(s): adhesion, anti-freeze, anti-icing, ceramic, Ceramics, Coating, Coatings, Adhesives, & Inks, General Device Coatings, glass, hydrogel, ice, ice prevention, mechanical durability, nucleation, organo hydrogel, spin coat, temperature control

Category(s): Chemical > Coatings, Adhesives & Inks, Materials > Membranes, Chemical > Polymers, Energy & Environment > Thermal

2020-187 Tuning Radiative Heat Flows Between Interior Surfaces and Human Occupants to Improve Heating and Cooling Efficiency

SUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Material Sciences and Engineering have developed tunable interior emissive surfaces for floors, ceilings and walls that can decrease the energy required to heat a room by 67.7% in cold weather and decrease the energy to cool a room by 38.5% in warm weather, compared to traditional interior surface materials....

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Pattabhi "Aaswath" Raman

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Category(s): Materials > Construction Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Energy & Environment > Thermal

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