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Synaptic Circuits Made From Transistors and Memory Capacitors (UCLA Case No. 2023-092)

Summary: UCLA researchers from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a novel circuit architecture that emulates neural synapses for concurrent parallel computing. Background: Almost all modern computer chips consist of computing and learning processes that are implemented sequentially. To improve computing power,...

Published: 12/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Yong Chen, Zixuan Rong

Keywords(s): Application-Specific Integrated Circuit, Artifical Intelligence (Machine Learning, Data Mining), artificial electromagnetic materials, Artificial Intelligence, artificial intelligence augmentation, Artificial Neural Network, Artificial Neural Network Artificial Neuron, artificial-intelligent materials, autonomous control, computational efficiency, edge computing, Electronics & Semiconductors, Energy Efficiency, energy management, Integrated Circuit, Medical artificial intelligence (AI), Neuromorphic circuits, parallel processing, parallel signal processing, processor design, Semiconductor, semiconductor chip foundries, Semiconductor Device, Semiconductors, synaptic resistor (synstor)

Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Electrical > Signal Processing, Materials, Materials > Semiconducting Materials, Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

2022-116-1 Electrolyte Modulator Additive for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering have designed a MOF-based electrolyte modulator to mitigate the polarization of electrolytes in lithium-ion batteries for energy efficient electric vehicles. Background: To ensure a successful transition to electric vehicles, it is essential to develop low-cost...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Yunfeng Lu, Li Shen, Xinru Li

Keywords(s): Charge Carrier, Electric Vehicle, Energy Density, Energy Efficiency, Hybrid Electric Vehicle, Lithium Battery, Lithium-Ion Battery, Metal-Organic Framework, Polarizer, Rechargeable Battery, Rechargeable Battery Thermal Conductivity

Category(s): Electrical, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage > Batteries

2022-209 Modulating Heterointerface Energetics for Operationally Stable Perovskite Solar Cells

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Material Science and Engineering have developed an innovative and low-cost process that increases the stability of perovskite solar cells. Background: Perovskite Solar Cells (PSCs) are a rather new but growing technology for the efficient conversion of solar light to electricity. Most conventional silicon-based...

Published: 8/4/2023 | Inventor(s): Yang Yang, Shaun Tan, Tianyi Huang

Keywords(s): Cell Surface Receptor, Compressed Air Energy Storage, Concentrated Solar Power, Concentrated Solar Power Chemical Engineering, Doping (Semiconductor), Electronics & Semiconductors, Energy & Water, Energy Balance (Biology), Energy Density, Energy Density Boiling Point, Energy Density Silicide, Energy Density Strong Interaction, Energy Efficiency, Energy Generation & Storage, Energy Generation, Transmission, or Storage, Energy Harvesting, Energy Harvesting Evaporation, Energy Management System, Energy Recycling, Energy Security , Exosome (Vesicle) Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, Fermi Energy, Forster Resonance Energy Transfer, Free Surface, Methods Of Detecting Extrasolar Planets, Microelectronics Semiconductor Device Fabrication, Organic Semiconductor, Organic Solar Cell, Perovskite Lead(II) Iodide, Polymer Solar Cell, Power Transmission, Renewable Energy, Semiconductor, Semiconductor Device, Semiconductor Device Fabrication, Semiconductor Ohmic Contact, Semiconductor Risk Assessment, Semiconductor Sapphire, Semiconductors, Silicon Working Electrode Perovskite (Structure), Solar Cell, Solar Cell Metamaterial, Solar Cell Molecular Electronics, Solar Energy, Specific Surface Area, Stroke Geriatrics Energy Accounting Local Area Network, Surface Charge, Surface Conductivity, Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, Surface Micromachining, Surface Modification, Surface Plasmon Polaritons, Surface Plasmon Resonance, Surface Tension, Thermal Energy Storage, Thin Film Solar Cell, Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser, Vertical-External-Cavity Surface-Emitting-Laser, zzenergy storage, zzsemiconducting materials

Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Materials, Materials > Semiconducting Materials, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation > Solar

2021-194 GASEOUS HYDROCARBON SELF-CATALYZING SOLAR REFORMING AND SOLID CARBON DEPOSITION

SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a method for green hydrogen production through high flux solar heating and a porous substrate. BACKGROUND: With populations rising and the search for more sustainable sources of energy accelerating, hydrogen has been touted as a desirable sustainable...

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

Keywords(s): Concentrated Solar Power Chemical Engineering, Energy Efficiency, Energy Generation & Storage, Energy Generation, Transmission, or Storage, Environmental Remediation, Functional Materials, Hydrogen, Methane, Methane Reformer, Methane Reformer Hydrogen Production, Renewable Energy, Solar Cell, Solar Energy, Thermal Energy Storage

Category(s): Mechanical, Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency

2021-089 PASSIVE FREEZING DESALINATION DRIVEN BY RADIATIVE COOLING

SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a passive method for water desalination that does not require direct solar irradiation. BACKGROUND: With increasing water scarcity there is now a significant push to find efficient and low-cost methods to generate fresh water from seawater or other...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Pattabhi "Aaswath" Raman, Jyotirmoy Mandal, Xin Huang

Keywords(s): Desalination, Desalination Wastewater, Energy & Water, Energy Efficiency, Functional Materials, Mechanical, Renewable Energy

Category(s): Mechanical, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Materials > Water Treatment

2021-295 Protected Ultrafine Catalysts, Including Pt-Based Catalysts for Fuel Cell Applications

SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering developed a strategy to synthesize ultrafine carbon layers to protect nanocatalysts which are essential for the development of fuel cell technology. BACKGROUND: Platinum catalysts are essential for use in hydrogen fuel cell technologies to cleanly and efficiently produce...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Yu Huang, Zipeng Zhao, Xiangfeng Duan, Zeyan Liu

Keywords(s): Carbon Nanotube, Catalysts, Energy Efficiency, Energy Generation, Transmission, or Storage, Fuel Cell, Fuel Cell Membrane Electrode Assembly, Nanomaterials, Platinum

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

2021-106 Fast Startup of Crystal and Other High-Q Oscillators

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed a novel device to rapidly startup High-Q Oscillators which reduce power consumption of wearable electronic devices. Background Wearable digital devices and small wirelessly connected devices known as “Internet of Things” are used in a wide...

Published: 10/18/2023 | Inventor(s): Sudhakar Pamarti

Keywords(s): Energy Efficiency, Energy Generation & Storage, Nanocrystal, Power Electronics, Semiconductor Device, Voltage-Controlled Oscillator, Wireless

Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage > Batteries