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Encapsulation of Fire-Resistant Materials in Adhesive Polymeric Carriers for Fire Prevention (Case No. 2025-240)

Summary: UCLA researchers from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry have developed a novel system for integrating fire-retardant compounds within an adhesive and sprayable material. Background: Fire management traditionally relies on the use of synthetic materials containing ammonium polyphosphate (APP), which are effective in fire suppression...

Published: 5/12/2025 | Inventor(s): Paul Weiss, Erika Lopez Lara

Keywords(s): antimicrobial materials, Composite Materials, Construction Materials, fire, fire resistant materials, fire resistant materials and nanotechnology, fire retardant, fire tech nanomaterials, Functional Materials, intercalated materials, Materials, Medical Devices and Materials, meta materials, microarchitectured materials, Nanomaterials, nanostructured materials, palisades, phase change materials, photothermal materials, safe materials, wildfire, wildfire prevention

Category(s): Materials, Materials > Fabrication Technologies, Materials > Functional Materials, Energy & Environment

Emissions-Free Olefin Synthesis via Concentrated Solar-Thermal Pyrolysis for Cleaner Plastics (Case No. 2025-008)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the department of mechanical and aerospace engineering have developed a novel technology that utilizes concentrated solar radiation to convert petroleum refinery hydrocarbons into light olefins with no CO2 emissions and generates a high-value graphitic carbon co-product. Title: Emissions-Free Olefin Synthesis via Concentrated...

Published: 5/6/2025 | Inventor(s): Anil Nair, Raymond Spearrin, Barathan Jeevaretanam

Keywords(s): bulk material, clean material production, Composite Material, Composite Materials, Concentrated Solar Power, Concentrated Solar Power Chemical Engineering, concentrated solar radiation, Construction Materials, emission free materials, ethylene, fire resistant materials, Functional Materials, graphitic carbon, HDPE, high density polyethylene, intercalated materials, LDPE, light olefin, low density polyethylene, material characterization, Material for Enhanced Photoprotection, material science, Materials, Medical Devices and Materials, Nanomaterials, olefin, olefin synthesis, plastic, plastic fabrication, plastic production, plastics, polypropylene, propylene, pyrolysis, Raw materials supplier, safe materials, Smart Material, zero emissions

Category(s): Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Fabrication Technologies, Energy & Environment

Transparent Semicrystalline Copolymer (Case No. 2024-267)

Summary: Researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at UCLA have developed a thermally responsive transparent semicrystalline copolymer for smart windows. Background: Solar heat gain and heat loss from windows lead to significant increases in energy consumption. Current insulation techniques, such as double and triple-pane...

Published: 3/4/2025 | Inventor(s): Qibing Pei, Jiacheng Fan

Keywords(s): Construction, Construction Materials, Energy Efficiency, Polymer, smart technology, Solar Energy, solar irradiation, thermal management systems, thermal stability

Category(s): Chemical > Coatings, Adhesives & Inks, Chemical > Polymers, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Energy & Environment > Thermal, Materials > Construction Materials, Mechanical > Heat Transfer

Dynamic Extension of the Eyebox for Maxwellian View AR Waveguides (Case No. 2024-163)

Summary: Researchers in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering have developed a new metasurface material that improves the size and resolution of augmented reality overlays. Background: Augmented reality (AR) waveguide displays have revolutionized the way users can interact with virtual content overlaid in the real world. High...

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Chee Wei Wong, Hyunpil Boo

Keywords(s): artificial electromagnetic materials, artificial-intelligent materials, Augmented Reality, augmented reality (AR), bacterial nanocellulose, Carbon Nanotube, Composite Materials, Construction Materials, Extended reality, Functional Materials, intercalated materials, liquid crystal nanofibers, Materials, Medical Devices and Materials, meta materials, metal nanocomposites, metasurfaces, microarchitectured materials, Microfluidics Nanosphere, Mixed Reality, nanobody, nanocomposite scintillators, Nanocomposites, Nanocrystal, nanocrystalline metals, nanodispersion, Nanoelectronics, Nanoemulsion droplet, Nanofiber, nanograined metals, Nanomaterials, Nanoparticle, Nanoparticles, nanophotonic, nanophotonic structures, nanophotonics, Nanosensor, Nanostructure, nanostructured materials, Nanotechnology, Optoelectronic materials, photonic materials, Raw materials supplier, Toxicity Of Nanomaterials, Ultrahard materials/abrasives, Virtual Reality, Virtual Reality Braille Haptic Technology Joule Heating, Virtual Reality Occupational Therapy Exercise Machine, Water Purification, Nanofiltration, Ultrafiltration, zzsemiconducting materials

Category(s): Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Ar/Vr, Materials, Materials > Composite Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology

Mechanical Neural-Network-Based Metamaterial That Learns Its Properties (Case No. 2022-317)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a new type of meta-material that can actively adapt its mechanical properties from exposure to external stimuli. Background: As technologies have evolved, humans developed new methods to produce unique materials, such as plastics, steels and composites,...

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Jonathan Hopkins, Erwin Mulder, Ryan Hansen Lee

Keywords(s): active actuators, additive manufacturing, Artificial Neural Network, artificial-intelligent materials, Composite Material, Composite Materials, Construction Materials, deep physical neural network, Flexible Electronics, Functional Materials, lattice structures, Materials, Medical Devices and Materials, meta materials, microarchitectured materials, Nanomaterials, Smart Material, stiffness tunability

Category(s): Materials, Mechanical, Electrical, Electrical > Signal Processing, Software & Algorithms

2011-132 Enhanced Strength Carbon Nanotube Yarns

SUMMARYResearchers at the UCLA Department of Engineering have developed novel carbon nanotube/resin composite material that dramatically enhances strength and toughness of carbon nanotubes.BACKGROUNDCarbon nanotubes (CNTs) are the strongest and stiffest materials yet discovered in terms of tensile strength and elastic modulus, compared to steel and...

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Larry Carlson

Keywords(s): Chemical Manufacturing & Industrial/Bulk Chemicals, Construction Materials

Category(s): Materials > Composite Materials, Chemical > Industrial & Bulk Chemicals

2012-114 CeramicAsh: Material and Method

CeramicAsh: Material and MethodSUMMARYResearchers at UCLA have developed a method for reducing the manufacturing costs associated with chemically bonded ceramics. BACKGROUNDThe manufacturing process for cement and other high strength ceramics typically requires high temperature sintering that becomes costly at high volumes. Portland cement uses chemical...

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Henry Colorado, Jenn-Ming Yang

Keywords(s): Construction Materials, Nanoparticles

Category(s): Materials > Fabrication Technologies, Platforms > Drug Delivery > Nanoparticles

2009-731 Pothole Repair for Asphalt and Concrete Base Aggregates

SUMMARYResearchers at UCLA have identified an ultra-high-toughness nanomolecular resin as a binder for pothole repair material, which dramatically enhances the strength, durability and service life of the asphalt and cement pothole-repair patching practices.BACKGROUNDThe occurrence of potholes on asphalt and cement pavements are long standing issues....

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Larry Carlson, Jiann-Wen Ju, Jenn-Ming Yang, Wei Kao

Keywords(s): Construction Materials, Other Polymers

Category(s): Platforms > Drug Delivery > Other Polymers, Chemical > Industrial & Bulk Chemicals

Novel Multi-Scale Pre-Assembled Phases of Matter

UCLA Case No. 2018-362 SUMMARY UCLA researchers from the Departments of Chemistry and Physics have developed a novel method for creating multi-scale pre-assembled phases of matter with customizable symmetries, topologies, and degrees of order and disorder.BACKGROUNDMicroscale and nanoscale structures are important to many applications including biosensors,...

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Thomas Mason

Keywords(s): Chemical Manufacturing & Industrial/Bulk Chemicals, Construction Materials, Software & Algorithms, Software Development Tools

Category(s): Software & Algorithms, Chemical > Industrial & Bulk Chemicals

Boundary Learning Optimization Tool

UC Case No. 2017-996SUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical Engineering have developed a computational tool that rapidly identifies material designs with optimal performance.BACKGROUNDAnalytical tools are necessary to rapidly optimize the performance of flexible materials that deform, yield, and/or buckle over large ranges of motion....

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Jonathan Hopkins, Ali Hatamizadeh, Yuanping Song

Keywords(s): Artifical Intelligence (Machine Learning, Data Mining), Chemical Manufacturing & Industrial/Bulk Chemicals, Construction Materials, Software & Algorithms, Software Development Tools

Category(s): Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Data Analytics, Chemical > Industrial & Bulk Chemicals, Software & Algorithms > Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

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