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A Reactor Design to Enable Efficient Microbial Electrolysis System With High Hydrogen Production Rate (Case No. 2025-298)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a novel reactor design for bias-free microbial electrolysis system operation, enabling efficient high-rate hydrogen production. Background: As demand for clean hydrogen production rises, microbial electrolysis systems (MES) continue to show promise for...

Published: 5/14/2026 | Inventor(s): Yu Huang, Xiangfeng Duan, Leyuan Zhang

Keywords(s): Anaerobic digestion enhancement, bias-free microbial electrolysis system, Biorefineries/chemical plants, clean electricity generation, clean hydrogen production, Decentralized, off-grid, Electroactive Polymers, Electrocatalyst, Food/agricultural waste processing, Half-Reaction Electrolysis Of Water Oxygen Evolution, high-rate hydrogen production, Hydrogen fueling stations, microbial electrolysis, Microbial electrolysis system (MES), microbial electrolysis systems (MES), municipal/industrial wastewater treatment plants, Post-treatment for energy recovery, Semiconductor processing plant wastewater

Category(s): Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Energy & Environment > Energy Transmission, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage > Fuel Cells, Energy & Environment > Water Monitoring & Treatment, Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology, Materials > Water Treatment

Carrier Storage Frequency Divider Using Silicon PIN Diodes (Case No. 2025-023)

Summary: Researchers in UCLA’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have designed and fabricated an innovative device capable of frequency division at the Terahertz range, featuring low power consumption, quadrature outputs, and high sensitivity. Background: Traditional electronic and optical devices struggle to operate at the...

Published: 12/8/2025 | Inventor(s): Sidharth Thomas, Aydin Babakhani, Benyamin Fallahi Motlagh

Keywords(s): Analogue Electronics, Antennas/Wireless, artificial electromagnetic materials, Bandwidth (Signal Processing), Bioelectromagnetics, bioelectronics, bistable electroactive polymer, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Consumer Electronics, Continuous-Wave Radar, Digital Electronics, Digital Signal Processing, Electrical Engineering, Electroactive Polymers, Electrocatalyst, electrochemical sensors, Electrode, Electrode 3D Printing, electrodeposition, electrodes, Electroencephalography, Electroencephalography (EEG), Electroencephalography Microsecond Neurofeedback, Electrolyte, electromagnetic, Electromagnetism, Electron, electron emittance, Electron Gun, Electronics & Semiconductors, energy-efficient wireless communication, Extremely High Frequency, high-frequency signals, image signal processing, Imaging, Integrated Circuit, low-power device, Optical networks, PIN Diode, power conversion efficiency, Radar, Radar / Antennae, Remote Sensing, Semiconductor, Semiconductor Device, Semiconductors, signal decoding, Signal Processing, Silicon, Synthetic aperture radar (SAR), Wireless, wireless communication, wireless connectivity, Wireless Sensor Network, wireless spectrum

Category(s): Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors > Circuits, Electrical, Electrical > Wireless, Electrical > Signal Processing

2021-225 An Innovative Dielectric Elastomer and Multilayer Dielectric Elastomer Actuator with High Electrically Induced Actuation Strains

SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a dielectric elastomer and layering process that can produce actuators capable of high strain and high frequency actuation. BACKGROUND: Dielectric elastomers (DE) can act as deformable capacitors that can generate a mechanical movement in response to an...

Published: 7/17/2025 | Inventor(s): Qibing Pei, Erin Askounis, Ye Shi

Keywords(s): Actuator, Capacitor, Dielectric, Elastomer, Electroactive Polymers, Flexible Electronics, Functional Materials, Haptic Technology, Haptic Technology Robotic Surgery, Robotics, Sensors, Smartphone

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