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Kabachnik Tree Census Model for Remote Sensing Validation and Carbon Measurement (Case No. 2020-161)

Intro Sentence UCLA researchers have developed a scalable tree census and remote-sensing validation methodology that uses repeatable 2D and 3D geometric models to improve estimates of tree canopy, biomass, and carbon storage from satellite imagery, LiDAR, aerial photography, and other remotely sensed data. Kabachnik Tree Census Model for Remote Sensing...

Published: 10/9/2026 | Inventor(s): Lorna Kabachnik

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Category(s): Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Carbon Capture, Energy & Environment > Energy Transmission, Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > AI Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Image Processing, Software & Algorithms > Software Platforms

Perovskite Solar Cells with Ion Blocking Contact and Preparation Method (Case No. 2027-015)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering have developed a novel perovskite solar cell featuring a dual-functional ion-blocking contact that enables highly efficient, durable photovoltaic performance for a broad range of commercial energy generation and deployment applications. Title: Perovskite solar cells...

Published: 10/1/2026 | Inventor(s): Yang Yang, Zhichao Shen

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Category(s): Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Transmission, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology

Synergistic Polymer-Modified Electron Transport Layers for Highly Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells (Case No. 2026-322)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering have developed an ultra-thin polymer-modified electron transport layer that improves the efficiency and long-term operational stability of perovskite solar cells. Background: Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are a next-generation solution for energy generation due to...

Published: 10/2/2026 | Inventor(s): Yang Yang, Wenxin Yang, Yepin Zhao

Keywords(s): anion exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs), Fuel Cell, Fuel Cell Membrane Electrode Assembly, fuel efficiency, Hydrogen fueling stations, perovskite, perovskite devices, Perovskite Lead(II) Iodide, perovskite solar cell, proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), renewable fuel, Silicon Working Electrode Perovskite (Structure), zzbiofuels, zzfuel cell

Category(s): Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology, Materials > Fabrication Technologies, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage > Fuel Cells, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency

Monitoring Structural Health Using Diffractive Optical Processors (Case No. 2025-201)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed a novel structural health monitoring system that is highly accurate and cost effective, addressing limitations in current infrastructure and civil health monitoring and a rise in public safety concerns. Background: The need for structural health monitoring...

Published: 7/23/2026 | Inventor(s): Aydogan Ozcan, Ertugrul Taciroglu, Yuntian Wang, Yuhang Li

Keywords(s): 3D structures, Adaptive Optics, AI-generated images and content, all-optical diffractive computing, all-optical transformation, analog computing, analog optical computing, Analogue Electronics, Artifical Intelligence (Machine Learning, Data Mining), Artificial Intelligence, artificial intelligence algorithms, artificial intelligence augmentation, artificial intelligence/machine learning models, artificial-intelligent materials, civil engineering, civil infrastructure, civil monitoring, computational imaging, computational imaging task, Construction, deep diffractive network, Diffraction, diffractive design, diffractive image reconstruction, diffractive network, diffractive processor, diffractive surface, digital image reconstruction, electromagnetic spectrum, Electro-Optics, Image Analysis, Image Processing, Image Resolution, image restoration, image signal processing, Imaging, Infrastructure, Lens (Optics), linear optics, Nanostructure, optical processor, optically-guided structural monitoring, Optics, passive light-matter interactions, security imaging, Signal Reconstruction, Structural health monitoring, structural health monitoring (SHM), structure monitoring, Structures

Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Signal Processing, Electrical > Imaging, Materials, Materials > Construction Materials, Electrical > Visual Computing, Electrical > Computing Hardware, Electrical > Instrumentation, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Software & Algorithms > Image Processing, Software & Algorithms > Programs

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: 7/23/2026 | 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

Immobilized Peptides for Rare Earth Element Separation (Case No. 2026-031)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a bead-based chromatography platform that employs immobilized peptides for improved rare earth element separation and recovery. Background: Rare earth elements (REEs) are critical inputs for renewable energy technologies, electric vehicles, advanced electronics,...

Published: 7/23/2026 | Inventor(s): Aaron Moment, Zihang Su

Keywords(s): bulk material, clean material production, Composite Material, Composite Materials, Construction Materials, Functional Materials, material characterization, material science, Materials, meta materials, Nanomaterials, Peptide, Peptide Base, peptides, rare earth element separation, Raw materials supplier, safe materials, Smart Material, sustainable rare earth recovery

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

A Selenium Buffer Method for Making Van Der Waals Contact on CDTE Wafers With High Surface Roughness (Case No. 2025-173)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry have developed a novel method for implementation of Van der Waals contact on commercial CdTe wafers for improved photovoltaic and solar panel production. Background: Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) is a common absorber used for thin-film optoelectronics and photovoltaics, including...

Published: 7/23/2026 | Inventor(s): Yu Huang, Xiangfeng Duan, Bangyao Hu

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Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors > Waferscale Computing, Chemical, Chemical > Chemical Processing & Manufacturing, Chemical > Instrumentation & Analysis, Electrical > Sensors, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation, Materials, Materials > Semiconducting Materials

A Device for the Direct Measurement of Solar-Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence in the Far-Red Spectral Range (SIF-SBR) (Case No. 2024-183)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences have developed a novel and compact device for direct, real-time measurement of solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence, enabling accurate monitoring of plant photosynthetic activity without complex calibration or spectral retrieval procedures. Background: Accurate monitoring...

Published: 10/5/2026 | Inventor(s): Jochen Stutz, Jonas Kuhn

Keywords(s): Agricultural & plant biology research, Agriculture, Chemical, concentrated solar radiation, Ecosystem monitoring, Fluorescence, low-power architecture, low-power device, low-power sensor, operating range, Photon, photosynthetic activity, photosynthetic monitoring, Plant fluorescence, Plant proximal remote sensing, Precision Agriculture, Proximal remote sensing, real-time, real-time sensing/monitoring/tracking, Signal Processing, Signal-To-Noise Ratio, Solar Energy, spectral density

Category(s): Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Energy & Environment > Carbon Capture, Energy & Environment > Water Monitoring & Treatment, Life Science Research Tools, Life Science Research Tools > Research Methods, Optics & Photonics, Optics & Photonics > Remote Sensing, Optics & Photonics > Spectroscopy, Life Science Research Tools > Field Equipment

Transformer-Based High-Density, Efficient Power Delivery Architecture for Wafer-Scale Integrated Systems (Case No. 2026-075)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed a transformer-based, high-density power delivery architecture that enables efficient, scalable, and low-loss energy distribution for next-generation wafer-scale and chiplet-based systems. Background: Chiplet-based and wafer-scale integrated systems demand...

Published: 7/23/2026 | Inventor(s): Subramanian Iyer, Goutham Ezhilarasu, Namkang Lee

Keywords(s): analog computing, Artificial Intelligence, Electrical, energy-efficient, high power electronics, high-performance computing, large-area arrays, power conversion efficiency, Power distribution & grids, Power Electronics, Power Transmission, scalable fabrication, Transformer, wafer-scale, wafer-scale computing, Waferscale Processors

Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors > Waferscale Computing, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Energy & Environment

Carbon-Negative Desalination With High-Value Materials Recovery (Case No. 2024-008)

Summary: Researchers led by Dr. Eric Hoek have developed a carbon-negative method to desalinate brine and seawater and extract valuable materials from the source solution. Background: Increased global temperatures and extreme droughts are driving water shortages throughout the world. To address this, water recycling and desalination efforts have...

Published: 7/20/2026 | Inventor(s): Eric Hoek, Sungtaek Ju, Yoram Cohen, David Jassby

Keywords(s): brine, brine concentrate, carbon negative, carbon neutral, carbon sequestration, Desalination Wastewater, Energy & Water, freshwater generation, global carbon utilization, Half-Reaction Electrolysis Of Water Oxygen Evolution, Membrane bioreactor, membrane fouling, membrane scaling, Membranes, mineral harvesting, nanofiltration, renewable fuel, reverse osmosis (RO), Seawater, treatment efficacy, Wastewater treatment, Water Injection (Oil Production), Water Purification, Nanofiltration, Ultrafiltration, water recovery, Water treatment

Category(s): Chemical, Chemical > Chemical Processing & Manufacturing, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation, Energy & Environment > Water Monitoring & Treatment, Energy & Environment > Carbon Capture, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology, Materials > Water Treatment, Materials > Membranes

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