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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
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Inventor(s):
Paul Weiss
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Erika Lopez Lara
Keywords(s):
antimicrobial materials
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Composite Materials
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Construction Materials
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fire
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fire resistant materials
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fire resistant materials and nanotechnology
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fire retardant
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fire tech nanomaterials
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Functional Materials
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intercalated materials
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Materials
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Medical Devices and Materials
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meta materials
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microarchitectured materials
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Nanomaterials
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nanostructured materials
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palisades
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phase change materials
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photothermal materials
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safe materials
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wildfire
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wildfire prevention
Category(s):
Materials
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Materials > Fabrication Technologies
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Materials >
Functional Materials
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Energy & Environment
Efficient One-Step Chemical Conversion of MXene Into Quantum Dots (Case No. 2025-246)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry have developed a novel one-step method for producing MXene quantum dots with precise size control in an environmentally safe manner. Background: Quantum dots are widely used in bioimaging due to their tunable optical, electrical, and chemical properties. However, traditional...
Published: 5/6/2025
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Inventor(s):
Paul Weiss
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Haiyue Huang
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Judy Cheng
Keywords(s):
Biochemistry
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bioimaging
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Biomaterial
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Catalysts
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Chemical
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Chemical Manufacturing & Industrial/Bulk Chemicals
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energy conversion
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energy conversion applications
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Functional Materials
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labeling
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material science
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Materials
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Nanomaterials
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photoluminescence
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Quantum Dot
Category(s):
Chemical
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Chemical > Synthesis
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Materials
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Materials > Semiconducting Materials
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
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Inventor(s):
Anil Nair
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Raymond Spearrin
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Barathan Jeevaretanam
Keywords(s):
bulk material
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clean material production
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Composite Material
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Composite Materials
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Concentrated Solar Power
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Concentrated Solar Power Chemical Engineering
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concentrated solar radiation
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Construction Materials
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emission free materials
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ethylene
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fire resistant materials
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Functional Materials
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graphitic carbon
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HDPE
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high density polyethylene
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intercalated materials
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LDPE
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light olefin
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low density polyethylene
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material characterization
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Material for Enhanced Photoprotection
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material science
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Materials
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Medical Devices and Materials
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Nanomaterials
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olefin
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olefin synthesis
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plastic
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plastic fabrication
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plastic production
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plastics
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polypropylene
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propylene
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pyrolysis
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Raw materials supplier
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safe materials
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Smart Material
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zero emissions
Category(s):
Materials
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Materials >
Functional Materials
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Materials > Fabrication Technologies
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Energy & Environment
Electrically Gated Solid-State Molecular Thermal Transistor (Case No. 2024-099)
Summary: UCLA researchers have introduced a solid-state thermal transistor that achieves groundbreaking performance and facilitates improved heat flow manipulation. Background: The forefront of thermal management is marked by the exploration of molecular thermal transistors, driven by the quest for more efficient electronic devices. Researchers are...
Published: 2/14/2025
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Inventor(s):
Yongjie Hu
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Paul Weiss
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Man Li
Keywords(s):
; self-assembled molecule
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Composite Material
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Doping (Semiconductor)
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Elastic Modulus Thermal Grease
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Electronics & Semiconductors
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field-effect transistors (FETs)
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Functional Materials
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heat control
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heat controlling devices
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infrared thermal imaging
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Microelectronics Semiconductor Device Fabrication
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molecular design
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molecular engineering
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molecular junction
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Nanomaterials
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Optoelectronic materials
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Optomechanical Thermal Imaging Transducer
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organic field effect transistors
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Organic Semiconductor
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phase change materials
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Rechargeable Battery Thermal Conductivity
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self-assembled molecule
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Semiconductor
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semiconductor chip foundries
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Semiconductor Device
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Semiconductor Device Fabrication
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Semiconductor Ohmic Contact
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Semiconductor Risk Assessment
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Semiconductor Sapphire
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Semiconductors
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solid-state thermal transistor
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strength-thermal stability
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switching reversibility
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thermal circuit
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thermal compression bonding
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thermal conductance
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Thermal Energy Storage
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thermal fusion
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thermal imaging
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thermal management systems
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thermal stability
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thermal switching speed
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thermal switching speeds
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thermal transistor
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Thin-Film Transistor
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Transistor
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transistors
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zzsemiconducting materials
Category(s):
Electrical
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Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors
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Energy & Environment
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Energy & Environment > Energy Generation
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Energy & Environment > Energy Storage
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Energy & Environment > Energy Transmission
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Energy & Environment > Thermal
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Electrical > Instrumentation
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Materials
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Materials > Nanotechnology
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
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Inventor(s):
Chee Wei Wong
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Hyunpil Boo
Keywords(s):
artificial electromagnetic materials
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artificial-intelligent materials
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Augmented Reality
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augmented reality (AR)
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bacterial nanocellulose
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Carbon Nanotube
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Composite Materials
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Construction Materials
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Extended reality
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Functional Materials
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intercalated materials
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liquid crystal nanofibers
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Materials
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Medical Devices and Materials
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meta materials
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metal nanocomposites
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metasurfaces
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microarchitectured materials
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Microfluidics Nanosphere
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Mixed Reality
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nanobody
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nanocomposite scintillators
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Nanocomposites
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Nanocrystal
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nanocrystalline metals
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nanodispersion
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Nanoelectronics
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Nanoemulsion droplet
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Nanofiber
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nanograined metals
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Nanomaterials
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Nanoparticle
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Nanoparticles
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nanophotonic
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nanophotonic structures
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nanophotonics
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Nanosensor
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Nanostructure
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nanostructured materials
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Nanotechnology
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Optoelectronic materials
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photonic materials
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Raw materials supplier
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Toxicity Of Nanomaterials
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Ultrahard materials/abrasives
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Virtual Reality
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Virtual Reality Braille Haptic Technology Joule Heating
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Virtual Reality Occupational Therapy Exercise Machine
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Water Purification, Nanofiltration, Ultrafiltration
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zzsemiconducting materials
Category(s):
Software & Algorithms
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Software & Algorithms > Ar/Vr
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Materials
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Materials > Composite Materials
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Materials >
Functional Materials
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Materials > Nanotechnology
Giant Second-Harmonic Generation in Bulk Monolayer MoS2 Thin Films (Case No. 2024-186)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the department of Chemistry and Biochemistry have developed a method to control electron density in molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) thin films that can be used to improve optical material characteristics. Background: Second harmonic generation (SHG) is an optical process in which light interacts with a nonlinear material...
Published: 2/14/2025
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Inventor(s):
Xiangfeng Duan
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Yu Huang
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Boxuan Zhou
Keywords(s):
Adaptive Optics
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Algorithm Optical Coherence Tomography
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all-optical diffractive computing
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all-optical transformation
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Atomic Force Microscopy Optical Tweezers
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bulk monolayer
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Composite Material
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Composite Materials
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Dispersion (Optics)
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Electro-Optics
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Focus (Optics)
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Functional Materials
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Infrared Electromagnetic Spectrum Dispersion (Optics)
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linear optics
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material characterization
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Materials
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molybdenum disulfide (MOS2)
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monolayer
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Nanomaterials
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Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscope
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nonlinear dynamics
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Nonlinear Optics
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non-linear optics
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Nonlinear Optics Molecular Dynamics
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Optical Coherence
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Optical Communication
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Optical computing
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optical implementation
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Optical networks
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optical processor
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optical transmission
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Optics Parabolic Reflector Curved Mirror
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Optoelectronic materials
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reverse engineered optical system
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second harmonic generation
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start to end optics design
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Surgical Instrument Optical Coherence Tomography
Category(s):
Materials
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Materials >
Functional Materials
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Optics & Photonics
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Chemical
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Chemical > Instrumentation & Analysis
Functionalized Materials for Surgical Closure Device (Case No. 2022-270)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Urology have developed a synthetic functionalized adhesive material that can be utilized for various purposes including wound closure. Background: Synthetic materials and adhesive polymers such as poly (glycerol sebacate) or PGS are often used in tissue engineering and medical devices. Such materials...
Published: 4/29/2025
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Inventor(s):
Renea Sturm
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George Aninwene
Keywords(s):
adhesive material
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Biomaterial
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Composite Material
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Composite Materials
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Functional Materials
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internal suture lines
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luminal repairs
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Materials
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Medical Device
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Medical Devices and Materials
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Smart medical device
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suture line reinforcement
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Urology
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wearable medical device
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Wound closure
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Wound Healing
Category(s):
Medical Devices
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Medical Devices > Surgical Tools
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Materials
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Materials >
Functional Materials
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Materials > Membranes
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Chemical
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Chemical > Polymers
Soft, Stretchable, and Strain-Insensitive Bioelectronics 2022-201
Summary: UCLA Researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed a library of soft, stretchable biomaterials that decouple bioelectronic interfaces resulting in improved sensing and neural stimulation devices that can withstand significant strain. Background: The interface between electronic devices and biological...
Published: 2/14/2025
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Inventor(s):
Sam Emaminejad
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Qibing Pei
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Brian Bo Wang
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Yichao Zhao
Keywords(s):
Bioelectromagnetics
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bioelectronics
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Biomaterial
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Biosensor
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electrodes
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Functional Materials
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Materials
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Medical Devices and Materials
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Nanomaterials
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Nanosensor
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nanostructured materials
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neural stimulation
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strain insensitive
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tissue-electronic interface
Category(s):
Materials
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Materials >
Functional Materials
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Electrical
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Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors
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Materials > Nanotechnology
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Medical Devices
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Medical Devices > Neural Stimulation
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
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Inventor(s):
Jonathan Hopkins
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Erwin Mulder
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Ryan Hansen Lee
Keywords(s):
active actuators
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additive manufacturing
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Artificial Neural Network
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artificial-intelligent materials
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Composite Material
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Composite Materials
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Construction Materials
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deep physical neural network
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Flexible Electronics
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Functional Materials
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lattice structures
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Materials
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Medical Devices and Materials
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meta materials
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microarchitectured materials
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Nanomaterials
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Smart Material
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stiffness tunability
Category(s):
Materials
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Mechanical
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Electrical
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Electrical > Signal Processing
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Software & Algorithms
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: 2/14/2025
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Inventor(s):
Qibing Pei
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Erin Askounis
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Ye Shi
Keywords(s):
Actuator
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Capacitor
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Dielectric
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Elastomer
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Electroactive Polymers
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Flexible Electronics
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Functional Materials
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Haptic Technology
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Haptic Technology Robotic Surgery
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Robotics
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Sensors
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Smartphone
Category(s):
Software & Algorithms
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Software & Algorithms > Bioinformatics
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Life Science Research Tools
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Software & Algorithms > Programs
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