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Advanced Materials for Energy Efficiency and Smart Surface Applications

Transparent Semicrystalline Copolymer (Case No. 2024-267) UCLA researchers in the department of materials science and engineering have developed an innovative thermo-responsive, phase-changing copolymer for smart window applications. This transparent, semicrystalline copolymer is composed of a majority highly crystalline co-monomer and a non-compatible...

Published: 10/28/2024 | Inventor(s): Qibing Pei, Pattabhi "Aaswath" Raman

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Category(s): Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Construction Materials, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Transmission, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Energy & Environment > Thermal

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: 10/30/2024 | 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

Self-Propelled Ink Deposition Robot (SPIDR) That Climbs on the Structures That It 3D-Prints (UCLA Case No. 2019-957)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have created a fleet of robots capable of performing autonomous 3D printing with exceptional speed, resolution, and precision. Background: The 3D printing robot industry has witnessed exciting developments...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Jonathan Hopkins, Robert Candler, Hossein Kavehpour

Keywords(s): 3D biofabrication, 3D Printing, 6 degrees of freedom, bent-blade flexures, decoupled actuators, folded leaf-spring flexures, hexapod, hexblade, high speed, high-vibration environments, large range, six-axis positioner, space compatible inks, Stewart platform, vibration compensation

Category(s): Mechanical, Mechanical > Mechanical Systems, Mechanical > Manufacturing, Mechanical > Robotics, Materials, Materials > Construction Materials, Materials > Composite Materials

2020-878 Compliant Self-Anchoring Screw

SUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a passively anchoring screw that won’t loosen once it is twisted in place, but can be unscrewed using a screw driver.BACKGROUNDWhile threaded fastener designs allow for easy on/off or replacement, there is always the risk that a screw may come loose...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Jonathan Hopkins, BAD_EMAIL Hando Kim

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Category(s): Mechanical, Mechanical > Mechanical Systems, Materials > Construction Materials, Therapeutics > Dental

2020-944 A Phase-Changing Polymer Film for Thermochromic Smart Windows Applications

SUMMARY UCLA researchers in the Department of Material Sciences and Engineering have developed energy-efficient, smart window coatings with wide light bandwidth, high degrees of modularity and high stability towards repeated cycling. BACKGROUND Utilizing smart windows’ tunable opacity to control both the timing and amount of light transmission...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Qibing Pei

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Category(s): Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Construction Materials, Materials > Membranes, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Energy & Environment > Thermal, Optics & Photonics

Thermally Radiative Materials and Coatings

From the Lab of Prof. Aaswath RamanBACKGROUNDProf. Aaswath Raman and his research team in UCLA’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a number of technologies that have the potential of greatly improving energy efficiency of buildings through reduced heating and cooling. Energy consumption in residential and commercial...

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

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Category(s): Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Construction Materials, Energy & Environment > Thermal

2020-187 Tuning Radiative Heat Flows Between Interior Surfaces and Human Occupants to Improve Heating and Cooling Efficiency

SUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Material Sciences and Engineering have developed tunable interior emissive surfaces for floors, ceilings and walls that can decrease the energy required to heat a room by 67.7% in cold weather and decrease the energy to cool a room by 38.5% in warm weather, compared to traditional interior surface materials....

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Pattabhi "Aaswath" Raman

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Category(s): Materials > Construction Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Energy & Environment > Thermal

Controlled Synthesis of Enhanced Strain Capacity Inorganic-Organic Composite Cementation Agents

UC Case No. 2019-648SUMMARYResearchers in the UCLA Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry have developed an energy-saving approach to controllably fabricate cemented solids with hybrid microstructures and enhanced properties.BACKGROUNDConcrete and ordinary portland...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Gaurav Sant, Dante Simonetti, Richard Kaner

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Category(s): Materials > Construction Materials, Materials > Composite Materials