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Liquid Metal Printing Technique via Optical Maskless Lithography (Case No. 2024-031)

Summary: Researchers in the UCLA Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a facile, rapid method to print soft, wearable electronics. Background: Soft electrical circuits have garnered significant interest in a broad range of emerging technologies, including wearable electronics, brain-machine interfaces, and soft robotics....

Published: 10/15/2024 | Inventor(s): Ximin He, Dong Wu

Keywords(s): Coating, Coatings, Adhesives, & Inks, Electronics & Semiconductors, Fabrication Technologies, gallium-based liquid metals, General Device Coatings, Liquid metal particles, liquid metals, Metals, Microelectronics Semiconductor Device Fabrication, Polymer, Polymers, scalable fabrication, Semiconductor Device Fabrication, soft electrical circuits, soft electronics, wearable electronics, wearable sensors

Category(s): Chemical, Chemical > Polymers, Chemical > Coatings, Adhesives & Inks, Electrical, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Electrical > Sensors, Electrical > Instrumentation, Electrical > Flexible Electronics, Materials, Materials > Fabrication Technologies, Materials > Composite Materials, Materials > Metals

Nanotechnology-Enabled Reduction of Fusion-Induced Residual Stress in Alloys (Case No. 2024-225)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Departments of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering have developed a novel method for stress reduction in welded alloy materials. Title: Nanotechnology-Enabled Reduction of Fusion-Induced Residual Stress in Alloys Background: Fusion welding is commonly used in manufacturing...

Published: 10/25/2024 | Inventor(s): Xiaochun Li, Narayanan Murali

Keywords(s): Alloy, metal nanocomposites, Metal process monitoring, Metalation, Metallurgy, Metals, nanocrystalline metals, nanograined metals

Category(s): Materials, Materials > Metals, Materials > Fabrication Technologies, Materials > Nanotechnology

Ultrafine Platinum Catalysts for Hydrogen Fuel Cells (Case No. 2023-026)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a novel method to synthesize platinum-based catalysts with ultralow base transition metal-oxide content. Background: Ultrafine platinum (Pt)-based catalysts present a promising avenue for achieving exceptional fuel cell activity while minimizing base transition...

Published: 9/17/2024 | Inventor(s): Yu Huang

Keywords(s): Catalysts, Fuel Cell, Metals, Nanoparticle, Nanoparticles, Nanotechnology, Platinum, transition metal catalysts

Category(s): Materials, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage > Fuel Cells, Chemical, Chemical > Catalysts, Chemical > Synthesis, Materials > Nanotechnology

2023-056 A Method to Make High Strength, High Ductility, and High Electrical Conductivity Metals

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed ultra-strong metal nanocomposites with high ductility, thermal stability, and electrical conductivity. Background: In many different applications, including those in the aerospace, defense, electronics, energy, and transportation sectors, nanocrystalline...

Published: 12/12/2023 | Inventor(s): Yinmin Wang, Zan Li

Keywords(s): graphene, high-strength, metal nanocomposites, Metals, Nanocrystal, nanocrystalline metals, nanodispersion, nanograined metals, Nanomaterials, Nanoparticle, Nanoparticles, nanostructured materials, Nanotechnology, reduced graphene oxide, strength-ductility, strength-electrical conductivity, strength-thermal stability

Category(s): Materials, Materials > Composite Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Metals, Materials > Fabrication Technologies

Room-Temperature Annealing-Free Metal Printing Technique via Anion-Assisted Photochemical Desposition (UCLA Case No. 2022-266)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed an innovative metal patterning fabrication technique that produces highly conductive metallic patterns at room temperature on a broad range of substrate materials. Background: Photo-lithographic techniques for metal patterning have enabled incredible advancements...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Ximin He, Dong Wu

Keywords(s): Electronics & Semiconductors, Manufacturing, Materials, MEMS, Metals, Semiconductor, Semiconductor Device, Semiconductors

Category(s): Materials, Materials > Metals, Mechanical, Materials > Semiconducting Materials, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Mechanical > Micro-Electromechanical Systems (Mems)

2021-291-AMBIENT METHANE FUNCTIONALIZATION BY CONTINUOUS ELECTROGENERATED D9 METALLORADICALS

SUMMARY UCLA researchers in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry have developed an electrocatalytic system for CH4 functionalization using silver (AgII) as a metalloradical mediator that works at low temperatures with minimal infrastructure. BACKGROUND Methane (CH4) release occurs in a wide array of industrial processes, including natural...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Chong Liu, Jiao Deng, Jesus Iniguez, Danlei Xiang, Xun Guan

Keywords(s): Catalysts, Electrocatalyst, Metals, Methane, Methane Reformer, Radical (Chemistry)

Category(s): Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Metals, Materials, Chemical > Catalysts, Chemical > Synthesis, Chemical > Chemical Processing & Manufacturing, Chemical > Industrial & Bulk Chemicals

2011-250 METAL TRIAZOLITES

Case No. 2011-250SUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry have developed a novel metal-organic framework (MOF) using triazole ligands that allows for facile modification with a variety of metals, which has unique gas separation and adsorption properties.BACKGROUNDPrevious MOFs with advantageous porosity and stability have...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Omar Yaghi, Fernando Uribe Romo, David Britt, Felipe Gandara Barragan

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

Category(s): Chemical > Synthesis, Chemical > Industrial & Bulk Chemicals, Chemical > Chemical Sensors, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage > Gas Storage