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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: 6/25/2025 | 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

Charge Storage Device Architecture for Increased Energy and Power Density (Case No. 2009-392)

Summary: UCLA researchers have developed a novel electrochemical capacitive energy storage device with high energy and power density, addressing limitations in current energy storage technologies and meeting the demands of increasing electrification. Background: Current energy storage devices, such as lithium-ion batteries and electrochemical capacitors,...

Published: 4/28/2025 | Inventor(s): Bruce Dunn, George Gruner, John Wang, Sarah Tolbert, Torsten Brezesinski

Keywords(s): battery-less, battery-less IoT, Capacitor, Charge Carrier, charge collection efficiency, charge extraction, charge sharing, charge summing, charge-transfer, clean energy, electric vehicle charging, energy conversion, Energy Density, Energy Efficiency, Energy Harvesting, energy management, Energy Management System, Energy positive, energy-efficient, grid energy, Lithium Battery, Lithium-Ion Battery, material characterization, Nanoelectronics, Nanomaterials, Nanoparticles, Nanostructure, nanostructured materials, Nanotechnology, Rechargeable Battery, Rechargeable Battery Thermal Conductivity, Renewable Energy, Renewable energy sources, Solar Energy, supercharger, Surface Charge, Thermal Energy Storage, wireless energy harvesting

Category(s): Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Electrical, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors

Electrochemical Tweezer for Electrified Solid Liquid Interface Characterization (Case No. 2024-200)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering have developed a method for the real-time characterization of nanoscale solid-liquid interfaces present in batteries. Background: Electrified interfaces between a liquid and solid play key roles in various scientific disciplines, from ion-transfer during battery...

Published: 6/30/2025 | Inventor(s): Yuzhang Li, Chongzhen Wang, Xintong Yuan

Keywords(s): Electrolyte, Electron Microscope, interfacial layer, material characterization, Nanoelectronics, Nanostructure

Category(s): Chemical > Instrumentation & Analysis, Electrical > Imaging

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 | Inventor(s): Chee Wei Wong, Hyunpil Boo

Keywords(s): artificial electromagnetic materials, artificial-intelligent materials, Augmented Reality, augmented reality (AR), bacterial nanocellulose, Carbon Nanotube, Composite Materials, Construction Materials, Extended reality, Functional Materials, intercalated materials, liquid crystal nanofibers, Materials, Medical Devices and Materials, meta materials, metal nanocomposites, metasurfaces, microarchitectured materials, Microfluidics Nanosphere, Mixed Reality, nanobody, nanocomposite scintillators, Nanocomposites, Nanocrystal, nanocrystalline metals, nanodispersion, Nanoelectronics, Nanoemulsion droplet, Nanofiber, nanograined metals, Nanomaterials, Nanoparticle, Nanoparticles, nanophotonic, nanophotonic structures, nanophotonics, Nanosensor, Nanostructure, nanostructured materials, Nanotechnology, Optoelectronic materials, photonic materials, Raw materials supplier, Toxicity Of Nanomaterials, Ultrahard materials/abrasives, Virtual Reality, Virtual Reality Braille Haptic Technology Joule Heating, Virtual Reality Occupational Therapy Exercise Machine, Water Purification, Nanofiltration, Ultrafiltration, zzsemiconducting materials

Category(s): Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Ar/Vr, Materials, Materials > Composite Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology

2022-223 A Bioanalytics-Enabled and Hollow Microneedle-Based Wearable Technology for Personalized Medicine

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed a minimally-invasive wearable device that continuously monitors pharmaceutical concentrations in a user to optimize the drug’s dosage. Background: The annual cost of medication-related morbidity and mortality due to non-optimized pharmacotherapy...

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Sam Emaminejad, Shuyu Lin

Keywords(s): Adverse Drug Reaction, Antibody-Drug Conjugate, Antiviral Drug, Biomonitoring, Blood Glucose Monitoring, Drug, Drug Carrier, Drug Delivery, Drug Delivery Microporous Material, Drug Development, Drug Development Feature Extraction, Drug Discovery, Drug monitoring, Drug Resistance, Drug-Eluting Stent, Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Fine-Needle Aspiration, Gene Combination Drug, Immunosuppressive Drug, interstitial fluid (ISF)-based information, Investigatioal New Drug, Management Of HIV/AIDS Psychoactive Drug, medical automation technology, Medical Device, Medical Devices and Materials, medication customization, medication efficacy, Microneedle array, minimally invasive device, Monitoring (Medicine), Monitoring And Recording Systems, Multiple Drug Resistance, Mutation Drug Design, Nanosensor, Nanostructure, Nanotechnology, non-invasive drug monitoring, personalized dose assessment, Pharmaceutical Drug, Pharmaceutical Drug Ethylene Glycol, Pharmaceutical Drug Opioid Dependence, Prescription Drug, real-time sensing/monitoring/tracking, remote monitoring, sample-to-answer devices, Smart medical device, Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, wearable medical device

Category(s): Mechanical, Mechanical > Sensors, Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems, Platforms > Drug Delivery, Software & Algorithms > Bioinformatics, Software & Algorithms > Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Electrical > Sensors, Materials > Nanotechnology