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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: 3/26/2026   |   Updated: 3/26/2026   |   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
Novel Reactor Design for Particle-gas Counterflow
This reactor design incorporates a fluidized bed, a counterflow gravity-driven spouted bed, transitioning to a moving bed. Background Thermochemical energy storage (TCES) using metal oxide particles has emerged as a promising technology to enable renewable energy dispatchability. The basic principle of TCES is to store energy as chemical bonds in...
Published: 3/23/2026   |   Updated: 3/23/2026   |   Inventor(s): Juvenal Ortiz Ulloa, Nicholas AuYeung
Keywords(s): Fluidized bed, Moving bed, Particle, Spouted bed
Category(s): Engineering, Chemical
Furanic Quaternary Ammonium Salt Antibacterial Compounds
This technology describes novel quaternary ammonium salt compounds with antibacterial properties and their methods of making. Background Increased resistance to current antibiotics and QAS compounds exhibited by bacteria requires the discovery and production of new formulations. Moreover, the replacement of the benzyl functionality of traditional...
Published: 3/18/2026   |   Updated: 3/18/2026   |   Inventor(s): Konstantinos Goulas
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Category(s): Chemical, Chemistry
Through-Glass Vias (TGVS) Thermal Management for Advanced 3DIC Packaging (Case No. 2026-156)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a novel approach to enhance the thermal performance of through-glass vias for advanced semiconductor packaging. Background: Advanced semiconductor systems rely on 3D integrated circuits (3DICs) to meet rising demands for higher performance, reduced...
Published: 3/5/2026   |   Updated: 2/20/2026   |   Inventor(s): Tiwei Wei, Ye Yang
Keywords(s): 3D integrated circuits (3DIC), advanced semiconductor packaging, artificial intelligence accelerators, copper electroplating, cubic-octahedral diamond, diamond composites, diamond metallization, Doping (Semiconductor), Electronics & Semiconductors, ferromagnetic semiconductor, functional/composite materials, glass interposers, heat dissipation, high-performance computing, Microelectronics Semiconductor Device Fabrication, microfabrication, Organic Semiconductor, physical vapor deposition (PVD), real-time thermal management, Semiconductor, semiconductor chip foundries, Semiconductor Device, Semiconductor Device Fabrication, Semiconductor Ohmic Contact, Semiconductor Risk Assessment, Semiconductor Sapphire, Semiconductors, silicon interposers, thermal bottleneck, thermal management, thermal management systems, through-glass vias (TGVs), zzsemiconducting materials
Category(s): Chemical, Chemical > Industrial & Bulk Chemicals, Chemical > Synthesis, Chemical > Chemical Processing & Manufacturing, Electrical, Electrical > Computing Hardware, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Materials, Materials > Metals, Materials > Semiconducting Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Fabrication Technologies, Materials > Composite Materials, Software & Algorithms > Communication & Networking
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: 1/28/2026   |   Updated: 1/26/2026   |   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
Θ-Phase Tantalum Nitride for Thermal Management and Electronics Applications (Case No. 2026-180)
Summary: Researchers in UCLA’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a novel transition metal compound that demonstrates what is thought to be the highest thermal conductivity reported among metallic materials. The material is synthesized as a single, defect-free crystal, enabling unprecedented efficiency in heat transport....
Published: 1/20/2026   |   Updated: 1/20/2026   |   Inventor(s): Yongjie Hu
Keywords(s): advanced thermal control materials, Composite Material, Electronics & Semiconductors, energy-efficient, heat control, heat controlling devices, heat dissipation, Heat Transfer, high conductivity, material science, Materials, Metals, nanocrystalline metals, Power Electronics, temperature control, thermal control, thermal control materials, thermal management, thermal management systems, thermal metamaterials
Category(s): Chemical, Chemical > Chemical Processing & Manufacturing, Chemical > Synthesis, Electrical, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors > Thermoelectrics, Energy & Environment > Thermal, Materials, Materials > Metals, Mechanical > Heat Transfer
An Acoustic Device for Large Area Single Cell Trapping and Selective Release (Case No. 2025-047)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed an acoustic microfluidic platform that offers a cost-effective and practical approach for handling individual cells at the microscale. Background: Single-cell manipulation is essential for understanding cellular behavior, disease progression, and therapeutic...
Published: 1/13/2026   |   Updated: 1/13/2026   |   Inventor(s): Pei-Yu Chiou, Xiang Zhang
Keywords(s): acoustic microfluidics, acoustic potential wells, acoustics, cell proliferation, cell viability, Diagnostic Platform Technologies (E.G. Microfluidics), diagnostic platforms, Digital Microfluidics, disposable microfluidic platforms, high throughput, high throughput assays, high throughput testing, High-Content Screening, high-throughput cell handling, low-cost fabrication, MEMS, MEMS metasurface, micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), Microfluidics, Microfluidics And Mem's, Microfluidics Dielectrophoresis, Microfluidics Multi-Band Device, Microfluidics Nanosphere, near-infrared laser, photolithography-free fabrication, research instrumentation, scalable platform, single cell analysis, single cell analysis and testing, Single cell data, single-cell handling, single-cell manipulation, single-cell resolution, single-cell trapping
Category(s): Chemical, Chemical > Chemical Processing & Manufacturing, Chemical > Instrumentation & Analysis, Diagnostic Markers, Diagnostic Markers > Targets And Assays, Diagnostic Markers > Immunology, Diagnostic Markers > Cancer, Life Science Research Tools, Life Science Research Tools > Lab Equipment, Life Science Research Tools > Microfluidics And Mems, Life Science Research Tools > Research Methods, Mechanical, Mechanical > Instrumentation, Platforms, Platforms > Diagnostic Platform Technologies
Thin Bilayer Paints to Enable Passive Daytime Radiative Cooling (Case No. 2026-014)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have formulated a novel bilayer coating that enables high-performance passive daytime radiative cooling. Background: Conventional technologies for cooling buildings are highly energy-intensive, consuming about 19% of U.S. residential electricity and contributing to greenhouse...
Published: 12/8/2025   |   Updated: 11/17/2025   |   Inventor(s): Aaswath Raman, Aryan Zaveri, Justin Louie
Keywords(s): advanced thermal control materials, advanced thermal paint, alternative cooling, background radiation, concentrated solar radiation, energy conversion, energy conversion applications, Energy Efficiency, Energy Generation & Storage, Energy Generation, Transmission, or Storage, energy management, Energy Management System, energy-efficient cooling, heat dissipation, infrared (IR) radiation, infrared-reflectance, Paint, paint architecture, passive daytime radiative cooling (PDRC), photothermal materials, pigmented coating, real-time thermal management, Renewable Energy, Renewable energy sources, solar reflectance, thermal control, thermal control materials, Thermal Energy Storage, thermal management, thermal management systems, thermal metamaterials, thermal stability, ultraviolet reflectance, visible reflectance
Category(s): Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Transmission, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Chemical, Chemical > Coatings, Adhesives & Inks, Chemical > Industrial & Bulk Chemicals, Energy & Environment > Thermal
Bioelectric Neuromodulation Methods for Hematopoiesis Regulation During Chemotherapy (Case No. 2020-382)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Bioengineering have developed an electrical neuromodulation method to accelerate recovery from deleterious chemotherapy side effects to improve patient outcome. Background: Chemotherapy works by targeting and killing fast-growing cancer cells using anti-cancer drugs. However, because these drugs lack...
Published: 4/29/2026   |   Updated: 8/21/2025   |   Inventor(s): Wentai Liu
Keywords(s): algorithmic cancer detection, Bladder Cancer, blood cancers, Brain cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer, cancer antigen, cancer detection, Cancer Immunotherapy, cancer inhibition, cancer metabolism, Cancer stem cells, cancer target, castration resistant prostate cancer, Chemotherapy, head and neck cancer, lympathic cancers, lymphatic cancer, Mesenchymal Stem Cell Derived Cancer Cells, Neuromodulation, non-small cell lung cancer, Orthotopic cancer models, Pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, small cell cancer, small cell lung cancer, small cell prostate cancer
Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Neural Stimulation, Chemical, Electrical, Therapeutics, Therapeutics > Oncology
Large-Area Solution-Processed Ionomer-Interlayered Bulk Monolayer MOS2 Membranes With Thickness-Scalable Bright Luminescence and Dual Electron-Ion Transport (Case No. 2025-281)
Summary: UCLA researchers have developed a novel hybrid 2D material platform that significantly improves the utility and optical performance of monolayer molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) by integrating a Nafion interlayer. Background: Monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), particularly MoS2, have shown promise in the fields of optics and...
Published: 9/25/2025   |   Updated: 8/7/2025   |   Inventor(s): Xiangfeng Duan, Yu Huang, Boxuan Zhou
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Category(s): Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Semiconducting Materials, Materials > Membranes, Materials > Composite Materials, Electrical, Electrical > Flexible Electronics, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Electrical > Sensors, Chemical, Chemical > Chemical Sensors, Chemical > Polymers
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