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Surface Oxophilic Single Atom Decoration of PT Catalyst for Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (Case No. 2025-263)
Summary: Researchers at UCLA's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry have developed a novel catalyst design using oxophilic single-atom decorations that enhances the performance and durability of platinum (Pt) catalysts in alkaline exchange membrane fuel cells. Background: Hydrogen fuel cells are a promising alternative to internal combustion...
Published: 6/24/2025   |   Inventor(s): Xiangfeng Duan, Yu Huang, Chengzhang Wan
Keywords(s): anion exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs), Catalysts, catalytic hydrogenation, clean energy, clean energy consumption, clean material production, Composite Material, Composite Materials, Construction Materials, Electrocatalyst, electrochemically active surface area, high-durability catalysts, Hydrogen, Hydrogen oxidation reaction, hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR), hydrogen production, low overpotential catalysis, mass activity, material science, Materials, meta materials, Methane Reformer Hydrogen Production, microarchitectured materials, Nanomaterials, nanostructured materials, Nanotechnology, oxygen oxidation reaction, oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), Platinum group metal catalysts, proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), proton exchange water membrane electrolyzer (PEMWE), Rhodium-decorated Platinum nanowires (SARh-PtNW), specific activity, transition metal catalysts
Category(s): Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology, Materials > Functional Materials, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Energy & Environment > Energy Transmission, Chemical, Chemical > Chemical Processing & Manufacturing, Chemical > Synthesis, Chemical > Catalysts
Lithium-7-Powered Nuclear Fission Subcritical Reactor: Safe Nuclear Power
A lithium-based fission reactor that generates safe, clean electricity while reducing the amount of discarded lithium batteries that end up in landfills. Background: Renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and geothermal, have still failed to replace coal, oil, natural gas, and other fossil fuels, despite decades of technology development...
Published: 7/11/2025   |   Inventor(s): Matthew Szydagis
Keywords(s): #SUNYresearch, aerospace, applied physics, atomic power, automotive, chemistry, clean energy, climate change, dark matter WIMPs, energy, engineering, environment, experimental physics, green energy, heating, ion beam physics, lithium ion battery, materials science and engineering, nuclear physics, physics, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Albany, Technology Classifications > Energy, Technology Classifications > Environment, Technology Classifications > Clean Energy, Technology Classifications > Engineering
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
Electrolyzer Column (Case No. 2025-032)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Chemical Engineering have developed a novel system for efficiently converting carbon dioxide to liquid fuel for sustainable energy storage and utilization. Background: The conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into high-energy-density liquid fuel presents a promising pathway for sustainable energy storage...
Published: 2/14/2025   |   Inventor(s): Carlos Morales Guio, Philippe Sautet
Keywords(s): Carbon Dioxide, clean energy, conversion efficiency photoelectric, Electrocatalyst, energy conversion, Energy Generation & Storage, power conversion efficiency, Power Electronics, Renewable Energy, renewable fuel
Category(s): Energy & Environment > Energy Storage > Fuel Cells, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency
Method and System for Using Quantum Incompressible Fluid to Achieve Fusion from Cavitation (UCLA Case No. 2022-110)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Physics and Astronomy have developed a novel system and method to achieve thermonuclear fusion in a laboratory scale device. Background: Many energy experts believe that nuclear has a key role to play as a clean, stable, and readily-available source of power, despite a contentious history. Nuclear power...
Published: 7/17/2025   |   Inventor(s): Seth Putterman, John Koulakis
Keywords(s): acoustics, cavitation, clean energy, Fermi exclusion, Fermi fluid, fusion, fusion cavitation, incompressible fluid, molten salt, nuclear fusion, quantum incompressible fluid, sonoluminescence, thermal fusion, thermonuclear fusion, zero-carbon emission power
Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Instrumentation, Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation
Novel test system for replicating cylindrical battery thermal runaway
Background Simulating real-world battery internal failures in a battery system is crucial to test and examine the performance of the designed protective mechanisms that enhance battery safety. The invention is created to be incorporated into a battery system to simulate battery internal failures. Other similar existing tools such as nail penetration...
Published: 12/11/2023   |   Inventor(s): Ofodike Ezekoye, Haotian Yan, Kevin Marr
Keywords(s): Batteries, Clean energy
Category(s): Physical sciences, Physical sciences > Energy > Battery or electrochemical
A method for efficient heat storage devices
Commercial and residential buildings account for more than 40% of primary energy consumption in the United States, including 70% of all electricity. Much of this energy, particularly during peak weather events, is used by residential or small commercial building environmental loads (Figure 1). The ability to shift these peak environmental heating and...
Published: 12/11/2023   |   Inventor(s): Atila Novoselac, Stephen Bourne
Keywords(s): Clean energy, Clean tech
Category(s): Physical sciences > Energy > Battery or electrochemical
A Transparent, Solar-Powered Lighting Module With Integrated Energy Storage
Incorporates Power Generation and Energy Storage Into a Light-Emitting, Off-Grid Window UnitThis material could replace glass in standard windows and make traditional lighting solutions obsolete. An essential modern-day convenience, artificial lighting drains limited natural resources, consuming approximately 22 percent of all the electricity produced...
Published: 6/27/2021   |   Inventor(s): Karl Zawoy, Franky So, John Reynolds, Jiangeng Xue, Ying Meng
Keywords(s): Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Energy conversion and storage, Integrated Device, Lithium Ion Battery, OLED, Photovoltaic, Solar Cells
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Electrical, Technology Classifications > Others > Cleantech, Technology Classifications > Others > Energy
Fluorinated Polymer, Method of Making, and Use in Electrochemical Cell
Low specific capacity and low charge/discharge rate of current cathodic materials are the bottle-neck for the next generation electrochemical energy storage devices, particularly for “on-demand applications.” Current batteries rely on transition metal salts (e.g. LiMO2, LiMPO4) and mixed metal oxide lithium salts as cathodic materials. The...
Published: 11/15/2022   |   Inventor(s): Haoran Sun
Keywords(s): Clean Energy, Energy Storage, Fluorinated Materials, Fluorine, Organic Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Semiconductors
Category(s): Chemistry, Fluorinated Materials, Energy Storage, Polymer Chemistry, Materials Science