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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: 8/16/2024   |   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
Giant Second-Harmonic Generation in Bulk Monolayer MoS2 Thin Films (Case No. 2024-186)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the department of Chemistry and Biochemistry have developed a method to control electron density in molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) thin films that can be used to improve optical material characteristics. Background: Second harmonic generation (SHG) is an optical process in which light interacts with a nonlinear material...
Published: 7/3/2024   |   Inventor(s): Xiangfeng Duan, Yu Huang, Boxuan Zhou
Keywords(s): Adaptive Optics, Algorithm Optical Coherence Tomography, all-optical diffractive computing, all-optical transformation, Atomic Force Microscopy Optical Tweezers, bulk monolayer, Composite Material, Composite Materials, Dispersion (Optics), Electro-Optics, Focus (Optics), Functional Materials, Infrared Electromagnetic Spectrum Dispersion (Optics), linear optics, material characterization, Materials, molybdenum disulfide (MOS2), monolayer, Nanomaterials, Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscope, nonlinear dynamics, Nonlinear Optics, non-linear optics, Nonlinear Optics Molecular Dynamics, Optical Coherence , Optical Communication , Optical computing, optical implementation, Optical networks, optical processor, optical transmission, Optics Parabolic Reflector Curved Mirror, Optoelectronic materials, reverse engineered optical system, second harmonic generation, start to end optics design, Surgical Instrument Optical Coherence Tomography
Category(s): Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Optics & Photonics, Chemical, Chemical > Instrumentation & Analysis
Topologically Controlled Composite Materials with High Energy Absorption Capability
Executive Summary Composite materials are a well-established technology in applications requiring high-performance such as sports, aerospace, or defense. However, conventional fiber reinforced composites are prone to severe delamination, cracking, and fiber breakage upon projectile impact. This lack of toughness is a critical limitation on the possible...
Published: 11/22/2023   |   Inventor(s): Dahsin Liu, Peter Schulz
Keywords(s): Composite Materials, Fiber Composite, Fiber Reinforced, Impact Resistant
Category(s): Materials
Functionalized Materials for Surgical Closure Device (Case No. 2022-270)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Urology have developed a synthetic functionalized adhesive material that can be utilized for various purposes including wound closure. Background: Synthetic materials and adhesive polymers such as poly (glycerol sebacate) or PGS are often used in tissue engineering and medical devices. Such materials...
Published: 9/11/2024   |   Inventor(s): Renea Sturm, George Aninwene
Keywords(s): adhesive material, Biomaterial, Composite Material, Composite Materials, Functional Materials, internal suture lines, luminal repairs, Materials, Medical Device, Medical Devices and Materials, Smart medical device, suture line reinforcement, Urology, wearable medical device, Wound closure, Wound Healing
Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Surgical Tools, Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Membranes, Chemical, Chemical > Polymers
2022-317 Mechanical Neural-Network-Based Metamaterial That Learns Its Properties
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a new type of meta-material that can actively adapt its mechanical properties from exposure to external stimuli. Background: As technologies have evolved, humans developed new methods to produce unique materials, such as plastics, steels and composites,...
Published: 9/17/2024   |   Inventor(s): Jonathan Hopkins, Erwin Mulder, Ryan Hansen Lee
Keywords(s): active actuators, additive manufacturing, Artificial Neural Network, artificial-intelligent materials, Composite Material, Composite Materials, Construction Materials, deep physical neural network, Flexible Electronics, Functional Materials, lattice structures, Materials, Medical Devices and Materials, meta materials, microarchitectured materials, Nanomaterials, Smart Material, stiffness tunability
Category(s): Materials, Mechanical, Electrical, Electrical > Signal Processing, Software & Algorithms
2007-405 Massively Parallel Assembly of Composite Structures using Depletion Attractions
Summary: Scientists in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UCLA have identified a way to selectively order and assemble solid microcomponents dispersed in liquids into larger composite devices using attractive interactions that are geometry-dependent. This technique enables the systematic parallel fabrication of complex microstructures...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Thomas Mason
Keywords(s): Composite Material, Composite Materials, Lithography, Manufacturing, MEMS, Microelectronics, Microelectronics Semiconductor Device Fabrication, Nanotechnology
Category(s): Materials > Composite Materials, Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology, Mechanical, Electrical > Mems
ABAQUS Subroutine Package to Model the Ablation of Composite Materials in Thermal Protection Systems
Simulates Surface Removal and Temperature Patterns of Multi-Material Aerospace Laminates under Extreme Atmospheric Heat ConditionsThis computational procedure enables the commercial, general purpose finite element analysis (FEA) software, ABAQUS, to simulate the ablation of laminated composite materials, aiding the development of thermal protection...
Published: 6/24/2024   |   Inventor(s): Yeqing Wang
Keywords(s): ablation, composite materials, Finite Element Analysis
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Mechanical
Versatile Embedded 3D Bioprinting to Create Thick Biomedical Tissue Structures
Creates Complex Thick Tissues Using a Cellular Hydrogel Composite MatrixThis biocompatible matrix bath enables rapid 3D printing of thick tissue analogues with custom features. Tissue engineering is a rapidly growing field that requires advanced fabrication techniques to create permeable thick constructs with specific channels, cavities, and cell compositions...
Published: 6/27/2021   |   Inventor(s): Yong Huang, Ashley Compaan, Wenxuan Chai, Kaidong Song
Keywords(s): bioprinting, composite materials, Embedded printing, Hydrogel, in situ, Microgel, perfusion, thick tissue
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Materials
Improved Nanoparticle Production that Uses In-Situ Magnetic Processing
Overcomes Typical Nanoparticle Production Drawbacks by Synthesizing Particles with Acoustic Cavitation Produced in a Magnetic FieldThis approach to nanoparticle production uses a magnetic processing technique that utilizes cavitation and in-situ particle synthesis, producing metal alloy nanoparticles useful for industrial applications. In recent years,...
Published: 6/27/2021   |   Inventor(s): Michele Manuel, Hunter Henderson, Gerard Ludtka, Orlando Rios
Keywords(s): Carbon, cavitation, composite materials, in situ, magnetic processing, particle synthesis, Steel
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Materials
Double Beam Sheer - Composite Material Mechanical Testing Tool
Double Beam Shear Composite Material Testing ToolThis novel test method developed at Loughborough University could revolutionise the interlaminar shear (ILS) testing of the composites used to build aircraft, ships and road vehicles - making them lighter, stronger and more fuel efficient without compromising safety.Double Beam Shear is a new test method...
Published: 8/4/2021   |   Inventor(s): Gang Zhou
Keywords(s): Aeronautical Engineering, Aerospace Structures, Composite Laminates, Composite Manufacturing, Composite Materials, Composite Mechanical Testing, Composite Stress Analysis, Composite Structure Design, Composite Structures, Layered Materials, Reinforced Polymers
Category(s): Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering, Materials, Chemical Engineering