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Thin Bilayer Paints to Enable Passive Daytime Radiative Cooling (Case No. 2026-014)
Intro Sentence: 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...
Published: 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
Efficient One-Step Chemical Conversion of MXene Into Quantum Dots (Case No. 2025-246)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry have developed a novel one-step method for producing MXene quantum dots with precise size control in an environmentally safe manner. Background: Quantum dots are widely used in bioimaging due to their tunable optical, electrical, and chemical properties. However, traditional...
Published: 6/10/2025   |   Inventor(s): Paul Weiss, Haiyue Huang, Judy Cheng
Keywords(s): Biochemistry, bioimaging, Biomaterial, Catalysts, Chemical, Chemical Manufacturing & Industrial/Bulk Chemicals, energy conversion, energy conversion applications, Functional Materials, labeling, material science, Materials, Nanomaterials, photoluminescence, Quantum Dot
Category(s): Chemical, Chemical > Synthesis, Materials, Materials > Semiconducting Materials
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: 10/24/2025   |   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: 8/13/2025   |   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
High Efficient Continuous Wave and Mode-Locked Lasers Powered by Solar Energy
Faculty at the University of Arizona have developed a compact, efficient solar-powered laser that uses triple junction photovoltaic cells to power semiconductor and mode-locked lasers. Existing solar-pumped lasers use an arc-metal-halide lamp pump that requires bulky concentrating optics and is power inefficient. By using a triple junction photovoltaic...
Published: 8/1/2024   |   Inventor(s): Stanley Pau, Khanh Kieu, Stanley Johnson
Keywords(s): energy conversion, mode-locked laser, semiconductor laser, solar photovoltaic
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences