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Multi-parametric Acoustic, Optical and Mechanical Imaging of Cervical Tissue Insufficiencies to Predict Preterm Birth
An enhanced image-guidance system that integrates ultrasound and photoacoustic into existing ablation systems to provide an enhanced image-guidance system for identification of cervical tissue changes during pregnancy and postpartum. Technology Summary Preterm delivery is a main cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality worldwide, which is associated...
Published: 10/1/2025   |   Inventor(s): Mohammad Mehrmohammadi, Sonia Hassan, Edgar Hernandez-Andrade, Yan Yan, Maryam Basij
Keywords(s): Driving Lifelong Health
Category(s): Technology Category > Women's Health, Technology Category > Medical Devices, Technology Category > Life Science, Technology Category > Imaging, Technology Category > Acoustics
Communication-Efficient Decentralized Multi-agent Machine Learning Method
Background In decentralized machine learning systems, agents often have varying computational and communication resources, leading to straggler problems and inefficient training. Existing federated learning methods typically rely on a central server, creating a bottleneck and limiting scalability in resource-constrained or failure-prone environments. Technology...
Published: 5/6/2025   |   Inventor(s): Lei Yang, Seyed Mahmoud Sajjadi Mohammadabadi
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Software, Technology Classifications > Information & Communication Technologies
Deep learning-based wildfire smoke detection tools
Technology Overview Researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno have developed an early wildfire smoke detection software that uses AI to analyze real-time video from remote camera networks. The system, named Nemo, uses an end-to-end Transformer architecture (based on DETR) to detect small, low-density smoke plumes—often visible only as faint...
Published: 5/6/2025   |   Inventor(s): Lei Yang, Amir Yazdi
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Software, Technology Classifications > Energy & Environment
PMU-based event detection tool for grid analytics and monitoring
Technology Overview: Researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno have developed real-time grid event detection software that analyzes phasor measurement unit (PMU) data. The software uses singular value decomposition (SVD) to measure changes in rank signatures across PMU data signals (voltage, current, frequency). It employs Bayesian optimization...
Published: 5/6/2025   |   Inventor(s): Lei Yang, Amir Ghasemkhani, Yunchuan Liu
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Software, Technology Classifications > Energy & Environment
Steric Hindrance Effect of Additives for Tuning the Perovskite Crystal Orientation (Case No. 2024-023)
Summary: UCLA Researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a method to tune perovskite crystal orientation for increased performance, energy efficiency, and reduced material defect with a variety of field applications, including solar cells and LEDs. Background: Perovskite holds considerable promise as a highly...
Published: 2/14/2025   |   Inventor(s): Yang Yang, Chunqing Ma, Haoxiang Duan, Dong Meng
Keywords(s): Energy Efficiency, energy-efficient, Imaging, Liquid-Crystal Display, Nanocrystal, OLED, Optoelectronics, organic photo detector, organic photovoltaics, perovskite, perovskite devices, perovskite solar cell, photodetection, Solar Cell, X-ray detectors
Category(s): Chemical > Chemical Processing & Manufacturing, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Energy & Environment, Materials > Composite Materials, Optics & Photonics, Optics & Photonics > Fiber Optics, Materials > Functional Materials
2022-216 Electrode for Rechargeable Batteries that Resists Dendrite Growth
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Material Science and Engineering have developed electrodes for rechargeable batteries which resist dendrite growth. Background: Rechargeable batteries have attracted attention due to their wide array of applications and environmental benefits. Rechargeable metal-ion batteries, such as lithium-ion batteries,...
Published: 3/19/2025   |   Inventor(s): Yang Yang, Xiaochun Li
Keywords(s): Alloy, Dendrite, Electrode, Lithium Battery, Lithium-Ion Battery, Nanoelectronics, Nanoparticle, Rechargeable Battery, Rechargeable Battery Thermal Conductivity
Category(s): Materials > Semiconducting Materials, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage > Batteries
Multiple Organ Localization and Segmentation for Automatic Treatment Planning
­ Application A software for automatic detecting and segmenting tumors and Organs at Risk (OAR) in medical images. Key Benefits Automatically detect and segment tumors and OARs. Can detect multiple organs and generate their contour maps. Market Summary Radiation therapy (RT) is one of the most common treatment modalities for cancer and...
Published: 9/22/2025   |   Inventor(s): Xiaofeng Yang, Yang Lei, Tian Liu
Keywords(s): Medical Imaging (MRI, CT, Radiology), Oncology Treatments
Category(s): TechPub Algolia > Software
2019-994 Targeted Drug Delivery with Near-IR Light
SUMMARY UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a targeted drug delivery platform that can release drugs upon exposure to near-infrared light. BACKGROUND Stimuli-responsive delivery of drugs is an effective way to achieve spatially and temporally controlled drug release. Various stimuli-responsive...
Published: 7/17/2025   |   Inventor(s): Yang Yang, Dong Meng
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Category(s): Electrical, Chemical, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Platforms > Drug Delivery, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > Fluorescence, Chemical > Chemical Sensors, Optics & Photonics
Perovskite Technologies
Yang Yang Group Website: http://yylab.seas.ucla.edu/ UC Case Nos. 2015-556, 2018-019, 2022-209 ----- Modulating Heterointerface Energetics for Operationally Stable Perovskite Solar Cells (UCLA Case No. 2022-206) Researchers at UCLA have developed a novel fabrication approach that stabilizes the surface of perovskite solar cells without hindering...
Published: 7/17/2025   |   Inventor(s): Yang Yang
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Category(s): Materials > Composite Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Semiconducting Materials, Chemical > Polymers, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors > Thermoelectrics, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation > Solar, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage
Ultralight and super fire retardant nanocellulose aerogel
INV-17032 Background Household fires have caused civilian injuries, deaths, and direct damages in millions of USD. Flame retardant materials with thermal insulation properties are desired for modern building construction to improve insulation within HVAC systems. Currently, most building insulation is made from flammable organic and petroleum-derived...
Published: 8/20/2025   |   Inventor(s): Hongli Zhu, Lei Yang
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > 2. Physical Science > Advanced materials/Nanomaterials, Technology Classifications > 2. Physical Science > Energy, Technology Classifications > 1. Life Science > Green Chemistry, Not in use > -Nanotechnology
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