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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: 1/26/2026   |   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   |   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
ON-DEMAND LASER-INDUCED CRYSTALLIZATION OF MATERIALS
VAlue proposition Lead halide perovskites, with their exceptional optoelectronic properties, hold considerable promise for a wide array of photonic applications. However, precise spatiotemporal control over their crystallization remains an outstanding challenge, limiting the design of next-generation perovskite-based technologies. Conventional crystal...
Published: 1/9/2026   |   Inventor(s): Elad Harel
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Category(s): Advanced Materials, Manufacturing Equipment, Control Systems, Materials, Nanotechnology
Immobilized Peptides for Rare Earth Element Separation (Case No. 2026-031)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a bead-based chromatography platform that employs immobilized peptides for improved rare earth element separation and recovery. Background: Rare earth elements (REEs) are critical inputs for renewable energy technologies, electric vehicles, advanced electronics,...
Published: 1/5/2026   |   Inventor(s): Aaron Moment, Zihang Su
Keywords(s): bulk material, clean material production, Composite Material, Composite Materials, Construction Materials, Functional Materials, material characterization, material science, Materials, meta materials, Nanomaterials, Peptide, Peptide Base, peptides, rare earth element separation, Raw materials supplier, safe materials, Smart Material, sustainable rare earth recovery
Category(s): Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology, Energy & Environment, Materials > Metals
Monitoring Structural Health Using Diffractive Optical Processors (Case No. 2025-201)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed a novel structural health monitoring system that is highly accurate and cost effective, addressing limitations in current infrastructure and civil health monitoring and a rise in public safety concerns. Background: The need for structural health monitoring...
Published: 12/5/2025   |   Inventor(s): Aydogan Ozcan, Ertugrul Taciroglu, Yuntian Wang, Yuhang Li
Keywords(s): 3D structures, Adaptive Optics, AI-generated images and content, all-optical diffractive computing, all-optical transformation, analog computing, analog optical computing, Analogue Electronics, Artifical Intelligence (Machine Learning, Data Mining), Artificial Intelligence, artificial intelligence algorithms, artificial intelligence augmentation, artificial intelligence/machine learning models, artificial-intelligent materials, civil engineering, civil infrastructure, civil monitoring, computational imaging, computational imaging task, Construction, deep diffractive network, Diffraction, diffractive design, diffractive image reconstruction, diffractive network, diffractive processor, diffractive surface, digital image reconstruction, electromagnetic spectrum, Electro-Optics, Image Analysis, Image Processing, Image Resolution, image restoration, image signal processing, Imaging, Infrastructure, Lens (Optics), linear optics, Nanostructure, optical processor, optically-guided structural monitoring, Optics, passive light-matter interactions, security imaging, Signal Reconstruction, Structural health monitoring, structural health monitoring (SHM), structure monitoring, Structures
Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Signal Processing, Electrical > Imaging, Materials, Materials > Construction Materials, Electrical > Visual Computing, Electrical > Computing Hardware, Electrical > Instrumentation, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Software & Algorithms > Image Processing, Software & Algorithms > Programs
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   |   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
Aerodynamics-Informed Design Optimization of Vehicles with Machine Learning (Case No. 2025-083)
Intro Sentence: UCLA researchers from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a machine-learning–guided aerodynamic optimization framework that accelerates the design of electric vehicles by coupling high-fidelity simulations with data-driven shape prediction. Background: Electric vehicle (EV) technologies have...
Published: 11/5/2025   |   Inventor(s): Kunihiko Taira, Jonathan Tran, Kai Fukami, Daisuke Umehara, Kenta Inada, Yoshimichi Ono, Kenta Ogawa
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Category(s): Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > AI Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Energy & Environment
Doping of Thorium-229 Into High Bandgap Metal Sulfate Material (Case No. 2025-99Y)
Summary: A UCLA researcher in the Department of Physics has developed a novel method for creating high-bandgap materials doped with thorium-229, enabling the development of advanced nuclear clocks. Background: Thorium-229 is the only known isotope with a nuclear transition low enough to be measured using conventional optical techniques. The combination...
Published: 10/9/2025   |   Inventor(s): Eric Hudson
Keywords(s): Clock Signal, high-powered laser systems, Laser, laser alignment, Laser Diode, lasers
Category(s): Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Optics & Photonics, Optics & Photonics > Lasers, Electrical, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Electrical > Signal Processing, Electrical > Sensors, Electrical > Instrumentation, Electrical > Quantum Computing, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Thermal, Materials > Nanotechnology, Materials > Fabrication Technologies, Materials > Semiconducting Materials
Compliant Mechanisms That Perform Mathematical Operations via Analog Computing (Case No. 2025-230)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a fully compliant mechanism that performs mathematical operations using analog computing. Background: Mechanical computers rely on the relative motion of physical bodies to perform computations, rather than electronic signals, as electrical computers...
Published: 11/18/2025   |   Inventor(s): Jonathan Hopkins, Pietro Sainaghi, Alexander Tsao, Zhidi Yang
Keywords(s): Advanced Computing / AI, Aerospace, Aerospace Engineering, analog computing, analog optical computing, computational efficiency, feature space, low latency computing, space compatible inks, Space Shuttle, Spacecraft
Category(s): Mechanical, Mechanical > Aeronautics & Aerospace, Mechanical > Instrumentation, Mechanical > Mechanical Systems, Mechanical > Micro-Electromechanical Systems (Mems), Mechanical > Sensors, Materials, Materials > Functional Materials
Spectral Kernel Machines With Electrically Tunable Photodetectors (Case No. 2025-105)
Summary: Spectral machine vision traditionally acquires dense 3D hypercubes (x, y, λ) of spatial and spectral information, which must be processed downstream. This imposes major computational burdens, tradeoffs in spatial/spectral resolution, frame rate, and power. The innovation embodied in spectral kernel machines (SKM) is a photodetector...
Published: 10/3/2025   |   Inventor(s): Aydogan Ozcan, Yuhang Li, Dehui Zhang, Ali Javey
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Category(s): Optics & Photonics, Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology, Materials > Functional Materials
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