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Use of the Thorium-229 Nuclear Transition in a Nonlinear Optical Crystal or Fiber (Case No. 2024-241 and 2025-172)
Summary: Researchers in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at UCLA have developed a novel technique to harness thorium-229 using nonlinear optical crystals and fibers to generate necessary wavelengths in a vacuum-free and defect-resistant system. Background: Isomeric nuclear transition is a phenomenon that occurs when atoms transition from...
Published: 7/3/2025   |   Inventor(s): Eric Hudson
Keywords(s): Doping (Semiconductor), Electromagnetism, nuclear energy, nuclear fusion, Particle Physics, Quantum Computer, quantum network, thermonuclear fusion, Wavelength
Category(s): Chemical > Chemical Processing & Manufacturing, Electrical > Quantum Computing, Materials > Functional Materials, Optics & Photonics > Fiber Optics
Acidic organophosphorus separation of americium and curium
Unmet Need: Acidic separation of americium from curium for closing fuel cycleThe separation of americium from curium has been a challenging step for completely closing the nuclear fuel cycle. Both elements are most stable in the trivalent oxidation state in acidic solution. Compounding this issue is their nearly identical ionic radii. The identical...
Published: 10/8/2024   |   Inventor(s): Joseph Lapka, Ken Nash, Matthew Risenhuber, Jenifer Shafer
Keywords(s): Chemistry, Nuclear Energy, Solvent Extraction
Category(s): Technologies > Energy & Environment > Clean Tech