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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
Programmable Micro-Mirrors for Real-Time Emissivity Control and Switching (Case No. 2025-254)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a fast-switching, MEMS-based thermal metasurface that enables real-time infrared emissivity modulation via high-contrast, broadband radiative control. Background: Dynamic emissive thermal devices offer active control over infrared (IR) radiation....
Published: 2/25/2026   |   Inventor(s): Artur Davoyan, Mozakkar Hossain, Pavel Shafirin, Hanseong Jo, Tom Joly-Jehenne
Keywords(s): advanced thermal control materials, compact IR shielding, Dynamic thermal emissivity, EV battery cooling, Fluid Dynamics, heat control, heat controlling devices, Heat Transfer, infrared modulation, infrared signature suppression, IR camouflage, MEMS, MEMS metasurface, micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), rapid emissivity modulation, real-time thermal management, stealth, thermal circuit, thermal conductance, thermal control, thermal control materials, Thermal Energy Storage, thermal metamaterials, thermal stability, thermal transistor, tunable radiative properties
Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors
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
Electrically Gated Solid-State Molecular Thermal Transistor (Case No. 2024-099)
Summary: UCLA researchers have introduced a solid-state thermal transistor that achieves groundbreaking performance and facilitates improved heat flow manipulation. Background: The forefront of thermal management is marked by the exploration of molecular thermal transistors, driven by the quest for more efficient electronic devices. Researchers are...
Published: 2/14/2025   |   Inventor(s): Yongjie Hu, Paul Weiss, Man Li
Keywords(s): ; self-assembled molecule, Composite Material, Doping (Semiconductor), Elastic Modulus Thermal Grease, Electronics & Semiconductors, field-effect transistors (FETs), Functional Materials, heat control, heat controlling devices, infrared thermal imaging, Microelectronics Semiconductor Device Fabrication, molecular design, molecular engineering, molecular junction, Nanomaterials, Optoelectronic materials, Optomechanical Thermal Imaging Transducer, organic field effect transistors, Organic Semiconductor, phase change materials, Rechargeable Battery Thermal Conductivity, self-assembled molecule, Semiconductor, semiconductor chip foundries, Semiconductor Device, Semiconductor Device Fabrication, Semiconductor Ohmic Contact, Semiconductor Risk Assessment, Semiconductor Sapphire, Semiconductors, solid-state thermal transistor, strength-thermal stability, switching reversibility, thermal circuit, thermal compression bonding, thermal conductance, Thermal Energy Storage, thermal fusion, thermal imaging, thermal management systems, thermal stability, thermal switching speed, thermal switching speeds, thermal transistor, Thin-Film Transistor, Transistor, transistors, zzsemiconducting materials
Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Energy & Environment > Energy Transmission, Energy & Environment > Thermal, Electrical > Instrumentation, Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology
2021-194 GASEOUS HYDROCARBON SELF-CATALYZING SOLAR REFORMING AND SOLID CARBON DEPOSITION
SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a method for green hydrogen production through high flux solar heating and a porous substrate. BACKGROUND: With populations rising and the search for more sustainable sources of energy accelerating, hydrogen has been touted as a desirable sustainable...
Published: 7/17/2025   |   Inventor(s): Timothy Fisher
Keywords(s): Concentrated Solar Power Chemical Engineering, Energy Efficiency, Energy Generation & Storage, Energy Generation, Transmission, or Storage, Environmental Remediation, Functional Materials, Hydrogen, Methane, Methane Reformer, Methane Reformer Hydrogen Production, Renewable Energy, Solar Cell, Solar Energy, Thermal Energy Storage
Category(s): Mechanical, Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency