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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
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: 8/20/2025   |   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