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Sunlight-Harvesting Windows for Enhanced Power Generation

Nanoparticle-Embedded Glass Redirects Scattered Light to Solar Cells Within Window Frames that Produce Electricity These sunlight-harvesting windows embedded with metal nanoparticles and framed with photovoltaic cells produce four times as much power as other solar windows. In 2014, the United States installed enough solar photovoltaics to power 4...

Published: 1/20/2026 | Inventor(s): Wei Wei, Jiangeng Xue

Keywords(s): Harvesting, Infrared Absorption, light scattering, Nanoparticle, Solar Cells, Solar Energy, Transparent

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Electrical, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Materials

2014-9AG Wide-Field Computational Imaging of Pathology Slides Using Lensfree On-Chip Microscopy

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed a wide field-of-view (FOV) computational imaging method using lens-free on-chip microscopy to efficiently and cost-effectively scan biological samples such as pathology slides. Background: Wide field-of-view (FOV) and high-resolution imaging is crucial...

Published: 1/13/2026 | Inventor(s): Aydogan Ozcan, Alon Greenbaum, Yibo Zhang, Alborz Feizi, Wei Luo

Category(s): Life Science Research Tools, Electrical, Electrical > Imaging, Life Science Research Tools > Microscopy And Imaging, Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Diagnostic Markers, Diagnostic Markers > Targets And Assays, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging

Synthesis of Star-Shaped Gold Nanoparticles for Solar Power and Biomedical Applications

Plasmonic Gold Nanoparticles Improve Photocatalytic Activity in Solar Cells and Windows or Biomedical Sensing This synthesis process produces gold nano-stars, plasmonic nanoparticles useful as photocatalysts for many applications. The gold nanoparticles market is expected to reach $6.33 billion by 2025; the nanoparticles are in large demand to improve...

Published: 1/20/2026 | Inventor(s): Wei Wei, Wenxiao Guo

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Chemical, Technology Classifications > Others > Cleantech

Photocatalyst for More Efficient Water Oxidation, CO2 Reduction, and Nitrogen Fixation

Drives Photochemical Reactions Powered by Solar Energy and at Low Temperatures This photocatalyst and photolytic process boosts electrochemical efficiency of common industrial reactions, allowing them to occur under solar conditions and low temperatures. The global photocatalyst market is projected to reach $4.58 billion by 2025. Photocatalysts can...

Published: 1/20/2026 | Inventor(s): Wei Wei

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Chemical, Technology Classifications > Others > Cleantech

Enhanced Au/TiO2 Catalysts for More Efficient O2 Activation

Adjusts Atomic Interface to Enable Catalytic Activity 34 Times Greater Than Traditional Catalysts This enhancement of the Au/TiO2 catalyst results from manipulating its interfacial atomic structures for optimal oxygen activation. Analysts project the global market for catalysts to reach $48 billion in 2027 . The field of heterogeneous catalysis does...

Published: 1/20/2026 | Inventor(s): Wei Wei, Jiawei Huang

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Others > Others

2016-802 Demosaiced Pixel Super-Resolution for Multiplexed Holographic Color Imaging

SUMMARYUCLA researchers have developed a new high-resolution color microscopy technique termed Demosaiced Pixel Super-Resolution (D-PSR), which significantly improves the performance of holographic high-resolution color imaging.BACKGROUNDDigital holography refers to the acquisition and processing of holograms with a digital sensor array, typically a...

Published: 7/17/2025 | Inventor(s): Yibo Zhang, Aydogan Ozcan, Wei Luo, Yichen Wu

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Category(s): Life Science Research Tools > Microscopy And Imaging, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging

2015-153 SINGLE MOLECULE IMAGING AND SIZING OF DNA ON A MOBILE-PHONE

Single Molecule Imaging and Sizing of DNA on a Cell PhoneSUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Electrical Engineering have developed a light-weight and cost-effective fluorescence microscope installed on a cell phone.BACKGROUNDOptical methods for imaging single biomolecules allow for exploration of their individual behavior and properties at...

Published: 7/17/2025 | Inventor(s): Aydogan Ozcan, Qingshan Wei, Wei Luo

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Category(s): Life Science Research Tools, Life Science Research Tools > Microscopy And Imaging

Hybrid Plasmonic Platform for Directing and Controlling Nanostructure Growth

Low-Heat, Bottom-Up Approach Can Produce Metal, Polymer or Bio-Molecule Structures for Catalysis, Biosensors, Electronic Devices and MoreThis surface plasmon mediated chemical solution deposition method uses surface plasmon resonance to deposit nanoparticles in the liquid phase at room temperature to direct and control nanostructure growth. Plasmonic...

Published: 1/20/2026 | Inventor(s): Jingjing Qiu, Wei Wei

Keywords(s): Catalysts, nanoparticle synthesis, Plasmonic, Thin Films

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Chemical, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Materials

Network-Coded Multiple Access

[Licensing negotiation in progress] [Invitation for Expression of Interest - Deadline: 16 June 2016] Systems and methods include a first wireless local area network (WLAN) system that jointly exploit physical-layer network coding (PNC) and multi-user decoding (MUD) to boost system throughput. This multiple access mode is referred to as Network-Coded...

Published: 1/29/2024 | Inventor(s): Soung Chang Liew, Lu LU, Lizhao You

Keywords(s): Network Coding, Wireless Local Area Network

Category(s): Information and Communications Technology

Erythropoietin-Derived Short Peptide and Its Mimics as Immuno/Inflammatory Modulators

Invention Summary: Erythropoeitin (Epo) is a hematopoietic growth factor widely used in the treatment of anemia and has been claimed to have direct neuroprotective effects. However, long-term Epo therapy can lead to the excessive elevation of platelets and red blood cells in non-anemic individuals. A short Epo-derived peptide has recently been shown...

Published: 1/28/2026 | Inventor(s): Rui Rong Yuan, Peter Dowling, Bo Wang, Wei Lu

Keywords(s): Neurological disorder & neuropathic pain

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Healthcare & Life Sciences, Technology Classifications > Therapeutics