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Stationary Multi-source AI-powered Real-time Tomography (SMART) for Dynamic Cardiac Imaging
RPI ID: 2022-011-201 Innovation Summary: The SMART system uses 29 fixed source-detector pairs arranged on a circular track to perform real-time tomography without mechanical rotation. AI algorithms reconstruct high-resolution 3D images from simultaneous multi-angle data. This architecture improves temporal resolution and reduces wear compared to rotating...
Published: 3/10/2026   |   Updated: 3/10/2026   |   Inventor(s): Weiwen Wu, Yan Xi, Ge Wang
Keywords(s): cardiac Imaging, computed tomography (CT), deep learning, image reconstruction, Multi-Source, preclinical imaging, real-time
Category(s): Computational Science and Engineering
Multi-parametric Acoustic, Optical and Mechanical Imaging of Cervical Tissue Insufficiencies to Predict Preterm Birth
An enhanced image-guidance system that integrates ultrasound and photoacoustic into existing ablation systems to provide an enhanced image-guidance system for identification of cervical tissue changes during pregnancy and postpartum. Technology Summary Preterm delivery is a main cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality worldwide, which is associated...
Published: 10/1/2025   |   Updated: 9/10/2025   |   Inventor(s): Mohammad Mehrmohammadi, Sonia Hassan, Edgar Hernandez-Andrade, Yan Yan, Maryam Basij
Keywords(s): Driving Lifelong Health
Category(s): Technology Category > Women's Health, Technology Category > Medical Devices, Technology Category > Life Science, Technology Category > Imaging, Technology Category > Acoustics
Ultra-Sensitive Solid-State Magnetic Field Sensors based on Anomalous Hall Effect
Overview Magnetic sensors are widely used in industry, for example, in automotive applications, information storage, metrology, medical devices, and IoT sensors. Our novel high-performing magnetic sensors have both ultra-detectability and high stability, and are inexpensive to manufacture. They also have low intrinsic noise, high temperature stability,...
Published: 11/17/2025   |   Updated: 6/7/2024   |   Inventor(s): Gang Xiao, Kang Wang, Yiou Zhang
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Category(s): Hardware, Sensors
Artificial Neural Network for Volt/Var Control of Smart Inverters at Grid Edge
­ The Problem: As more homes are fitted with solar panels or other renewable energy sources, the network of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) becomes large and more complex. Due to irregularities in the power supplied by these resources, the power grid needs a mechanism to ensure it is always producing a voltage within a pre-specified range. The...
Published: 2/27/2023   |   Updated: 8/10/2022   |   Inventor(s): Shuhui Li, Malek Ramezani, Yang Xiao
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Communication, Technology Classifications > Energy
Giant Spin Hall Effect and Spin-Transfer-Torque Induced Switching in W/CoFeB/MgO with Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy
­Giant Spin Hall Effect in Beta-Tungsten Overview Our invention uses a compound that mimics a natural peptide or protein, called a peptidomimetic compound, to treat neuronal injury. Administered prophylactically as soon as possible after injury, the compound is particularly effective in the case of stroke, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and...
Published: 10/31/2025   |   Updated: 8/3/2022   |   Inventor(s): Gang Xiao, Qiang Hao
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Category(s): Neurotechnology
A magnetic gradiometer device based on magnetic tunneling junctions for use in detection and measurement of structural integrity, inhomogeneities, and magnetic properties of magnetic materials including magnetic cement over large standoff distances
Magnetic Gradiometer Device Based on Magnetic Tunneling Overview Nondestructive testing (NDT) is widely used in industry for noninvasive inspection, diagnosis, and evaluation of materials for defects. Our novel magnetic gradiometer can be used for detection and measurement of structural integrity, inhomogeneities, and magnetic properties of magnetic...
Published: 11/6/2025   |   Updated: 8/3/2022   |   Inventor(s): Gang Xiao, Guanyang He, Yiou Zhang, Xixiang Zhang
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Category(s): Devices
2022-216 Electrode for Rechargeable Batteries that Resists Dendrite Growth
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Material Science and Engineering have developed electrodes for rechargeable batteries which resist dendrite growth. Background: Rechargeable batteries have attracted attention due to their wide array of applications and environmental benefits. Rechargeable metal-ion batteries, such as lithium-ion batteries,...
Published: 7/20/2026   |   Updated: 6/30/2022   |   Inventor(s): Yang Yang, Xiaochun Li
Keywords(s): Alloy, Dendrite, Electrode, Lithium Battery, Lithium-Ion Battery, Nanoelectronics, Nanoparticle, Rechargeable Battery, Rechargeable Battery Thermal Conductivity
Category(s): Materials > Semiconducting Materials, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage > Batteries
Ultrasensitive magnetic sensors using magnetic tunneling junctions incorporated with multiple stages of magnetic flux concentrators
­Ultrasensitive Magnetic Tunneling Junction Sensor Overview The sensitivity of current magnetic sensors is often inadequate. Our novel technology incorporates an on-chip magnetic flux concentrator (onMFC) and an external magnetic flux concentrator (exMFC) on a magnetic tunneling junction sensor placed on a silicon wafer. These double-staged MFCs...
Published: 10/31/2025   |   Updated: 11/15/2021   |   Inventor(s): Gang Xiao, Guanyang He
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Category(s): Devices, Engineering and Sensors
Reconstructing Charge Collection Efficiency in Three Dimensions
Background The charge collection efficiency is a critical metric to evaluate the local electrical performance of optoelectronic devices. For example, defects show up as reduced charge collection efficiency. In two dimensions, the charge collection efficiency can, for example, be evaluated by the analysis of laser-beam induced current (LBIC), electron-beam...
Published: 2/26/2026   |   Updated: 10/8/2021   |   Inventor(s): Michael Stueckelberger, Xiaogang Yang, Mariana Bertoni
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Category(s): Physical Science, Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology, Semiconductor Devices, Semiconductors, Materials & Processes
2019-994 Targeted Drug Delivery with Near-IR Light
SUMMARY UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a targeted drug delivery platform that can release drugs upon exposure to near-infrared light. BACKGROUND Stimuli-responsive delivery of drugs is an effective way to achieve spatially and temporally controlled drug release. Various stimuli-responsive...
Published: 7/20/2026   |   Updated: 7/16/2021   |   Inventor(s): Yang Yang, Dong Meng
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Category(s): Electrical, Chemical, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Platforms > Drug Delivery, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > Fluorescence, Chemical > Chemical Sensors, Optics & Photonics
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