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Mining Air for Fuels and Fine Chemicals
Background The increasing concentration of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the atmosphere has intensified the need for effective and economically viable carbon capture technologies. Industrial facilities, power plants, and other large emission sources face growing pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining operational efficiency. Although...
Published: 7/8/2026   |   Updated: 7/8/2026   |   Inventor(s): Matthew Green, Yi Yang, Hoda Shokrollahzadeh Behbahani
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Category(s): Physical Science
Student Outcomes & Predictions in Higher Education using Artificial Intelligence (SOPHEA-I )
RPI ID: 2021-021-401 Innovation Summary: A predictive analytics system uses student data to forecast retention rates across academic programs. The model incorporates behavioral, demographic, and performance metrics to identify at-risk students. Machine learning algorithms continuously refine predictions based on new inputs. The system supports institutional...
Published: 3/10/2026   |   Updated: 3/10/2026   |   Inventor(s): Jasmine Yang, Lu Enzhe, Jiarun Li, Yihui Yang, Hui Su, Yifan Liu, Keith Moo-Young
Keywords(s): AI, machine-learning, Student Persistent and success
Category(s): Media, Arts, Science and Technology
Hollow Capsules Of Nitrogen-doped Porous Carbon-based Electrocatalysts
Advantages High catalytic activity and selectivity for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in acidic media, comparable to commercial Pt/C catalysts Atomically dispersed transition metal sites (Fe, Co, Ni, or combinations) coordinated by nitrogen, ensuring efficient and stable catalysis Hollow, porous nitrogen-doped carbon structure with high surface...
Published: 6/22/2026   |   Updated: 2/3/2026   |   Inventor(s): Shengqian Ma, Hui Yang
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Chemical 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
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
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
Perovskite Technologies
Yang Yang Group Website: http://yylab.seas.ucla.edu/ UC Case Nos. 2015-556, 2018-019, 2022-209 ----- Modulating Heterointerface Energetics for Operationally Stable Perovskite Solar Cells (UCLA Case No. 2022-206) Researchers at UCLA have developed a novel fabrication approach that stabilizes the surface of perovskite solar cells without hindering...
Published: 7/20/2026   |   Updated: 10/16/2020   |   Inventor(s): Yang Yang
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Category(s): Materials > Composite Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Semiconducting Materials, Chemical > Polymers, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors > Thermoelectrics, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation > Solar, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage
A Solution Method To Improve Nanowires Connection And Its Applications In Electro-Related Areas
SummaryUCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a simple solution-based method for fabricating highly conductive transparent silver nanowire (AgNW) films with excellent adhesive capabilities and noteworthy electrical, mechanical, and optical performance.BackgroundIndium-Tin-Oxide (ITO) is the most widely...
Published: 7/20/2026   |   Updated: 8/28/2019   |   Inventor(s): Yang Yang, Rui Zhu
Keywords(s): Electronics & Semiconductors
Category(s): Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors
Design of Semi-Transparent, Transparent, Stacked or Top-Illuminated Organic Photovoltaic Devices
Case 2012-792UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed novel tandem transparent and semi-transparent organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices.BACKGROUNDSolar cell technologies are the most effective method to produce clean energy at a low cost with minimal pollution. Transparent or semi-transparent solar cells...
Published: 7/20/2026   |   Updated: 8/28/2018   |   Inventor(s): Gang Li, Yang Yang, Chun Chao Chen, Letian Dou, Rui Zhu
Keywords(s): Electronics & Semiconductors, Energy & Water
Category(s): Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation > Solar, Materials > Fabrication Technologies
Novel Polymers for Polymer Solar Cells, Transistors, and Sensors
Case 2011-558UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a novel class of conjugated polymers for photo-electronic device applications.BACKGROUNDConjugated polymers are of interest for active layer materials in polymer-based light emission devices, solar cells, field effect transistors, photodetectors, batteries,...
Published: 7/20/2026   |   Updated: 8/28/2018   |   Inventor(s): Yang Yang, Letian Dou, Jingbi You
Keywords(s): Energy & Water, Other Polymers, Photonics
Category(s): Energy & Environment > Energy Generation > Solar, Platforms > Drug Delivery > Other Polymers, Optics & Photonics
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