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A Device for the Direct Measurement of Solar-Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence in the Far-Red Spectral Range (SIF-SBR) (Case No. 2024-183)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences have developed a novel and compact device for direct, real-time measurement of solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence, enabling accurate monitoring of plant photosynthetic activity without complex calibration or spectral retrieval procedures. Background: Accurate monitoring...
Published: 5/8/2026   |   Updated: 5/8/2026   |   Inventor(s): Jochen Stutz, Jonas Kuhn
Keywords(s): Agricultural & plant biology research, Agriculture, Chemical, concentrated solar radiation, Ecosystem monitoring, Fluorescence, low-power architecture, low-power device, low-power sensor, operating range, Photon, photosynthetic activity, photosynthetic monitoring, Plant fluorescence, Plant proximal remote sensing, Precision Agriculture, Proximal remote sensing, real-time, real-time sensing/monitoring/tracking, Signal Processing, Signal-To-Noise Ratio, Solar Energy, spectral density
Category(s): Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Energy & Environment > Carbon Capture, Energy & Environment > Water Monitoring & Treatment, Life Science Research Tools, Life Science Research Tools > Research Methods, Optics & Photonics, Optics & Photonics > Remote Sensing, Optics & Photonics > Spectroscopy, Life Science Research Tools > Field Equipment
A Low-Cost Non-invasive Fruit Ripeness Sensing System (Case No. 2025-007)
Summary: Researchers in the Department of Computer Science at UCLA developed an affordable, non-invasive fruit ripeness estimation system to improve operational efficiency of food manufacturing systems. Background: Fruit waste accounts for a significant portion of global waste due to consumer purchasing trends and grower harvesting issues. Consumers...
Published: 4/1/2026   |   Updated: 4/1/2026   |   Inventor(s): Omid Abari, Shanmu Wang
Keywords(s): acoustics, Agriculture, Cellular agriculture, Continuous-Wave Radar, frequency modulation, millimeter-wave, mmWave backscatter network, Radiofrequency Ablation
Category(s): Software & Algorithms > Data Analytics, Optics & Photonics, Optics & Photonics > Remote Sensing, Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Software & Algorithms > AI Algorithms