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A Reactor Design to Enable Efficient Microbial Electrolysis System With High Hydrogen Production Rate (Case No. 2025-298)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a novel reactor design for bias-free microbial electrolysis system operation, enabling efficient high-rate hydrogen production. Background: As demand for clean hydrogen production rises, microbial electrolysis systems (MES) continue to show promise for...
Published: 5/14/2026   |   Updated: 5/14/2026   |   Inventor(s): Yu Huang, Xiangfeng Duan, Leyuan Zhang
Keywords(s): Anaerobic digestion enhancement, bias-free microbial electrolysis system, Biorefineries/chemical plants, clean electricity generation, clean hydrogen production, Decentralized, off-grid, Electroactive Polymers, Electrocatalyst, Food/agricultural waste processing, Half-Reaction Electrolysis Of Water Oxygen Evolution, high-rate hydrogen production, Hydrogen fueling stations, microbial electrolysis, Microbial electrolysis system (MES), microbial electrolysis systems (MES), municipal/industrial wastewater treatment plants, Post-treatment for energy recovery, Semiconductor processing plant wastewater
Category(s): Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Energy & Environment > Energy Transmission, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage > Fuel Cells, Energy & Environment > Water Monitoring & Treatment, Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology, Materials > Water Treatment
A Selenium Buffer Method for Making Van Der Waals Contact on CDTE Wafers With High Surface Roughness (Case No. 2025-173)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry have developed a novel method for implementation of Van der Waals contact on commercial CdTe wafers for improved photovoltaic and solar panel production. Background: Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) is a common absorber used for thin-film optoelectronics and photovoltaics, including...
Published: 1/28/2026   |   Updated: 1/26/2026   |   Inventor(s): Yu Huang, Xiangfeng Duan, Bangyao Hu
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Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors > Waferscale Computing, Chemical, Chemical > Chemical Processing & Manufacturing, Chemical > Instrumentation & Analysis, Electrical > Sensors, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation, Materials, Materials > Semiconducting Materials
IL-2 Independent Ultrahigh Human T Cell Activations Through Biomimetics of Immune Synapses by Graphene Oxides (UCLA Case No. 2021-068)
UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have constructed a novel graphene oxide-based platform for robust T cell activation through artificial immune synapse formation. BACKGROUND: T cells are a critical arm of the immune system with tremendous therapeutic value for immune disorders and cancer. However, modulation of...
Published: 10/2/2025   |   Updated: 10/2/2025   |   Inventor(s): Yu Huang, Lili Yang
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Category(s): Therapeutics > Oncology, Therapeutics > Immunology And Immunotherapy
Ion-Conductive and Electron-Conductive Open Lattice Catalyst Support Framework (Case No. 2025-090)
Summary: UCLA researchers from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a novel catalyst support framework for proton-exchange membrane fuel cells. Background: Proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are promising technologies for clean energy applications due to their high efficiency and reduced emissions. These devices...
Published: 5/1/2026   |   Updated: 1/23/2025   |   Inventor(s): Yu Huang, Ao Zhang
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Category(s): Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Materials
Directly Sprayed 2D Nanomaterial Coatings on Body Surfaces for Health Monitoring (Case No. 2025-051)
Summary: UCLA researchers from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry have developed a novel coating that is directly sprayed on body surfaces for improved health monitoring, particularly for deep tissues. Background: Deep tissue activities, such as blood circulation and brain function, provide crucial insight into normal and pathological...
Published: 4/28/2025   |   Updated: 12/16/2024   |   Inventor(s): Xiangfeng Duan, Yu Huang, Dehui Zhang
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Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Flexible Electronics, Electrical > Sensors, Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology, Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems
Giant Second-Harmonic Generation in Bulk Monolayer MoS2 Thin Films (Case No. 2024-186)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the department of Chemistry and Biochemistry have developed a method to control electron density in molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) thin films that can be used to improve optical material characteristics. Background: Second harmonic generation (SHG) is an optical process in which light interacts with a nonlinear material...
Published: 2/14/2025   |   Updated: 5/7/2024   |   Inventor(s): Xiangfeng Duan, Yu Huang, Boxuan Zhou
Keywords(s): Adaptive Optics, Algorithm Optical Coherence Tomography, all-optical diffractive computing, all-optical transformation, Atomic Force Microscopy Optical Tweezers, bulk monolayer, Composite Material, Composite Materials, Dispersion (Optics), Electro-Optics, Focus (Optics), Functional Materials, Infrared Electromagnetic Spectrum Dispersion (Optics), linear optics, material characterization, Materials, molybdenum disulfide (MOS2), monolayer, Nanomaterials, Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscope, nonlinear dynamics, Nonlinear Optics, non-linear optics, Nonlinear Optics Molecular Dynamics, Optical Coherence , Optical Communication , Optical computing, optical implementation, Optical networks, optical processor, optical transmission, Optics Parabolic Reflector Curved Mirror, Optoelectronic materials, reverse engineered optical system, second harmonic generation, start to end optics design, Surgical Instrument Optical Coherence Tomography
Category(s): Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Optics & Photonics, Chemical, Chemical > Instrumentation & Analysis
High Performance Thin Films from Solution Processible Two-Dimensional Nanoplates (Case No. 2015-175)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the departments of Chemistry and Materials Science have recently developed a novel material for use in flexible, printed electronics. Background: Producing cheap, lightweight, and flexible electronics requires depositing electronic materials onto flexible, plastic substrates. Traditional methods of material deposition...
Published: 7/17/2025   |   Updated: 12/20/2023   |   Inventor(s): Xiangfeng Duan, Yu Huang
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Category(s): Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors
Electrocatalysts With Tailored Local Chemical Environment for High-Performance Alkaline Water Electrolysis and Renewable Fuel Generation (Case No. 2023-212)
Summary: UCLA researchers have developed a novel catalytic system that improves reaction kinetics, durability, and resistance to impurities, making it a promising candidate for water electrolyzers and renewable chemical fuel production. Background: Hydrogen, boasting a remarkable energy density of 140 MJ/kg (nearly triple that of typical solid fuels...
Published: 2/14/2025   |   Updated: 12/1/2023   |   Inventor(s): Xiangfeng Duan, Yu Huang, Chengzhang Wan
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Category(s): Chemical, Chemical > Catalysts, Chemical > Synthesis, Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Water Treatment, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage > Fuel Cells, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency
Ultrafine Platinum Catalysts for Hydrogen Fuel Cells (Case No. 2023-026)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a novel method to synthesize platinum-based catalysts with ultralow base transition metal-oxide content. Background: Ultrafine platinum (Pt)-based catalysts present a promising avenue for achieving exceptional fuel cell activity while minimizing base transition...
Published: 4/16/2026   |   Updated: 9/13/2023   |   Inventor(s): Yu Huang
Keywords(s): Catalysts, Fuel Cell, Metals, Nanoparticle, Nanoparticles, Nanotechnology, Platinum, transition metal catalysts
Category(s): Materials, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage > Fuel Cells, Chemical, Chemical > Catalysts, Chemical > Synthesis, Materials > Nanotechnology
Manipulation of the microenvironment to increase the number of functional cells in kidney organoids
A method to increase the function of kidney organoids via cellular tension inhibition. </rss.brief Problem: Kidney organoids are masses of kidney cells grown in a lab for medical and research purposes to mimic kidney functions. With further development, doctors could use kidney organoids and engineered tissues in transplant settings to replace...
Published: 12/15/2025   |   Updated: 8/17/2022   |   Inventor(s): Alex Hughes, John Viola, Jiageng Liu, Louis Prahl, Zheyuan (Aria) Huang, Catherine Porter
Keywords(s): Nephrology and Urology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Chemical Processes and Synthesis, Technology Classifications > Research Tools & Reagents
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