Professor Dunn and colleagues have developed a method to improve the homogeneity of a protective layer placed upon a lithium metal surface. By removing surface impurities from the lithium and applying a uniform protective layer, a more homogenous current distribution can be maintained across the electrode and dendrite formation can be suppressed. 

Professor Sant and colleagues have developed a method to prevent the strength loss caused by increased porosity seen in high alumina cement systems. The addition of inorganic admixtures serves to suppress hydrogarnet formation at the expense of more stable AFm phases. The result is high-alumina cement with increased volume stability and corrosion resistance.

Professor Grüner and colleagues have developed films of nanostructures that can be integrated into flexible semiconducting substrates. This technology has applications in flexible displays, wearable electronics, intelligent paper, and other lightweight, low-cost electronics. 

Professor Kaner and colleagues at UCLA and Caltech have developed novel electrode structures for use in the storage of ions made with novel nanostructured polymer films. This technology takes advantage of a new class of nanofiber conjugate polymer materials to form amphoteric electrodes that demonstrate improved cycling properties and remarkable application flexibility.  

Professor Gadh and colleagues have developed improved energy control schemes to manage electric vehicle (EV) charging. These systems will provide a more economical, safe, and energy-efficient scheme towards implementing the EV into local power grids, while satisfying customer needs and preferences. In addition, from the schedules of individual EV owners, novel methods of user information recognition will further optimize the power current through an EV

Organic photovoltaic devices provide an opportunity to utilize solar energy efficiently and at low cost. To harvest a greater spectrum of light, scientists have sought to reduce the energy bandgap of the active material. UCLA researchers have developed a novel low-bandgap polymer that provides excellent photovoltaic performance in single junction devices (PCE >7%). This technology has application to organic solar cells, tandem solar cells, transparent solar cells, field-effect transistors, near infrared (NIR) organic photo-detectors, and NIR organic light emitting diodes, among others.

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The Duan group at UCLA has developed a high current density vertical field-effect transistor (VFET) that benefits from the strengths of the incorporated layered materials yet addresses the band gap problem found in current graphene technologies.

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Researchers from the UCLA have designed a cell-free system capable of producing fatty acids at a rate that is an order of magnitude higher than normal cell culture systems.

Researchers at UCLA have developed a method for reducing the manufacturing costs associated with chemically bonded ceramics. 

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UCLA researchers at the Water Technology Research Center have developed a method and a device for real time monitoring of reverse osmosis membrane scaling for large scale water purification applications.

Researchers at UCLA have developed a miniaturized membraneless fuel-cell system where the whole system can be reduced down to the millimeter scale without sacrificing output power.

UCLA engineers have developed a method of synthesizing bulk polymer composites suitable for efficient scintillation of high energy radiation.