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Antimalarial Compounds Combat Drug-Resistant Parasites
11434 – Researchers at the University of Central Florida have developed potent compounds for fighting chloroquine-resistant malaria-causing parasites. The low nanomolar compounds were effective against chloroquine-resistant Dd2 strains of Plasmodium falciparum parasites in vitro and completely cured malaria infection in vivo. The Plasmodium falciparum parasite has developed resistance to... Read More
Organic Non-Wettable Superhydrophobic Fullerite Films
2022-009 – The University of Central Florida invention is a method and composition to produce superhydrophobic, nanostructured fullerite films from colloidal gels. Fullerenes, the only soluble form of pure carbon, possess unique electrical, chemical, and mechanical properties. By creating a non-wettable film, these materials stay dry for up to three hours when submerged in water, enabling... Read More
Heterostructured Thin-Film Catalysts for Solar Energy Harvesting
11249 – Researchers at the University of Central Florida have invented a heterostructured catalyst that increases the energy harvesting capabilities of solar cells. Besides enhancing solar cells and solar fuel cells, it can also function as a photocatalyst for water splitting—the chemical reaction that breaks down water into oxygen (O) and hydrogen (H2). It thus enables a cheaper, more... Read More
Zinkicide®: Particulate-Based Therapeutic Agent Fights Citrus Plant Diseases
10809 – Researchers at the University of Central Florida have developed Zinkicide®, a potent bactericide/fungicide that can effectively treat and prevent diseases in citrus plants and trees such as Huanglongbing (HLB), also called citrus greening. HLB is an invasive citrus disease that is devastating major citrus-producing regions. The disease causes significant crop loss by increasing... Read More
Generate Total Internal Reflection (TIRF) Illumination for High-Resolution Quantitative Fluorescence Microscopy
11627 – The University of Central Florida invention is an imaging method and system that reshapes Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence (TIRF) excitation light into a ring-shaped beam, which is conjugated to the back focal plane of an objective. The output end of the device comprises multiple multi-mode fibers arranged around a spacer to form a single ring. The device enables TIRF... Read More
Polyamine Transport Inhibitors to Activate an Anti-Tumor Immune Response
11057 – Researchers at the University of Central Florida and the Lankenau Institute for Medical Research have synthesized new anti-cancer small molecules that block polyamine uptake and activate the anti-tumor immune response. Many tumors require high levels of polyamines to support their growth and survival. Additionally, high levels of polyamines can suppress the immune system, allowing... Read More
Ultra-Spectrally Selective Terahertz Pyroelectric Detector
11552 – Researchers at the University of Central Florida have invented a device that can intercept electromagnetic radiation in the terahertz (THz) frequency range more effectively without the costly components that other detection methods require. A key aspect of THz radiation is its ability to penetrate a wide range of materials without damaging target objects. Example materials include... Read More
Photochemical Transformation Using Engineered Metal-Free Hexagonal Boron Nitride (h-BN)
2022-001 – The University of Central Florida invention is a process for defect-engineered, 2D-material heterogeneous catalysts. The defect-laden photocatalyst can be used for propene dehydrogenation under visible illumination, and defect engineering in 2D materials provides new opportunities for heterogeneous catalysis. Hydrogenation of propene and the reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) can... Read More
Weakly-Supervised Grounded Visual Question Answering Using Capsules
2021-076 – The University of Central Florida invention is a capsule network approach to enhance Visual Question Answering (VQA) processes. The invention is a method that applies reasoning within a visual scene to determine a more accurate object, action or relational recognition. Most approaches rely on input feature maps from object detection models that are pretrained with the relevant... Read More
Automated Urban Planning Framework
34582 – The University of Central Florida invention describes an adversarial learning framework that can automatically generate information about land‐use configuration for an unplanned area. Urban planning refers to the efforts of designing land‐use configurations. Effective urban planning can help to mitigate the operational and social vulnerability of an urban system, such as high tax,... Read More