UCF Office of Research & Commercialization
Office of Technology Transfer
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Orlando, FL 32826
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New Filament Combines Solar Energy Harvesting and Storage Capabilities
33596 – Energy-smart filaments enable soldiers to recharge equipment without weighty, bulky batteries UCF researchers have invented a weavable filament that both captures and stores solar energy simultaneously—two capabilities that have only been available in separate devices until now. Thin and ribbon-like, the solid-state Integrated Energy Harvesting and Storage Device (IEHSD) enables... Read More
Photonics Apparatus Provides Groundbreaking Light Bending Capability
33687 – New device enables telecommunications networks and high-performance computers to transfer data through tight twists and turns at light speed and without energy loss Researchers at UCF and the University of Texas at El Paso have designed and developed a device that can bend and steer data-carrying light beams through tighter turns and with higher efficiency than current technologies. The... Read More
Optical Technology Offers High Diffraction Efficiency and Polarization Sensitivity
33470 – New diffraction grating technology enables wearable displays to project 3D images using only one panel UCF researchers have invented an optical device that can replace existing technologies in applications such as electronic beam steering for free-space communications, optical switching, and wearable (head-mounted) displays. The Polarization Volume Grating (PVG) provides wider bandwidths,... Read More
Real-Time Crowd-Sourced Oversight of Protective Equipment Donning/Doffing
33444 – Crowd sourced review and certifying service enables healthcare workers to have their PPE donning/doffing techniques collectively observed and reviewed in real time UCF researchers have developed a system and methods that healthcare workers, firefighters and other first responders can use to ensure that they and colleagues worldwide properly don (put on) or doff (take off) personnel... Read More
‘Artificial Photosynthesis’ for Clean Air and Energy Production using Titanium-Based Metal Organic Framework (MOF) and Visible Blue Light
33636 – Low-cost invention can help power plants reduce carbon dioxide emissions while producing solar fuel UCF researchers have developed a simple, low-cost way to fight global warming and produce new, storable energy. The breakthrough technology provides a titanium-based metal organic framework (MOF) that reacts with visible (blue) light to photocatalytically reduce carbon dioxide (CO) into two... Read More
New Process and Applications for Flexible Electronic and Optoelectronic Circuits
33601 – Fabrication technology creates stretchable circuits for advanced imaging and wearable electronic devices UCF researchers have developed a new fabrication process for making stretchable electronic and optoelectronic devices, circuits or systems that can conform or deform to specific shapes. The new process enables manufacturers to make circuits for advanced imaging systems, wearable... Read More
Novel Photonics Platform Enables Integration of Optical Devices
33475 – Invention combines wafer-scale optical devices onto a chip used in telecommunications A new invention by UCF researchers provides the telecommunications industry with a low-cost way to combine optical devices such as high-speed detectors, modulators, and low-noise lasers onto a compact, stable integrated chip. The new photonics platform operates over octave-spanning or multi-octave... Read More
Locally-Systemic Nanocomposites Protect Plants Against Copper-Resistant Microorganisms
33529 – Nanoparticle-based technology enables growers to combat bacterial spot and other copper-resistant plant diseases with minimal environmental impact UCF researchers have developed a novel copper (Cu)-based nanoparticle technology to treat and protect plants against a broad range of disease-causing bacteria and fungi. Using industry-accepted ingredients, the new formula is based on... Read More
ARGIS® Software: A Robust Single-Source, Web-Based Research Management System
31672 – Scalable software, ARGIS significantly reduces administrative overhead associated with managing university research, funding and commercialization projects UCF researchers have developed customizable and scalable web-based, software for research administration that meets the needs of diverse stakeholders in a single system. The Academic Research & Grants Information System (ARGIS)... Read More
Method of Shaping Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Frameworks Yields Fast, Stable, Solid-State Electrolytes
33494 – New process can be used to build faster, safer solid-state electrolytes for batteries in portable devices, cars and airplanes UCF researchers have developed a low-cost method for processing two-dimensional (2-D) covalent organic frameworks (COFs) that can safely be used as electrolytes in solid-state, rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries. The new method offers a better alternative... Read More