UCF Office of Research
Office of Technology Transfer
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12201 Research Parkway, Suite 501 |
Orlando, FL 32826
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Graphene-Carbon Fiber Electrodes for Robust Supercapacitors
34229 – Researchers at the University of Central Florida have developed a simple, low-cost method of creating electrodes for flexible, robust supercapacitors. The UCF invention resolves the performance and safety issues associated with producing supercapacitors for wearable electronic devices. It also offers a way to build commercially available supercapacitors with high specific... Read More
Phototransistor Mimics the Synaptic Behavior of Neurons
34446 – Researchers at the University of Central Florida have developed a phototransistor device that can act as an artificial photonic synapse for neuromorphic computing. Ultrathin and highly efficient, the device comprises a superstructure with the fast charge transport capability of graphene (G) and the efficient photogeneration features of perovskite quantum dots (PQDs). The UCF team... Read More
Method for Growing Perovskite Quantum Dots on Any Material
34410 – Researchers at the University of Central Florida have invented a unique method of creating structures for ultra-thin, highly efficient optoelectronic devices. Current methods (such as depositing PQDs onto a graphene substrate or applying them via spin-coating or dipping) produce structures that offer limited carrier mobility and photoresponsivity. In contrast, the UCF method... Read More
Nano-Coating Captures and Kills Viruses on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
34370 – Polymer-based, antiviral coating may kill pathogens on face masks and gloves to prevent surface-to-surface contamination Researchers at the University of Central Florida have developed an innovative nano-coating designed to capture and kill viruses on PPEs and other medical equipment. For example, the invention may be used to target SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the COVID-19 disease.... Read More
Core/Shell Nanowires for High-Performance Flexible Supercapacitors
33802 – Hybrid material offers supercapacitor with unprecedented energy storage, cycle life, strength, and flexibility for next-generation cell phones, displays and wearables UCF researchers have invented novel materials that enable next-generation supercapacitors to outperform current state-of-the-art energy storage technologies, including lithium thin-film batteries, porous graphene,... Read More
Laser-Assisted Microfluidics Technology for Additive Manufacturing
33718 – New low-cost manufacturing process produces high-performing intermediate band solar cells. UCF researchers have invented a novel additive manufacturing system and methods for thin film fabrication specifically useful in fabricating higher performance solar photovoltaic (PV) cells at a fraction of the cost of traditional PV cell manufacturing methods. Today’s commercial solar cells are... Read More
Silver-based Antimicrobial Solution Protects Surfaces Without Staining
32580 – New silver-based, non-toxic material kills microbes without discoloring surfaces such as wood, plastic, metal and clothing UCF researchers have developed a silver-based nanocomposite material that provides the antimicrobial benefits of silver without discoloring or staining surfaces. The clear, colorless non-toxic material enables manufacturers to produce coatings and disinfectants that... Read More
Low-Cost Device Catches, Kills and Identifies Vectors with Infectious Diseases
33502 – According to the World Health Organization, vector-borne diseases account for more than 17 percent of all infectious diseases, causing more than 1 million deaths annually. Confirmed cases of Dengue fever (DENV), Zika (ZIKV) or chikungunya (CHIKV) in the Americas over the past few years now pose a heightened risk for epidemics in the U. S., as well as in the traditional endemic areas like... Read More
Laser Sintering Process Toughens Ceramic Nanocomposite Mixtures
33316 – Ceramics have many important applications, but they often have relatively low fracture toughness, which can limit or negatively affect their applications. An invention from the University of Central Florida and Illinois Institute of Technology is a new process that creates carbon nanotube (CNT) – non-oxide structural ceramic nanocomposites through the laser sintering of a mixture of CNTs and... Read More
Surfactant-Free, Fluorescent Gel with Increased Light Emittance
33296 – Fluorescent quantum dots (Qdots) including dopant-based Qdots, are traditionally synthesized via a wet chemical method, where a mixture of a surfactant and a capping agent is used. UCF researchers have created a surfactant-free, water-based, chemical precipitation method to create high-quality, dopant-based, water-dispersible Sol-Glow™ particles. This method overcomes current limitations of... Read More
Electrochemical Deposition of CNT from Organic Solutions
30035 – Inexpensive synthesis at room temperature The invention represents the means, methods and apparatus for low temperature electro-deposition of carbon nanoparticles on metal catalyst electrodes. It also provides details on mixing the organic solutions for immersion of the metal catalyst electrodes. Carbon nanostructures, such as nanotubes and nanofilaments, exhibit unique properties,... Read More
Ultra Strong and Ultra Conductive Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Metal Composites
30562 – Methods for the fabrication of carbon nanotube reinforced metal nanocomposite materials There is an unrelenting passion for the development of improved high performance new materials which has spawned the production of today’s composite materials. These materials are particularly attractive because of their exceptional strength, stiffness-to-density ratios and superior physical properties.... Read More
Composite Materials and Coatings Created by an Efficient Dispersion of Carbon Nanotubes in Copolymer Solutions
31164 – A method in which CNTs are held in dispersion via the utilization of brief mechanical force and copolymers, and the superhydrophobic coatings created from such dispersions. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are projected to dramatically change how we look at electronics, architecture and optics in the future. Their unique properties such an unmatched tensile strength, distinctive electrical... Read More