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Example of a transparent electrode up close

Transparent Electrode is Clearly Better

33001 – UCF researchers have developed a new means of electrode transparency for solid-state optical devices, optical modulation devices, optical power conversion devices, optoelectronic conversion devices including PV devices, and others that require both high optical transmission and electrical access. When conventional electrodes are used in an optical detector, the physical properties of the... Read More

Electrospun fibrils according to an embodiment of the present technology

Synthetic Biodegradable Materials for Biomedical Applications

32068 – More than 8 million surgical procedures performed each year involve replacement organs or tissues and more than 10 million Americans have at least one medical implant. Many of these implants are made from classic materials such as stainless steel, chromium, ceramics, plastics, and other metal alloys. These materials often cause the immune system to tag the implant as a foreign body thereby... Read More

A graph that plots the power evolution of signals transmitted during the simulation

Amplify Space-Multiplexed Optical Signals

32539 – In efforts to keep up with higher and higher bandwidth demand, multiplexing techniques offer promising ways to increase the capacity of current fiber infrastructure, including space-multiplexed optical transmission. While multimode and multicore fibers can multiply fiber capacity, space-multiplexed optical transmission remains limited to several tens of kilometers without a practical... Read More

Simplified Processing for Space-Multiplexed Optical Signals

32540 – Optical communication systems using multi-core fibers enable the high-bandwidth advantages of space-multiplexed systems. However, the lack of a practical photonic signal processing technique has limited its use. Most current optical signal processing components designed for an on-axis incoming beam can’t be applied to a multi-core fiber because the beams from a multi-core fiber are both... Read More

Schematic representation of polymer-coated nanoceria with different surface charges displaying cell internalization, discrete subcellular localization and toxicity profiles

Target Cancer Cells with Coated Nanoceria

33361 – UCF researchers have created a new weapon in the fight against cancer by coating nanoparticles of cerium oxide, nanoceria, with polymers to affect the localization of nanoceria within cells and modulate its toxicity based on pH, to fight cancer cells while protecting normal cells. Even in the presence of oxygen, many cancers preferentially obtain their energy by converting glucose into... Read More

Display of a method of preparing a carbon fiber from a fiber component

An Environmentally Friendly Approach to Cost-Effectively Produce Oxidized Graphite and Prepare Carbon Fiber

32747 – Researchers at the University of Central Florida (UCF) have developed a scalable, environmentally friendly method to produce oxidized graphite. UCF’s oxidized graphite is water dispersible, which aids in the preparation of thin films, carbon fibers, and carbon nanotubes; has resistivities ranging from 50-8,000 Ω/cm2; and, most importantly, allows for easy conversion to graphene. Oxidized... Read More

Illustration of a typical LVC Network Architecture

Correlate Imaging for Simulation-Based Training Systems

33050 – Military and private companies are increasingly investing in virtual environments, simulation-based training, specialized simulation platforms for collective team training, and live-virtual-constructive training. Consistency, and with it the look and feel that makes simulated training most effective, can be effected when imaging renders differently for individual trainees because systems lack... Read More

Non-Toxic Motuporamine Analogues to Target Cancer Metastasis

30810 – Novel motuporamine analogues with high anti-metastatic activity and low toxicity. UCF researchers have synthesized novel motuporamine analogues that act as anti-metastatic agents with low toxicity and high anti-migration activities. Motuporamines are naturally occurring anti-cancer compounds isolated from the sea sponge Xestospongia exigua. They have unique anti-migration and... Read More

Illustration of the remote interaction functional relationships between instructor, local audience and remote audience in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention

Automated Remote Collaborative Learning Software

32940 – UCF researchers have developed a method and system of automated remote collaborative learning broadcasting that leverages learner comprehension to engage remote viewers. Multiple video feeds of an educational presentation—lecture, demonstration, or discussion—are presented to viewers classified as either local or remote, based on their available bandwidth for viewing and interacting with the... Read More

System model diagram of an optical communication system including an embodiment of polarization-dependent nonlinearity impairment compensation logic.

Digital Backward Propagation for WDM Systems

31726 – Channel impairments in transmission systems result in signal degradation and thus limit the carrying capacity of these systems. As complex electrical signal propagates along each span of an optical channel, and is distorted by fiber impairments, polarization-dependent nonlinearity impairment compensation logic can undo signal degradation. While backward propagation can be used to... Read More

Comparison of phase noise of the OEO with RF filter and with etalon (Normalized power)

Achieve Higher RF Frequency Stability with Lower Phase Noise

32843 – Improve radar, communications, and signal intelligence with interferometer-based optoelectronic oscillator Optoelectronic oscillators (OEOs) provide a continuous, high quality factor (Q) modulated signal in order to obtain high spectral purity. OEOs are used for a variety of purposes, including a carrier wave for communications, and radar emissions. Most OEOs use an RF filter as the mode... Read More

Photograph of prototype (top) and block diagram of control electronics (bottom). Labeled elements are 1) QCL, 2) parabolic mirror, 3) mode-limiting apertures, 4) vapor cell, 5) output coupler, 6) scanning Fabry Perot, 7) detector, 8) source of analyte vapor.

Stabilize QCL Systems with Dynamic Alignment to Detect Trace Gases

32827 – Rapid and accurate detection of trace gases and vapors at parts-per-billion mixing ratios is critical in applications from environmental monitoring to military objectives and homeland security. Conventional analytical instruments tend to be bulky, expensive, limited to the detection of a single analyte—or require advanced training to distinguish and identify the characteristic signals of... Read More

Block diagram representation of an example PV system including a disclosed system controller that implements a disclosed sun tracking algorithm

Increase PV Power Output with Fine-Tuned Solar Tracking

32221 – To capture the most energy possible every day, a photovoltaic (PV) panel must follow the sun through the sky. This movement is complicated by atmospheric scattering from cloud cover, altering the maximum point of power production, and must also account for the sun’s gradually shifting position through seasons. Conventional automation requires sensors to determine the location of the sun, or a... Read More

Conceptual diagram of the in vivo inflammation monitoring device

Detect Free Radicals and Monitor Chronic Inflammation Without Adverse Side Effects

31999 – UCF researchers have created a stable, effective, cerium oxide nanoparticle-based therapeutic device designed to treat patients with a broad range of ailments—including cancer chemotherapy, transplants or prosthetic devices, and ailments with a pro-inflammatory component, such as Crohn’s disease, inflammatory bowel disease, arthritis, ulcerative colitis, multiple sclerosis, and... Read More

A system model diagram of an optical communication system including an embodiment of fiber impairment compensation logic

Digital Backward Propagation Method

31725 – When an optical signal travels through a fiber channel, the fiber introduces various types of distortion. UCF researchers have developed a method to compensate for this optical distortion, using backward propagation in the electrical domain to restore optical signal quality/integrity. The received signal, distorted by imperfections in the physical channel, is processed by modeling channel... Read More

A cross sectional depiction of an example photodetector comprising interdigitated metal fingers comprising a multi-layer stack including a low work function metal oppositely laying on the surface of a disclosed semiconductor metal oxide layer

High Response Deep UV Photodetectors for Use in the Solar Blind Region

32969 – MgZnO film with a ZnO homo-nucleation layer for optical photodetectors and emitters operating in the UV spectral region. UCF researchers have created ZnO thin films with high crystalline quality, low defect, low dislocation densities, and sub-nanometer surface roughness by depositing on a low-temperature ZnO nucleation layer. By including a low-temperature ZnO nucleation layer on the... Read More

Experimental setup schematic of the invention

Perovskite Catalysts for Porous Media in Internal Combustion Engines

32901 – Porous burner technology in internal combustion engines fuels everyday machines including water heaters, gas stoves, boilers, and portable generators, along with turbine combustion chambers and more. Conventional engines have relied on complex control equipment and large devices whose configurations created undesirably large pressure drops across the combustion chambers, compromising ideal... Read More

Tandem hot metal strip rolling machinery

Control Model for Tandem Hot Metal Strip Rolling

32121 – In the manufacturing and processing of metals, especially steel, tandem metal strip rolling is a critical process. Almost half of all finished steel products worldwide start in sheet or strip form produced using hot strip rolling processing—very often in a tandem hot strip finishing mill. Challenged by a hostile high-temperature environment and no space for sensors, the strip rolling process... Read More

An illustration of the gain curve exhibited by the power converter shown from results of the present invention

Wide Voltage Input DC-DC Power Converter

32255 – This modified LLC resonant DC-DC converter achieves high power efficiency for wide input voltage applications, which improves the widely used resonant converter topology and maximizes performance for PV panels or any wide voltage converters. There is high demand for DC-DC power conversion across a wide variety of applications including, solar and wind power generation, consumer... Read More

A diagram showing the relationship between the image capture devices and the object being tracked

Simplified 3D Motion Tracking

31834 – New method and camera configuration improves computer vision UCF researchers have developed a motion tracking method independent of external components commonly relied upon by conventional approaches by utilizing environmental markers as reference points or pre-loaded models of the physical environment instead. The method consists of four cameras, such as digital video cameras, capturing a... Read More

Perspective view of an embodiment of a sensor including a plurality of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs)

Optical Detector for Improved Signal Amplification

33034 – A new method of signal amplification has been developed by a UCF researcher to offer improved signal amplification utilizing optical gain rather than traditional gain in the detector. The novel approach to optical signal amplification does not require active electronic elements, avoiding problems such as thermal run away that can cause a detector to become inoperative in harsh environments.... Read More

A cross section depiction of a layered MIC foil comprising alternating first material layers and second material layers, having an interfacial region there between

Energetic Materials and Thin Film Explosives

31221 – Metastable intermolecular composite (MIC) for forming high-intensity thin film explosives with optimized burn rates and energy densities While similar to organic reagents in the amount of energy released per unit weight, inorganic reagents are able to release up to 5 times more energy per unit volume, (energy density) thus requiring less space for the same amount of force released. Still,... Read More

A perspective depiction of an example ring-shaped optical photodetector element including a plurality of integrated sensing regions having different dopants for multi-wavelength detection

Uncooled Multifunction Wideband Sensors

32899 – UCF researchers have developed a photodetector able to operate at room temperature and measure spectral ranges including microwave, THz, SWIR, MWIR, and LWIR while maintaining image detail. Current commercial photodetectors are limited by the sensor’s spectral responsivity, requiring multiple sensors or unique configurations to image and sense a wide spectral range. A new nanostructured... Read More

Schematic cross-sectional diagram of a back-to-back parallel tandem organic photovoltaic cell structure in accordance with the embodiments

Tandem Structure for Organic Photovoltaic Solar Cells

32146 – Researchers from UCF have devised a three terminal organic tandem solar cell with aluminum doped zinc oxide (AZO) material layer as a common cathode, compatible with both rigid and flexible substrates. While organic photovoltaic (OPV) solar cells offer low cost, light weight, ease of processing, and mechanical flexibility, they are hampered by inefficient charge carrier extraction, very... Read More

A schematic diagram of a capillary ionic transistor

Capillary Ionic Transistor: Simple, Cost-Effective, One-Step Procedure

32918 – The Capillary Ionic Transistor (CIT) nanodevice provides control of ionic transport through the nanochannel by gate voltage for use by pharmaceutical companies, medical instruments companies, hospitals, research organizations, microelectromechanical systems companies, and the chemical industry. Nanofluidic devices such as ionic diodes and ionic transistors form key elements in ionic... Read More

The assembled BOD sensor of the present invention

Water Quality Testing in the Palm of Your Hand

30257 – UCF researchers have designed a reliable, easy to manufacture, and inexpensive microfluidic portable water sensor with disposable cartridges—capable of determining microbe growth, chlorine content, purity, or temperature. Microfluidics, or “lab-on-a-chip” technology, is experiencing explosive growth in the fields of chemistry, biology, electronics, and computers. These small devices work... Read More

ClpXP unfolds and degrades protein substrates. Proteins bearing a degradation peptide (red) are recognized by ClpX (blue), unfolded and processively translocated through the pore of ClpP (green) where degradation occurs. ATP hydrolysis provides the unfolding and translocation energy.

Cellular Depletion of Biomolecular Targets

32372 – Of the ~4,400 Escherichia coli (E. coli) open reading frames, roughly a third have not had their encoded protein functions experimentally verified. This collection of genes creates a significant black box in our understanding of fundamental cellular physiology, especially when considering those genes of unknown function that are essential for viability. Much of what is known about gene... Read More

A schematic of an optical system according to an exemplary, non-limiting embodiment of the invention

High-Power Damage-Resistant XUV Bandpass Filter

32891 – Due to its design geometry, an uncoated custom designed microchannel plate (MCP) can act as an extreme-ultraviolet (XUV) and soft X-ray (SXR) filter blocking infrared pump source light that would otherwise interfere with and mask the ultrashort and attosecond pulses of High Harmonic Generation (HHG) based systems. Since the first demonstration of isolated attosecond pulses from HHG, the... Read More

Illustration of a multi-core fiber that includes individual fiber cores

Modulation-Independent Polarization-Division Demultiplexing Without CMA Drawbacks

32124 – In optical communications, spectral efficiency can be increased by simultaneously transmitting signals in both transverse-magnetic (TM) and transverse-electric (TE) polarizations, and receiving the signal by polarization-division multiplexing (PDM). Conventional (PDM) requires knowledge of the original modulation format before the signal can be successfully demultiplexed. Blind demultiplexing... Read More

Selectively Apply Near-Unity Absorptive Gold-Black to the Pixels of Thermal Infrared (IR) Imaging Array Detectors for use in Night Vision

33033 – In thermal IR sensors (bolometers), absorptive coatings convert IR power into heat. Absorptive coating gold-black has been used for many decades for IR bolometers, particularly for array detectors used in night vision for defense and security. Gold-black is a nanocrystalline deposit formed when an inert gas causes gold atoms to collide and bind with each other to form a web-like structure.... Read More

Improved Algorithm to Count Dense Crowds

32798 – Count the number of people in images of crowds of greater size and density While dense crowds occur frequently in ticketed events like concerts, marathons, religious ceremonies, and sports games, obtaining a count of participants is relatively easy. However, in events where participants are not registered, measuring the number of constantly shifting attendees often becomes crucial as in... Read More

Generate Highly Spherical Micro and Nano Spheres

32275 – New technology offers the ability to produce nanoparticles for more sophisticated controlled-release drug delivery systems and the optical-resonance-based sensitive detection of chemical species and pathogens. Researchers at the University of Central Florida have developed a method for creating uniform, highly spherical particles as small as a few nanometers in diameter. From drug delivery... Read More

Electronic Book Operating System (eBOS)

31309 – For a dynamic learning experience Electronic books have become increasingly popular, primarily in hardware applications such as the Nook and Kindle. However, text is static and detached from user engagement which limits the dynamic learning potential of instructional books. Interactivity with the instructional material is important for improved comprehension for students especially in... Read More

This method of identifying human poses charts a body pose as a triplet of points

Computer Recognition of Human Movements from Any Angle

31887 – UCF researchers have developed a method to identify human poses from video sequences regardless of variables like camera angles and specifications, surpassing conventional methods with its practical application for any user interface based on gestures, including gesture-based computer interfaces and video surveillance. While typical methods may need exhaustive information from hundreds... Read More

An example of data physical acquisition tools

All-in-One High Resolution 3D Optical Microscope Imaging System

31701 – Powerful, precise, high-resolution 3D imaging for advanced microscopy using diffraction limited low resolution optical signals Comprehensive enhancements made by researchers at the University of Central Florida improve imaging function and resolution beyond the diffraction limit of current systems. This new system combines existing imaging techniques – measuring birefringence,... Read More

A schematic diagram showing an exemplary system operable for continuous removal of H2S and sulfur from sour gas, wherein the system provides production of gaseous hydrogen.

Remove Hydrogen Sulfide from Natural Gas, and Gain a Hydrogen Fuel By-product

32358 – Purify natural gas by removing toxic and corrosive hydrogen sulfide, creating usable fuel with methods that also produce valuable hydrogen fuel as a by-product; or cut conventional energy requirements for contaminant removal. Hydrogen sulfide (HS) is a common contaminant in natural gas wells, landfill gases, and other industrial operations. Approximately one-third of U.S. natural gas... Read More

Plastic water bottles can be turned into useable liquid fuel

Produce Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuel from Plastic Waste

32450 – Produce high quality petroleum, gasoline, jet fuel, kerosene, and/or diesel from plastic waste for clean energy production. The increasing use of plastics in packaging, food and beverage containers, flooring, and insulation is causing mounting issues for municipal waste and recycling centers. Some of the common issues with the non-biodegradable plastics are long decomposition periods and... Read More

Semiconductor Alloys for Operation in the Solar-Blind Region

31788 – UCF researchers have developed new cubic semiconductor alloys for UV photodetectors and light emitters for applications in covert space-to-space communications, missile threat detection, and chemical and biological threat detection. The upper ozone layer in our atmosphere absorbs nearly 100% of solar radiation for wavelengths shorter than 290 nanometers, creating the spectral region termed... Read More

Exploded view of a vertically integrated three-pole filter / antenna with two cavity resonators and one patch antenna.

Larger Bandwidth, Higher Performance Patch Antennas

32119 – Compact Integrated Filter and Microstrip Antenna Patch antennas are ideal for communication and radar systems, because of their ease of fabrication and low profile. However, when high efficiency bandpass filters are added to reject out-of-band noise and interference, they typically require coaxial connections adding bulk or detuning the filter response of the low profile antenna, thus... Read More

A system model diagram of an optical communication system including impairment compensation logic

Remove Fiber Optic Signal Distortions with Virtual Filters

31724 – Compensate for linear and non-linear distortion in fiber optic communication links using wavelet filtering in virtual backward propagation. Transmitting a signal over long haul optical fiber links leads to undesirable distortions, which in order for the signal to be effectively received, these distortions must be compensated for and the original signal recovered. Signal distortion results... Read More

Non-Aqueous Amino Acid Production

32954 – The nutraceuticals, fodder, and laboratory industries require different standards and specifications for the amino acids and small peptide chains used. However, current methodology cannot produce these materials at the same time to meet these different standards and specifications because they are produced by aqueous acid hydrolysis or enzymatic hydrolysis. Additionally, these processes are... Read More

Schematic of electronic phase conjugation

Electronic Optical Phase Modulation

32390 – UCF researchers have shown that optical phase conjugation can be implemented in the optoelectronic domain using coherent detection and electro-optic conjugation of the optical pump. It is possible, using nonlinear optical processes, to exactly reverse the propagation direction and phase variation of a beam of light. Optical phase conjugation (OPC) can be used for many applications ranging... Read More

A solid state V-type laser resonator in which a rod is placed in one of the pump cavities shown and the pump source is an array of diode bars.

Laser Arrays that are Faster, Flexible, and Efficient

32018 – New pump cavity design adds stability and efficiency UCF researchers have developed a method of rapidly changing a pump source in a laser system that provides flexibility and saves valuable time. When modifying the laser array, this new design allows for rapidly adapting the laser to changes in temperature in any environment. The design increases stability and reliability during mechanism... Read More

A schematic diagram of the differential polarization- phase-shift keying (DPolPSK) transmission system of the present invention.

Supercharged & Streamlined Optical Communication Bandwidth

30529 – More lanes on the information highway UCF researchers have developed a transmission system for optical communications, featuring a modulation format designed to intensify data transfer with high spectral efficiency, while reducing the need for additional equipment. The proliferation of bandwidth-intense services and cloud computing drives the demand for higher data transfer rates. In turn,... Read More

A schematic diagram of the plasma reactor assembly

Ammonia Cracking to Produce Hydrogen

30021 – UCF researchers have developed a practical new system for on-demand generation of hydrogen gas as a fuel through the cracking of a cheap safe-to-handle raw material (e.g. ammonia) using microwave plasma discharge. Hydrogen gas represents an exciting alternative fuel for energy needs as it requires only minor modification to be used in existing engine, and power plant designs. On-site... Read More

A depiction of a consolidated object comprising a plurality of pressed composite particles together with a binder, according to an embodiment of the invention.

Synthesis and Processing of Thermite Reactions

32614 – Better Homogeneity, Control, and Propagation Thermite reactions can now release more energy quicker for greater propulsion and more powerful explosions with a process for preparing composite thermite particles developed at UCF. The thermite composition can be used in propellant and explosive devices permitting significantly better control of the ignition and propagation phases of the... Read More

An example conventional chroma key system is shown

Real-time Chroma Key Matting Using Image Statistics

31793 – Fast, affordable method of layering images UCF researchers have devised an improved system, method, and computerreadable media for real-time chroma key matting by using image statistics. Chroma keying is a special effects or post-production technique for layering two images or video streams together based on color hues. This new technology operates in real-time, functions in visually noisy... Read More

Setup and thrust stand of the Hybrid Rocket Engine

Safely Solidify Biofuel for Hybrid Rockets

31034 – UCF researchers have developed a low-cost and efficient ethanol-based fuel for hybrid rocket engines. Ethanol is a vital renewable fuel for the future, and when derived from sugar cane, can return 8:1 in energy invested in its recovery. Ethanol has a history of success as rocket fuel, though hybrid rockets require a fuel with sufficient yield strength, holding its shape during the... Read More

Schematics of the spatially resolved confocal absorption microscopy setup

Improve Micro-scale and Single-cell Optical Diagnostics

32371 – UCF researchers have developed absorption spectroscopy technology to measure samples at the micron and single cell level. Conventional optical probe technology required samples larger than micron size, limiting usability in fields with finite samples, including forensic analysis. This new technology is non-destructive to the sample, for continued testing and maximized data results.... Read More

OneSearch Lite LTI

33304 – OneSearch Lite LTI is an application program interface (API) for enabling remote query searching from within the Canvas LMS (learning management system), accessing a subset of database(s), such as, for example, EBSCO Discovery Service, and enabling download and embedding of full text articles from selected licensed or public domain sources.

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