November 17, 2023 | 11 CNSI members among most highly cited researchers for 2023
Thirty-nine UCLA faculty members, including 11 CNSI members, have been named among the world’s most influential researchers in the sciences and social sciences. The Highly Cited Researchers list, compiled annually by analytics firm Clarivate, identifies scholars whose...
November 13, 2023 | Experimental brain-like computing system more accurate with custom algorithm
An experimental computing system physically modeled after the biological brain “learned” to identify handwritten numbers with an overall accuracy of 93.4%. The key innovation in the experiment was a new training algorithm that gave the system continuous information about its success at the task in real time while it learned.
November 7, 2023 | Communicating Around Arbitrary Opaque Walls
In a new article published in Nature Communications, a team of researchers at UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and the California NanoSystems Institute, led by Dr. Aydogan Ozcan, the Chancellor’s Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Dr. Mona Jarrahi, the Northrop Grumman Endowed Chair at UCLA, reported a fundamentally new method for delivering optical information around arbitrarily shaped opaque occlusions or walls.
November 7, 2023 | Paul Weiss: Nature is often underestimated as a source of inspiration for nanotechnology
"Why are you doing all this?" young neuroscience professor Anne M. Andrews asked colleague Paul Weiss in 2002, a nanoscientist who focuses on the development of new nanomaterials and techniques. He asked her what direction she thought his research lab should take with...
November 3, 2023 | Detecting Hidden Defects in Materials Using a Single-Pixel Terahertz Sensor
In the realm of engineering and material science, detecting hidden structures or defects within materials is crucial. Traditional terahertz imaging systems, which rely on the unique property of terahertz waves to penetrate visibly opaque materials, have been developed to reveal the internal structures of various materials of interest
November 2, 2023 | UCLA Researchers Develop Solid-State Thermal Transistor for Better Heat Management
A team of researchers from UCLA has unveiled a first-of-its-kind stable and fully solid-state thermal transistor that uses an electric field to control a semiconductor device’s heat movement. Science magazine published today the group’s study, detailing how the device...
October 25, 2023 | Advancing non-addictive cannabis-based pain relief for oral cancer patients
Professor Alexander Spokoyny and Dr. James Tilden are part of a UCLA Dentistry–led team to receive a $5 million NIH HEAL initiative federal grant to develop an effective, non-addictive synthetic cannabinoids to help patients manage oral cancer pain. [xyz-ips...
October 24, 2023 | Time picks UCLA Engineering climate solution as one of 2023’s top inventions
Time magazine has named the carbon-removal Equatic process developed at UCLA’s Institute for Carbon Management one of the best inventions of 2023 in the sustainability category. Formerly known as Project SeaChange, the Equatic technology was created by a team of...
October 24, 2023 | Summer Capstone Program provides UCLA undergraduates a pathway to employment
This summer UCLA undergraduates took part in a ten–week Summer Capstone Program aimed at increasing skillsets sought after by California’s high-tech employers. The program was launched by the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA as part of a three–pronged...