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April 15, 2019 | Best in snow: New scientific device creates electricity from snowfall
UCLA researchers and colleagues have designed a new device that creates electricity from falling snow. The first of its kind, this device is inexpensive, small, thin and flexible like a sheet of plastic. Best in snow: New scientific device creates electricity from...
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April 3, 2018 | Sensing the Invisible- the Art and Science of a Cell
Communication is a process involved in so many aspects of daily life. The act of sharing or exchanging of information takes place between humans, animals, and even cells in living organisms. But the arts also play a pivotal role in communicating thoughts, emotions,...
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March 25, 2019 | Nanoscientist Paul Weiss named a 2019 fellow of the Materials Research Society
Paul Weiss, UCLA distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has been named a 2019 fellow of the Materials Research Society. He is being honored for his “pioneering nanoscience advances, testing the ultimate limits of miniaturization of functional...
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March 20, 2019 | Professor Michael Jung has been selected to receive the 13th AACR Award for Outstanding Achievement in Chemistry in Cancer Research
The prestigious award is presented to researchers for outstanding, novel, and significant chemistry research, which has led to important contributions to the fields of basic cancer research, translational cancer research, or the treatment of patients with cancer....
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March 18, 2019 | Scientists create fire-retardant sensors for safety gear in harsh environments
UCLA researchers and colleagues at two other universities have designed the first fire-retardant, self-extinguishing motion sensor and power generator. The device, which is the size of a quarter, could be embedded in shoes or clothing worn by firefighters, oil...
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March 18, 2019 | LA BioMed Scientists Discover Common Blueprint for Protein Antibiotics
UA discovery by researchers at the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute (LA BioMed) has uncovered a common blueprint for proteins that have antimicrobial properties. This finding opens the door to design and development of a new generation of anti-infectives...
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March 11, 2019 | For faster and cheaper diagnosis, UCLA engineers are using deep learning to digitally stain tissue
To help identify diseases, pathologists typically manually apply colored dyes, or stains, to label tissue samples. The stains help highlight microscopic structures and provide a visible color contrast between healthy tissue and anomalies. For faster and cheaper...
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March 4, 2019 | Artificial Intelligence Digitally Stains Tissue Samples Used in Pathology, Saving Labor, Time and Cost
Researchers at UCLA have developed a deep learning-based method to take a microscopic image of naturally present fluorescent compounds in unstained tissue sections and digitally transform this “auto-fluorescence” image into an equivalent image of the same tissue, as...
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March 4, 2019 | UCLA-led study could point to ways to better control inflammation in autoimmune diseases
Hypothermia Devices Inc., a Brentwood-based medical device company that develops patient cooling-and-heating machines for emergency vehicles and hospitals, has raised nearly $11 million in investor funding, according to a Nov. 6 securities filing. UCLA-led study could...
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