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August 3, 2020 | Chemist Paula Diaconescu to lead new NSF Center for Integrated Catalysis
The National Science Foundation announced a five year, $1.8 million award to establish the NSF Center for Integrated Catalysis (CIC), effective Sept. 1. The center is led by Paula Diaconescu, a UCLA professor of chemistry and biochemistry.August 3, 2020 | Chemist...
August 1, 2020 |Neuromorphic Chips Take Shape
The concept of a brain-like computing architecture, conceived in the late 1980s by California Institute of Technology professor Carver Mead, is suddenly taking shape. August 1, 2020 |Neuromorphic Chips Take Shape By Samuel Greengard Intel combines 64 of its Loihi...
July 29, 2020 | UCLA, UCSB share $23.7 million grant to study biologically based polymers
Researchers from UCLA and UC Santa Barbara are working to develop new high-performance alternatives to petroleum-based polymers that can be produced sustainably from biological sources. July 29, 2020 | UCLA, UCSB share $23.7 million grant to study biologically based...
July 26, 2020 | A team of UCLA researchers receives state grant for potential COVID-19 drug treatment
A team of UCLA researchers received a state grant to test a new drug as a potential treatment for COVID-19.A team of UCLA researchers receives state grant for potential COVID-19 drug treatment By Priscilla GuerreroThis article was originally published by the Daily...
July 16, 2020 | Paul Weiss Elected Honorary Fellow of CRSI
Professor Paul Weiss has been elected as Honorary Fellow of the Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) for the year 2020-21.July 16, 2020 | Paul Weiss Elected Honorary Fellow of CRSI By Penny Jennings This article was originally published by UCLA Chemistry...
July 9, 2020 | Researchers receive Department of Energy grant to transform carbon dioxide into construction materials
The technology for producing CO2Concrete is being demonstrated at the Wyoming Integrated Test Center at the Dry Fork Station in Gillette, Wyoming.July 9, 2020 | Researchers receive Department of Energy grant to transform carbon dioxide into construction materials by...
July 3, 2020 | How the body regulates scar tissue growth after heart attacks
New UCLA research conducted in mice could explain why some people suffer more extensive scarring than others after a heart attack. The study, published in the journal Cell, reveals that a protein known as type 5 collagen plays a critical role in regulating the size of...
June 29, 2020 | Pharma’s Dirty Secret, And The Synthetic Biology Startup Offering A New Approach
Octant Bio, the Bay Area, CA-based synthetic biology startup and graduate of Magnify Incubator) is using an approach to multi-receptor drugs that you may never have heard of, but that you definitely haven’t heard the last of.July 2, 2020 | Pharma’s Dirty Secret, And...
June 29, 2020 | High schoolers learn science and business through Nanovation Competition
The winning entries in UCLA’s fourth annual Nanovation Competition may not represent actual products — yet — but the science behind them is very real. That’s one of the core requirements of the contest, which invites Southern California middle and high school students...