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September 26, 2023 | Magnify incubator company, Partillion Bioscience announces financing and partnership
The Magnify incubator at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA is celebrating the growth of one of its companies. Partillion Bioscience is a venture-backed life science company commercializing Nanovials, a next generation single-cell analysis platform....
September 15, 2023 | UCLA Researchers Discover How to Control Direction and Wavelength of Emitted Heat
Materials scientists at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have introduced a simple yet versatile technique to manage the direction at which a material emits thermal radiation while simultaneously fine-tuning its infrared wavelength to optimize performance....
September 14, 2023 | Prineha Narang elected as new Caltech Trustee
Professor Prineha Narang, a pioneer in quantum matter research at UCLA, has been elected as a Young Alumni Trustee of her alma mater, the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). Narang joined the UCLA faculty in July 2022 leading an interdisciplinary group with...
September 7, 2023 | Research brief: Bat teeth illuminate the diversification of mammalian tooth classes
In this paper, UCLA researchers used bats teeth to investigate the evolution of developmental rules governing the evolution of organs. This model system can be applied to other organs that develop like teeth, such as hair, nails, feathers, or scales that all develop...
August 29, 2023 | CNSI Technology Center vouchers awarded
The CNSI’s Technology Center voucher program has awarded 30 vouchers in its inaugural round. The program aims to foster scientific discovery and collaboration to stimulate new, exploratory research initiatives. Awardees can use vouchers to cover the cost of Technology...
August 27, 2023 | Universal transformations of spatially varying polarization fields
Polarization describes the orientation of oscillations in a light wave, and it plays an essential role in various optical applications — from enhancing visibility in sunglasses and camera lenses to facilitating advanced optical communication and imaging systems....
August 23, 2023 | UCLA receives $1 million NSF grant to develop quantum sensors
A team of UCLA researchers has received a four-year, $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s Quantum Sensing Challenges for Transformational Advances in Quantum Systems program. The funds will support research on new sensor technologies that can...
August 23, 2023 | University of California awards more than $80 million in state-funded grants to spur climate action
As part of a historic partnership between the University of California and the state of California, the University announced it is awarding over $80 million in climate action grants. The grants will spur implementation of solutions that directly address state climate...
August 16, 2023 | Universal Linear Processing of Spatially Incoherent Light Through Diffractive Optical Networks
In a new article published in Light: Science & Applications, a team of researchers, led by Professor Aydogan Ozcan from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA, has developed methods for designing...
August 14, 2023 | Consumers who buy cannabis products containing HHCs could be getting less than they hoped for
As more of the nation has adopted legal marijuana, a glut of products has emerged in dispensaries that contain the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, THC, as well as other cannabinoids that can be derived from THC or the plant itself. Cannabinoids is the umbrella...
August 14, 2023 | UCLA Professor Juli Feigon Chosen as Glenn T. Seaborg Medalist
The UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry is pleased to announce that Professor Juli Feigon (UCLA) has been chosen as the 2023-24 Seaborg Medalist. The Seaborg Medal, established in 1987, is the highest honor our department bestows for distinguished...
August 14, 2023 | New study identifies genes linked to high production of key antibody
A collaboration led by UCLA and the Seattle Children’s Research Institute has yielded new knowledge about the genes responsible for the production and release of immunoglobulin G, the most common type of antibody in the human body. The finding has the potential to...