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October 9, 2020 | UCLA scientists develop innovative COVID-19 testing method
UCLA scientists develop innovative COVID-19 testing method Technology created by Professor Sri Kosuri’s UCLA-founded startup company Octant leads to the development of a faster and cheaper COVID-19 testing technique. This article was originally published by UCLA...
September 29, 2020 | UCLA, aerospace accelerator Starburst win federal grant to launch innovation hub
The new Starburst–UCLA partnership aims to inspire a generation of students, entrepreneurs and investors to pursue new opportunities in the aerospace industry.UCLA, aerospace accelerator Starburst win federal grant to launch innovation hub With nearly $3 million in...
September 28, 2020 | Common Antioxidant Enzyme May Provide Potential Treatment for COVID-19
Researchers from UCLA and China have found that catalase, a naturally occurring enzyme, holds potential as a low-cost therapeutic drug to treat COVID-19 symptoms and suppress the replication of coronavirus inside the body. Common Antioxidant Enzyme May Provide...
September 22, 2020 | UCLA scientists create world’s smallest ‘refrigerator’
A team led by UCLA physics professor Chris Regan has succeeded in creating thermoelectric coolers that are only 100 nanometers thick — roughly one ten-millionth of a meter — and have developed an innovative new technique for measuring their cooling...
September 16, 2020 | From CO2 to Ethylene — UCLA and Caltech Researchers Discover Effective Pathway to Convert Greenhouse Gas into Valuable Products
A research team from Caltech and the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering has demonstrated a promising way to efficiently convert carbon dioxide into ethylene — an important chemical used to produce plastics, solvents, cosmetics and other important products...
September 15, 2020 | In New Partnerships, Researchers Pursue Cutting-Edge Scientific Discoveries
Science is not a solitary process. Building up scientific knowledge requires diverse expertise and frequent collaboration to test theories, critique findings, and apply them in real time. Pew’s Innovation Fund, which supports collaboration among alumni of our...
August 24, 2020 | Upgraded cleanroom facilities will give UCLA advanced nanofabrication capabilities
UCLA’s high-tech capabilities for creating atomically tiny devices and materials are undergoing a multimillion-dollar upgrade.August 24, 2020 | Upgraded cleanroom facilities will give UCLA advanced nanofabrication capabilities Engineering school and California...
August 20, 2020 | How UCLA scientists are using stem cells to take on COVID-19
UCLA engineers have designed a thin adhesive film that could upgrade a consumer smartwatch into a powerful health monitoring system. The system looks for chemical indicators found in sweat to give a real-time snapshot of what’s happening inside the body.August 20,...
August 12, 2020 | Study provides insights into how Zika virus suppresses the host immune system
A research team led by scientists at the University of California, Riverside and UCLA senior author Hong Zhou, has outlined how the Zika virus, which constituted an epidemic threat in 2016, suppresses the immune system of its host.Study provides insights into how Zika...
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...