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June 14, 2021 | Rapid measurement of aerosol volatility using a deep learning-based portable microscope
A team of UCLA engineers and environmental health scientists created a new method that can directly measure the volatility of particulate matter using a portable microscope that is powered by deep learning. UCLA team’s volatile particle measurement system is based on...
June 9, 2021 | Faster holographic imaging using recurrent neural networks
A research team at UCLA has recently developed a novel holographic phase retrieval technique that can rapidly reconstruct microscopic images of samples with up to 50-fold acceleration compared to existing methods. This new technique is taking advantage of recurrent...
June 2, 2021 | Living Biofoundry brings new synthetic biology and microbial engineering capabilities to campus
The California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA now offers access to a ThermoFisher Scientific Laboratory Automation System, dubbed “the Living Biofoundry.” Living Biofoundry brings new synthetic biology and microbial engineering...
June 1, 2021 | Soft Focus: A Flexible Future for Robots
A quintet of Hong’s faculty researchers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering are doing the early work to realize robots with an entirely different feel, literally — softer, more pliable and better suited for engaging with people....
May 26, 2021 | Biosolids used as fertilizer could contain more plastic than previously thought
A study by UCLA scientists raises a concern about the makeup of some of the fertilizer being used on crops, gardens and landscaping. A portion of the fertilizer used in the U.S. and around the world comes from a source you might not expect: wastewater treatment...
May 26, 2021 | UCLA Professor Awarded US Army Young Investigator Grant for Fairness in AI Research
Assistant Professor Achuta Kadambi at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering has received a Young Investigator Program (YIP) award from the Army Research Office to support his ongoing research into incorporating fairness in the development of imaging and sensing...
May 23, 2021 | UCLA-led team develops potential treatment for children with rare immune disease
A UCLA-led research team developed a potential treatment for a rare, life-threatening immune disease in children using genetically modified stem cells. UCLA-led team develops potential treatment for children with rare immune disease by...
May 11, 2021 | Gene therapy offers potential cure to children born without an immune system
An experimental form of gene therapy developed by a team of researchers from UCLA and Great Ormond Street Hospital in London has successfully treated 48 of 50 children born with a rare and deadly inherited disorder that leaves them without an immune system.[xyz-ips...
May 4, 2021 | Remembering philanthropist and center benefactor Eli Broad
Eli Broad, entrepreneur, philanthropist and transformative champion of science, education and the arts, passed away on April 30, 2021 at the age of 87. Remembering philanthropist and center benefactor Eli Broad The entrepreneur,...
May 4, 2021 | Researchers identify potential combination therapy for aggressive lung cancer
A new study by researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has identified a novel combination therapy to potentially help overcome resistance to immunotherapy in people diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. The combination approach uses immune...
April 26, 2021 | Dr. Donald Kohn honored with career achievement award
As COVID-19 inoculation efforts continue to ramp up in the U.S. and around the world, two leaders at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA recently took stock of the unprecedented success of vaccine design efforts, as well as the challenges ahead. [xyz-ips...
April 19, 2021 | Team led by UCLA professor wins $7.5 million NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE
A group of UCLA engineers has become the first university team to win the grand prize in the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE global competition. By mitigating the carbon footprint of concrete, the team’s invention could eventually be a major step in the global battle against...