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August 25, 2026 | Update the textbooks: UCLA-led research revises theory of how crystals form
The most common scientific approach for thinking about how condensation, freezing and other phase transitions begin is based in classical nucleation theory, which was developed about a century ago. Thousands of experiments have supported a key equation describing how…
August 21, 2026 | UCLA Study Finds Concrete’s Natural Absorption of Carbon Dioxide Does Little to Offset Emissions from Cement Production
Concrete slowly absorbs small amounts of carbon dioxide from the air over its lifetime, a natural process sometimes proposed as a solution to the cement industry’s heavy carbon footprint. But a new UCLA-led study finds that this passive absorption process is far too slow and…
August 11, 2026 | UCLA bioengineer Jason Zhang deploys AI to create proteins never before seen in nature
The decades-old scientific quest to create brand new proteins has been turbocharged in the era of artificial intelligence. UCLA Newsroom graphic inviting readers to take a survey and help shape future coverage, featuring a blue speech bubble with a…
August 9, 2026 | ‘Lying Mirror’ uses structured surfaces to conceal optical information
Mirrors normally reveal what is placed in front of them, even when their curvature distorts a reflection. Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have introduced a different optical concept: a lying mirror that hides information carried by an…
August 6, 2026 | New UCLA Engineering Studies Aim to Slow Battery Aging While Idle
Most batteries spend more than 70% of their lifetime at rest. Yet few studies have examined calendar aging, which is how a battery degrades when it is neither charging nor being used. Now, a pair of complementary papers published in Joule and Nature Communications…
August 6, 2026 | Yu Huang and Richard Kaner elected to the European Academy of Engineering
Distinguished Professors Yu Huang and Richard Kaner have been elected full members of the European Academy of Engineering (EAE). The academy is an international scientific organization composed of the world’s leading scientists, scholars and engineers…
July 23, 2026 | UCLA Engineers Observe Quantum Heat Waves at Room Temperature
Efficient heat management in solids is key to advancing the next generation of electronics. However, wavelike heat movement — known as phonon focusing — had only been observed at extremely low, or cryogenic, temperatures, limiting its study and practical use…
July 22, 2026 | Biomedical imaging, autonomous vehicle sensors may get boost from AI designed for physical signals
A research team led by UCLA and the University of Rochester has demonstrated a promising evolution of an imaging system designed to capture details within “complex media,” which scatter light, from depicting structures inside body tissue to seeing obstacles through…
July 7, 2026 | Wavelength-multiplexed diffractive optical storage enables massively parallel image retrieval
The explosive growth of data generated by artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and modern digital infrastructures is placing increasing pressure on existing information storage technologies. Although magnetic storage systems such as hard disk drives remain the dominant platform…
July 1, 2026 | Xiangfeng Duan receives 2026 Nano Research Award for pioneering advances in low-dimensional materials
Professor Xiangfeng Duan has been selected to receive the 2026 Nano Research Award in recognition of his pioneering contributions to the synthesis, integration, and discovery of novel properties in low-dimensional materials, including two-dimensional…
July 1, 2026 | Diffractive networks enable optical information transfer through random and unknown diffusers
The transmission of optical information through random scattering media is a major challenge in optics, biomedical imaging, telecommunications, and remote sensing. When light passes through a turbid or diffusive medium, such as biological tissue or a randomly structured…
June 30, 2026 | Paul S. Weiss and postdoctoral alum Naihao Chiang selected for prestigious 2026 American Vacuum Society (AVS) Awards
Professor Paul S. Weiss has been selected to receive the 2026 Medard W. Welch Award, the top research award from the American Vacuum Society (AVS), and postdoctoral alumnus, Professor Naihao Chiang (University of Houston), has been selected for the prestigious…