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January 4, 2023 | Tiny implantable device designed by UCLA scientists helps kill cancer

January 4, 2023 | Tiny implantable device designed by UCLA scientists helps kill cancer

Now, an interdisciplinary UCLA research team reports encouraging results in laboratory studies testing a tiny implantable device they call a SymphNode, which is designed to keep regulatory T cells in check only in the area around a tumor while summoning and strengthening tumor-fighting cells. The device was shown to drive tumors into remission, eliminate metastasis, prevent the growth of new tumors and result in longer survival in mice.

December 14, 2022 | UCLA-led research could lead to more durable solar cells

December 14, 2022 | UCLA-led research could lead to more durable solar cells

An international research collaboration led by UCLA has developed a way to use perovskite in solar cells while protecting it from the conditions that cause it to deteriorate. In a study published in Nature Materials, the scientists added small quantities of ions — electrically charged atoms — of a metal called neodymium directly to perovskite.

December 13, 2022 | Go ahead: Tell Gaurav Sant his ideas won’t work

December 13, 2022 | Go ahead: Tell Gaurav Sant his ideas won’t work

With an eye toward providing remedies for climate change, he and his colleagues take approaches to removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere that are considered unlikely by some. Several of his projects have emerged from UCLA’s labs to spawn startups that are bringing new technologies into the marketplace, where they can make a difference in people’s lives.

December 8, 2022 | 3D-printed decoder, AI-enabled image compression could enable higher-res displays

December 8, 2022 | 3D-printed decoder, AI-enabled image compression could enable higher-res displays

A UCLA team has developed a technology for projecting high-resolution computer-generated images using one-sixteenth the number of pixels contained in their source images. The system compresses images based on an artificial intelligence algorithm, and then decodes them using an optical decoder — a thin, translucent sheet of plastic produced using a 3D printer — that is designed to interact with light in a specific way as part of the same algorithm.

December 7, 2022 | Wearable sensor could guide precision drug dosing

December 7, 2022 | Wearable sensor could guide precision drug dosing

Now, a UCLA-led research team has developed a wearable patch that uses inexpensive microneedles to analyze the fluid between cells less than a millimeter underneath the skin and continuously record concentrations of medicine in the body. The technology could be a step toward improving doctors’ ability to administer precise medication doses.