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Yu Huang
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UCLA Team Develops Ultrathin Films for Stretchable and Sturdy Bioelectronic Membranes
The layered patchwork design of van der Waals thin films enables the membrane to stretch and flex over irregular geometries. (Yan et al./UCLA) The highly adaptable materials could lead to new classes of wearable devices, diagnostic sensors and...
Sweating the small stuff: Smartwatch developed at UCLA measures key stress hormone
Image Courtesy of Yichao Zhao and Zhaoqing Wang/UCLA Cortisol is well-suited for measurement through wearable devices, according to study co-author Sam Emaminejad, because its concentration levels in sweat are similar to its circulating levels. The human body responds...
UCLA Team Harnesses Machine Learning Imaging Technology for Materials Design
Materials scientists at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have developed a new way to optimize the design of complex optical materials by using the same machine-learning technique that creates deceptive imagery known as “deepfakes.”
Department Announcements
Aaswath Raman Named Senior Member of National Academy of Inventors
UCLA Samueli Newsroom Aaswath Raman, an assistant professor of materials science and engineering at UCLA, has been elected as a 2022 senior member of the National Academy of Inventors. The honor recognizes inventors at academic institutions with a track record of...
