UCLA Web App Enlists Public Support to Mitigate Spread of COVID-19
UCLA has launched Stop COVID-19 Together to help fight the spread of COVID-19. The public is encouraged to take the confidential survey so necessary data can be collected to help stop the pandemic.
A team of researchers have made the strongest silver alloy ever
A team of researchers have made the strongest silver alloy ever, 42% stronger than the previous world record, while not losing electrical conductivity.
UCLA researchers develop a new class of two-dimensional materials
An artist's concept of two kinds of monolayer atomic crystal molecular superlattices. On the left, molybdenum disulfide with layers of ammonium molecules; on the right, black phosphorus with layers of ammonium molecules. UCLA researchers develop a new class of...
Scientists from UCLA, National Gallery of Art pioneer new way to analyze ancient artwork
The original painting (left), along with images made using hyperspectral reflectance, luminescence and X-ray fluorescence. ‘Macroscale multimodal chemical imaging’ reveals details about second century Egyptian painting Scientists from UCLA and the National Gallery of...
Hydrogen cars for the masses one step closer to reality, thanks to UCLA invention
Richard Kaner and Maher El-Kady with a replica of a new device that can use solar power to inexpensively and efficiently create and store energy. 2-in-1 device also uses supercapacitor to store energy that could power computers and smartphones. UCLA researchers have...
Thin, flexible device could provide efficient cooling for mobile electronics – or people
UCLA, SRI International researchers devise polymer film to transfer heat from batteries and processors Engineers and scientists from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science and SRI International, a nonprofit research and development...
UCLA-led research offers clear evidence for Majorana particle
Finding could provide the vehicle for carrying ‘qubits’ of data in quantum computing Matthew Chin A UCLA-led team of engineers and scientists has found a “smoking gun” signature of the long sought-after Majorana particle. The particle, whose existence was...
Prof. Jaime Marian creates computer models of extreme conditions that cannot be replicated in a lab (Featured in UCLA Newsroom)
A computational model shows the formation of bubbles in metals under extreme pressures. While these conditions are difficult to produce in a lab, the Marian Group can model these conditions for researchers' experiments. From UCLA Newsroom by Nico Correia : His mission...
Best SEM Image Contest 2017
(Tony Carpenter & Xuanyi Wu - 2nd Place MNA award winner & 3rd Place FEI Tony Award Winner) The 2017 Best SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope) award ceremony was held on January 26th. More than 30 images were submitted by students for the contest in two...