UCLA researchers refine use of graphene oxide for stronger, more durable concrete

4 weeks ago

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Professor Richard Kaner and researcher Maher El-Kady are part of a research team whose study demonstrates how graphene oxide, a carbon-based nanomaterial, can be incorporated into cementitious mixtures to create […]

UCLA researchers refine use of graphene oxide for stronger, more durable concrete
May 18

UCLA chemical engineers find new path to improve efficiency of plastic precursor production

2 months ago

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Researchers led by Professor Philippe Sautet have mapped out a promising method to improve the conversion of propane gas into propene, the world’s second most widely produced plastic precursor, after […]

UCLA chemical engineers find new path to improve efficiency of plastic precursor production
April 16

How UCLA researchers cleared the nanoscale bottleneck holding back next-gen electronics

3 months ago

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A UCLA research team led by Professor Xiangfeng Duan, with postdoctoral fellows Dr. Laiyuan Wan and Dr. Boxuan Zhou, has discovered a way to dramatically improve how electrical current enters […]

How UCLA researchers cleared the nanoscale bottleneck holding back next-gen electronics
March 25

How UCLA scientists helped reimagine a forgotten battery design from Thomas Edison

4 months ago

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Research by a team led by Professor Richard Kaner and Dr. Maher El-Kady shows how 21st-century nanotechnology has finally enabled a clean-energy vision that Thomas Edison first proposed more than […]

How UCLA scientists helped reimagine a forgotten battery design from Thomas Edison
February 10

Innovative proximity labeling platform illuminates how cholesterol interacts inside cells

4 months ago

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Cholesterol plays a central role in cell health, influencing membrane fluidity, curvature, and signaling. To maintain proper cholesterol levels, cells rely on tightly regulated transport systems that move cholesterol between […]

Innovative proximity labeling platform illuminates how cholesterol interacts inside cells
February 6

UCLA researchers develop mineral sunscreen that reduces white cast

4 months ago

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A research team led by Professor Paul Weiss and chemical biology Ph.D. candidate AJ Addae (P. Weiss/Caram groups) has developed a mineral sunscreen formulation that significantly reduces the white, chalky […]

UCLA researchers develop mineral sunscreen that reduces white cast
February 3

Kalli Kappel decodes the hidden architecture inside cells

6 months ago

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New faculty member Professor Kalli Kappel uncovers molecular rules that govern how cells organize themselves. By Benjamin Paul (UCLA Division of Physical Sciences) A team of scientists at UCLA has […]

Kalli Kappel decodes the hidden architecture inside cells
December 17

How quantum mechanics may have shaped life’s first molecules

6 months ago

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New faculty member Professor Thomas Fay examines how electron spin could influence molecular handedness on early Earth. By Benjamin Paul (UCLA Division of Physical Sciences) Thomas Fay is a professor of […]

How quantum mechanics may have shaped life’s first molecules
December 17