Researchers achieve most precise measurement of thorium-229 for future nuclear clocks
5 months ago
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Professor Anastassia Alexandrova and postdoctoral associate Dr. Harry Morgan, along with their collaborators from UCLA Physics, are developing 229Th-based solid-state nuclear clocks, which promise to outperform the current state-of-the-art atomic […]
Atomic-scale mapping of MXenes unveils new insights
5 months ago
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Professor Paul S. Weiss and collaborators from Drexel University have performed the first scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy studies of MXenes, a recently discovered class of two-dimensional materials, mapping their […]
Superhard Materials at the Nanoscale: Smaller is Better
5 months ago
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Professors Sarah Tolbert, Richard Kaner, and Abby Kavner are part of a team of researchers who have found that smaller grain sizes in the superhard material rhenium diboride (ReB₂) increase […]
Chemistry for a Healthy World Event
6 months ago
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On April 24, 2024, faculty, students, alumni, and visitors gathered for the inaugural UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry’s “Chemistry for a Healthy World” event, featuring brief research talks by […]
Technology solutions to climate problems: Zinc batteries, hydrogels, and firefighter respirators
6 months ago
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Professor Richard Kaner’s group is one of three research teams featured in a recent University of California (UC) Research & Innovation article about UC researchers pursuing technological solutions to climate-related […]
Breakthrough study reveals edge sites on platinum nanostructures as key active sites for efficient hydrogen production
7 months ago
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In a study just published in Nature Catalysis, a research collaboration between Professor Xiangfeng Duan’s group in the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Professor Yu Huang’s group in the […]
Quantum experts review major techniques for isolating Majoranas
7 months ago
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Professor Prineha Narang, a member of the Quantum Science Center (QSC), is working with a multi-institutional research team of researchers to devise new theoretical and experimental methodologies aimed at screening […]
Faculty in the News – Anne M. Andrews
8 months ago
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Neuroscientist Professor Anne M. Andrews was recently featured in Wired magazine, discussing her groundbreaking work in developing wearable sensors for personalized medicine and well-being, while also addressing the complexities of […]