Matthew Nava receives NSF Early Career Development Award

4 days ago

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Professor Matthew Nava has received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation. “I am extremely grateful for the support provided by the National Science Foundation […]

Matthew Nava receives NSF Early Career Development Award
July 1

UCLA team uses 3D printing to develop zinc-ion hybrid battery with seven times more energy

6 days ago

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A team led by Professor Richard Kaner, alumna Dr. Sophia Uemura, and researcher Dr. Maher El-Kady has developed a 3D-printed electrode with a hollow structure that expands the capacity of […]

UCLA team uses 3D printing to develop zinc-ion hybrid battery with seven times more energy
June 29

Soumitra Athavale and Victoria Barber research teams receive W. M. Keck Foundation funding

1 week ago

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Two faculty-graduate student teams led by Professors Soumitra Athavale and Victoria Barber have received funding through a new $1.4 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation. Professor Soumitra Athavale, who […]

Soumitra Athavale and Victoria Barber research teams receive W. M. Keck Foundation funding
June 25

UCLA led team wins Royal Society of Chemistry’s 2026 Materials Chemistry Horizon Prize

3 weeks ago

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A team of researchers led by Professor Richard Kaner has been awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry’s 2026 Materials Chemistry Horizon Prize in recognition of a collaboration between the Kaner […]

UCLA led team wins Royal Society of Chemistry’s 2026 Materials Chemistry Horizon Prize
June 17

DNA-inspired molecular solar thermal energy storage system achieves record breaking heat release

1 month ago

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Professor Kendall Houk and graduate students Alexander Maertens and Qingyang Zhou collaborate with Professor Grace Han’s group at University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), to design a system that captures […]

DNA-inspired molecular solar thermal energy storage system achieves record breaking heat release
May 21

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

2 months 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 research improves molecular probe for drug discovery

2 months ago

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A team of UCLA researchers, led by Professor Keriann Backus and postdoctoral teacher-scholar Dr. Chau Ngo, has developed a new technology that makes light-activated protein labeling more precise and reliable. […]

UCLA research improves molecular probe for drug discovery
April 28

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

3 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