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

3 weeks 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

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 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

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

Faculty in the News – Anne Andrews

2 months ago

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Professor Anne Andrews is featured in a recent UCLA Newsroom article discussing how an unexpected career path led her to pioneer wearable technology that measures hormones and brain chemicals, culminating […]

Faculty in the News – Anne Andrews
April 9

When Chemistry and Biochemistry Meet the Marketplace

2 months ago

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By Ben Paul, UCLA Division of Physical Sciences A growing culture of entrepreneurship is reshaping how UCLA chemists think about discovery, impact, and their role beyond the lab. When Mike […]

When Chemistry and Biochemistry Meet the Marketplace
April 3

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

AI tool predicts drug-building reactions, speeding discovery

3 months ago

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A research team co-led by Professor Abigail Doyle, postdoctoral fellow Dr. Simone Gallarati, and graduate student Erin Bucci, together with Professor Matthew S. Sigman at the University of Utah, has […]

AI tool predicts drug-building reactions, speeding discovery
March 12