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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 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 […]