Garg lab synthesizes ocean-based molecule using cyclic allene intermediate
1 week ago
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A team of UCLA researchers, led by Professor Neil Garg, have created the first synthetic version of a molecule recently discovered in a sea sponge that has antioxidant properties. To […]

Tiny implantable device designed by UCLA scientists helps kill cancer
3 weeks ago
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Professor Louis Bouchard is part of an interdisciplinary UCLA research team that has designed a tiny implantable device they call a SymphNode, which is designed to keep regulatory T cells […]

UCLA-developed soft brain probe could be a boon for depression research
3 weeks ago
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A team of UCLA scientists, engineers, and alumni has developed a soft brain probe, whose sensors can detect fluctuations in neurotransmitters continuously and that promises extended monitoring with reduced brain […]

CNSI Noble Fund researchers work to develop advance photonics for applications such as AI and image capture.
2 months ago
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Professor Xiangfeng Duan is co-leader of a team that is working to advance photonics — energy-efficient technologies that use particles of light in place of the electrons used in electronics […]

Iron induces chronic heart failure in half of heart attack survivors, according to landmark study
3 months ago
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Professor Louis Bouchard is part of a team of researchers who have identified that iron drives the formation of fatty tissue in the heart and leads to chronic heart failure […]

CNSI Noble Fund researchers work to develop an opioid drug that has very low abuse potential
3 months ago
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Professor Heather Maynard is part of a team researchers whose Nobel Fund project is seeking to curb opioid addiction by rendering the drug inactive unless taken orally, as well as […]

Fundamental study determines Pt surface hydronium pKa and reveals correlation with HER kinetics
3 months ago
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A research collaboration between Professor Xiangfeng Duan’s group in the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Professor Yu Huang’s group in the UCLA Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and […]

$3M DOE grant for hydrogen storage and production research
4 months ago
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Professor Paul S. Weiss is co-leader on a collaborative research project with the Savannah River National Lab (SRNL), which recently received a $3 million DOE grant to further fundamental research […]
