UCLA receives $1 million NSF grant to accelerate commercialization of quantum technologies

2 years ago

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Professor Prineha Narang is part of a team of UCLA researchers that has received a one-year, $1 million grant as part of a new National Science Foundation program aimed at […]

UCLA receives $1 million NSF grant to accelerate commercialization of quantum technologies
August 28

UCLA chemists and physicists collaborate to study atomic physics in a beaker

2 years ago

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A team led by Professors Justin Caram, Anastassia Alexandrova, and Paula Diaconescu, with Wes Campbell from UCLA Physics and Astronomy, have developed a new platform for magnetic sensing technology, they […]

UCLA chemists and physicists collaborate to study atomic physics in a beaker
August 9

Researchers reveal atomic-scale details of catalysts’ active sites

2 years ago

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Professor Philippe Sautet co-leads a team of UCLA researchers whose study, published in Nature Catalysis, unveils atomic-scale details of catalysts’ active sites, enhancing the efficiency of chemical reactions. From California […]

Researchers reveal atomic-scale details of catalysts’ active sites
August 2

UCLA researchers develop superconductor with potential for quantum computing

2 years ago

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Professor Xiangfeng Duan is co-leader of a team of UCLA researchers who have developed a unique material that retains superconducting properties under high magnetic fields, showing potential for advancing quantum […]

UCLA researchers develop superconductor with potential for quantum computing
July 30

2024 SMACS Undergraduate Poster Session

2 years ago

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On May 14, 2024, 38 undergraduate students presented research posters at the first annual SMACS and UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry Undergraduate Poster Session, hosted jointly by the Student Members of […]

2024 SMACS Undergraduate Poster Session
July 17

Faculty in the News – Michael Jung

2 years ago

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Distinguished Professor Michael E. Jung, the Walter and Shirley Wang Chair in Medicinal Drug Discovery and scientific co-founder of Pelage Pharmaceuticals, has helped the company raise $16.75 million to advance […]

Faculty in the News – Michael Jung
July 11

UCLA team wins the 2024 Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Organic Chemistry Horizon Prize

2 years ago

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The Molecular Strainers Team at UCLA, led by Professor Neil Garg and Professor Ken Houk, receives the RSC 2024 Organic Chemistry Horizon Prize: Perkin Prize in Physical Organic Chemistry for […]

UCLA team wins the 2024 Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Organic Chemistry Horizon Prize
July 10

Researchers achieve most precise measurement of thorium-229 for future nuclear clocks

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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 […]

Researchers achieve most precise measurement of thorium-229 for future nuclear clocks
July 8