UCLA-developed soft brain probe could be a boon for depression research

4 years 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 […]

UCLA-developed soft brain probe could be a boon for depression research
January 6

CNSI Noble Fund researchers work to develop advance photonics for applications such as AI and image capture.

4 years 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 […]

CNSI Noble Fund researchers work to develop advance photonics for applications such as AI and image capture.
December 12

Iron induces chronic heart failure in half of heart attack survivors, according to landmark study

4 years 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 […]

November 3

CNSI Noble Fund researchers work to develop an opioid drug that has very low abuse potential

4 years 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 […]

October 27

Fundamental study determines Pt surface hydronium pKa and reveals correlation with HER kinetics

4 years 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 […]

October 20

$3M DOE grant for hydrogen storage and production research

4 years 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 […]

October 7

Chemists make strides toward a marijuana breath analyzer

4 years ago

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Professor Neil Garg and postdoc alumnus Dr. Eva Darzi, now CEO of ElecraTect, Inc., are heading a team of researchers who are testing a “cannabinoid fuel cell” that provides a […]

October 6

How the secrets of the ‘water bear’ could improve lifesaving drugs like insulin

4 years ago

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Inspired by a microscopic animal’s ability to survive and aided by UCLA’s Innovation Fund, Professor Heather Maynard is leading a team of researchers to invent a polymer with the potential […]

October 6