Mitochondrial secrets revealed: team discovers physics of how cell’s powerhouse splits to reproduce

9 months ago

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In a pair of recent studies published as back-to-back articles in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, a research team led by the Wong group has unveiled new insights […]

Mitochondrial secrets revealed: team discovers physics of how cell’s powerhouse splits to reproduce
September 30

New stretchable light-emitting material holds promise for photon-based devices

9 months ago

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Professor Xiangfeng Duan and graduate student Boxuan Zhou (Materials Science and Engineering) lead a research team that has developed a durable, low-cost, printable light-emitting membrane from ultrathin molybdenum disulfide and […]

New stretchable light-emitting material holds promise for photon-based devices
September 26

UCLA spinout Entropic Biosciences awarded $200K for high-throughput 3D skin model project

10 months ago

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Entropic Biosciences, Inc., a start-up biotech company founded at UCLA in Professor Paul Weiss’ group based on the thesis of alumnus Dr. Amir Nasajpour (Ph.D. ’23), is one of only […]

UCLA spinout Entropic Biosciences awarded $200K for high-throughput 3D skin model project
August 25

BioPACIFIC MIP earns renewed NSF support to accelerate AI-driven biobased materials innovation

10 months ago

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has given $19.8 million in renewal funding for the BioPACIFIC MIP, a UCLA–UC Santa Barbara collaboration advancing biobased materials through synthetic biology, chemistry, automation, and […]

BioPACIFIC MIP earns renewed NSF support to accelerate AI-driven biobased materials innovation
August 20

Faculty in the News – Michael Jung

10 months ago

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Distinguished Professor Michael Jung and his UCLA collaborators are featured in a recent New York Magazine article about their groundbreaking research on a potential cure for baldness. The New York Magazine article […]

Faculty in the News – Michael Jung
August 12

Semiconductors get magnetic boost with new method from UCLA researchers

11 months ago

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Professor Xiangfeng Duan is co-leader of a group of UCLA researchers who have developed a new method for combining magnetic elements with semiconductors — which are vital materials for computers […]

Semiconductors get magnetic boost with new method from UCLA researchers
July 22

UCLA scientists break imaging barrier to unlock secrets of deadly “chaotic” viruses

11 months ago

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A team of researchers at UCLA, led by Professor Jose Rodriguez and BMSB Ph.D. candidate Lily Taylor, in collaboration with Professors Gustavo Helguera (YBIME, Buenos Aires, Argentina), Brian Gowen (USU […]

UCLA scientists break imaging barrier to unlock secrets of deadly “chaotic” viruses
July 22

Breakthrough method helps design better light-based technologies

11 months ago

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Research by the Neuhauser and Caram groups introduces a fast and efficient method, TDHF@vW, for accurately predicting how molecules absorb light, dramatically reducing computational costs and enabling faster discovery of […]

Breakthrough method helps design better light-based technologies
July 21