UCLA ECE team receives $4 million to develop “internet of things” for the battlefield
A team of UCLA electrical and computer engineering faculty are part of a major Army Research Laboratory-funded initiative to develop an internet of things tailored to the specific challenges of the battlefield
Mahendra receives Paul L. Busch award for technology to clean water of pollutants
Shaily Mahendra, a UCLA associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Samueli Fellow, has received the 2017 Paul L. Busch Award from the nonprofit Water Environment & Reuse Foundation.
New method to measure cell stiffness could lead to improved cancer treatments
UCLA biophysicists have developed a new method to rapidly determine a single cell’s stiffness and size — which could ultimately lead to improved treatments for cancer and other diseases.
Supercharged AI optimizes drugs to combat common agriculture parasites
Researchers from UCLA, Iowa State University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University have discovered an effective drug combination that could optimize the eradication of roundworms, common agricultural parasites that infect livestock.
Materials science graduate student receives DOE research award
UCLA Engineering graduate student Nick Julian has received a prestigious Graduate Student Research Award from the Department of Energy Office of Science.
Dean Jayathi Murthy: Welcome to the 2017-18 academic year
On behalf of the faculty and staff of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, welcome to the 2017-18 academic year!
Device provides scientists with clearest view of sperm’s motion in 3-D
A microscope developed by researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science and UCLA’s California NanoSystems Institute has made it possible to precisely track the motion of sperm heads and tails in 3-D with unprecedented accuracy and detail.
Thin, flexible device could provide efficient cooling for mobile electronics – or people
The system’s flexibility also means it could eventually be used in wearable electronics, robotic systems and new types of personalized cooling systems.
UCLA, Japanese scientists discover new way to speed up chemical reactions
A team of scientists and engineers from UCLA and Japan’s University of Shizuoka has discovered a new mode of enzyme catalysis, the process that speeds up chemical reactions.