A new workforce development program co-led by the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA, or CNSI, UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and Pasadena City College aims
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UCLA Bioengineering Professor Named to MIT Technology Review List of Top Innovators
Mireille Kamariza, an assistant professor of bioengineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has been named to
Lyme Disease Early Detection Could Get Boost From Simpler, Faster Testing Technology
For some unlucky people, time in the great outdoors leads to Lyme disease, an illness causing head, joint and muscle pain, flu-like symptoms, fatigue, and sometimes
$1.6 Million California State Grant to Enhance Engineering Pathways for Community College Students
A team of professors at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, in partnership with collaborators at Cal State Polytechnic University Pomona, has received a four-year
Study Reveals Membrane Behavior Impacting Water-Purification Performance
Desalination can help provide much-needed freshwater to communities lacking access, but the process can be difficult at scale. Now, scientists
UCLA Receives $1M NSF Grant to Accelerate Commercialization of Quantum Technologies
Researchers from the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA and their colleagues have received a one-year, $1 million grant as part of a new National Science Foundation program aimed
Researchers Discover New Mechanism to Cool Buildings While Saving Energy
With temperatures rising globally, the need for more sustainable cooling options is also growing. Researchers at UCLA and their colleagues have now
Engineers Make Tunable, Shape-Changing Metamaterial Inspired by Vintage Toys
Common push puppet toys in the shapes of animals and popular figures can move or collapse with the push of a button at the bottom of the toys’ base. Now, a team of UCLA engineers has created a new class of tunable dynamic material
Transportation Researchers Receive $1.5 Million NSF Grant to Improve Automated Vehicles and Intelligent Transportation Systems
Jiaqi Ma and Bolei Zhou at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have received a two-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to build
2 Engineering Graduate Students Receive 2024 National Defense Science and Engineering Fellowship
Ariya Olaee and Jason Wu of the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have each received a 2024 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship, one of the country’s most prestigious honors
UCLA Researchers Create High-Strength Composites by Upcycling Polymer Foams
A team of researchers led by UCLA chemical engineers has discovered a way to make tough and durable composite materials with strength comparable to that of cement, by recycling a common polymer foam found in sofas and mattresses.
UCLA Computer Scientist Receives $2.8M DARPA Grant to Demonstrate New AI Model
Guy Van den Broeck, a professor of computer science at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has received a three-year, $2.8 million research grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to lead











