By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Paul Baran MS ’59, a distinguished engineer, inventor and entrepreneur whose best-known invention of packet-switching laid the technological foundation for the Internet, has died. He was 84. Baran received his bachelor’s...
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]UCLA nanotech research mimics enzymes in directing chemical reactions By Mike Rodewald Good chemists are passive-aggressive — they manipulate molecules without actually touching them. In a feat of manipulating substances...
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Two types of raw materials are currently used for biorefining and biofuel production: carbohydrates and lipids. Biofuels like ethanol are derived from carbohydrate raw materials such as sugars and lignocellulose, while...
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Claudia Luther UCLA, one of the most prolific creators of new startup companies that help grow the economy of the region, state and nation, this year has already seen a major startup go out into the commercial market....
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Matthew Chin The International Space Station is set to receive its first UCLA-led research project when the Space Shuttle Discovery delivers a new payload of scientific experiments and supplies to the orbiting station....
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Wileen Wong Kromhout In recent years, topological insulators have become one of the hottest topics in physics. These new materials act as both insulators and conductors, with their interior preventing the flow of...
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Three distinguished alumni of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science were elected to the National Academy of Engineering recently: Mark J. Kushner ’76; Asad M. Madni ’69, MS ’72; and Joanne M....
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Albert Carnesale, UCLA Chancellor Emeritus and professor of public policy and mechanical and aerospace engineering, was elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) on February 8. Election to the NAE is among the...
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Raytheon Company has entered into a letter of intent with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to engage in a strategic relationship with the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science for the...
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]The Semiconductor Research Corporation’s Education Alliance announced research opportunities funded through a major grant by the Intel Foundation for 12 UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science...
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Watch the commemorative video here by clicking here or on the image below. Commemorative 65th Anniversary Video with Henry Samueli (Co-Founder of Broadcom Corporation), Ronald D. Sugar (Chairman Emeritus, Northrop...
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]New 'cocktails' support long-term maintenance of human embryonic stem cells By Wileen Wong Kromhout In regenerative medicine, large supplies of safe and reliable human embryonic stem (hES) cells are needed for implantation...