New Flexible Polymer Hydrogel Electrode Makes for Improved Bioelectronics Led by materials science and engineering associate professor Ximin He, a UCLA team designed a hydrogel electrode that could help advance bioelectronics that require direct tissue contact for health monitoring and therapies.
Freezing Offers Potential Low-Energy, Low-Cost Method for Purifying Saltwater A team of UCLA scientists led by assistant professor of materials science and engineering Aaswath Raman has developed a system for passive freezing that could desalinate water. The proof-of-concept study was featured on the cover of the journal Joule’s Dec. 21 print issue.
Tiny Implantable Device Designed by UCLA Scientists Helps Kill Cancer An interdisciplinary UCLA research team, which includes chair and professor Song Li of the Bioengineering Department, shared encouraging results of the device SymphNode in keeping regulatory T cells in check while summoning and strengthening tumor-fighting cells.
UCLA Engineer's Project Among Those Selected for NASA Tech Funding Artur Davoyan, an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, was selected to receive a $175,000 grant from NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts program designed to fund technologies that could support future space missions.
UCLA Bruin Racing Formula SAE to Take On USC Racing at Coliseum The two teams will showcase their student-built race cars for a quarter-mile, time-trial competition Feb. 4 in the temporary racetrack designed for NASCAR Cup Series cars in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Interview with Jonathan Stewart on the Humboldt County Earthquake Civil and environmental engineering professor Jonathan Stewart did a live interview on the causes of earthquakes and shared important safety tips in the aftermath of the Dec. 20, 6.4 magnitude quake that struck Humboldt County in California.
Who Celebrates the New Year First and Last? It’s Complicated. As people around the world took turns to ring in the new year, UCLA computer science senior lecturer Paul Eggert, who is also the editor and coordinator of the Time Zone Database at the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, shared the complicated mechanisms behind the time race.
The Ezra Klein Show: Time is Way Weirder Than You Think Dean Buonomano, a UCLA neurobiology professor with a joint appointment in bioengineering, discussed the relationship between time and the human brain on the podcast.
‘Bomb Cyclone’ Underscores Vulnerabilities of Nation’s Electric Grid Mechanical and aerospace engineering professor Rajit Gadh, who is also the director of UCLA’s Smart Grid Energy Research Center, shared his insights on several challenges faced by the system in severe weather events.
Artificial Intelligence and the Rise of Optical Computing Aydogan Ozcan, a professor of electrical and computer engineering and bioengineering, was highlighted in this article on the potential of using photonic data processing to enhance deep learning.
Why Hospitals Are Struggling to Meet Earthquake Safety Deadline Jonathan Stewart, a professor of civil and environmental engineering, spoke about the danger of hospitals not meeting seismic safety standards and the need to review their requests for delay in meeting the 2030 retrofit deadline on a case-by-case basis.
Solar-Sailing Probes May Soon Get Their Moment in the Sun Artur Davoyan, an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, was featured in the online publication for being selected as part of NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts program to further his research in pellet-beam propulsion for space exploration. The news was also captured in Engadget.
UCLA Engineering Alumnus and Internet Pioneer Vint Cerf Featured in Wall Street Journal Vint Cerf, M.S. '70, Ph.D. '72, was featured in the article titled “Vint Cerf Helped Create the Internet on the Back of an Envelope.” The piece highlighted Cerf’s personal and professional journey, including his decision to become a scientist when he was just 10 years old.
