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August 2019
 
Founders to Futurists: 50th Anniversary of the Internet
Founders to Futurists: 50th Anniversary of the Internet
Join UCLA Samueli on Oct. 29 at Royce Hall as we celebrate 50 years to the day when Distinguished Professor of Computer Science Leonard Kleinrock’s team sent the first message over the Arpanet from 3420 Boelter Hall. That historic moment transformed his mathematical theory of packet-switching into what would become the modern internet.

Leading technologists and visionaries, including Eric Schmidt, Mark Cuban, Jameela Jamil, Henry Samueli, Ron Conway, Patrisse Cullors, Jamie Dimon, Ashton Kutcher and Peter Thiel, will discuss the genesis, current state and future aspirations of our connected world.
BREAKTHROUGHS
Researchers flip how electrical signals move liquid droplets
Researchers flip how electrical signals move liquid droplets
The advance, led by Prof. CJ Kim, uses an electrical push rather than a pull. It could lead to more reliable medical diagnostic tools.
Breaking an ancient ceiling in metallurgy
Breaking an ancient ceiling in metallurgy
Breakthrough from Prof. Xiaochun Li and colleagues shows way to cast superstrong metals.
Deep Learning to i.d. cancer cells
Deep Learning to i.d. cancer cells
New technology, developed by Prof. Bahram Jalali and colleagues, uses AI to detect cancer cells hundreds of times faster than previous methods.
AI for eco-efficient industrial production
AI for eco-efficient industrial production
Prof. Philippe Sautet and team have discovered a more sustainable way to produce key industrial compounds.
Optical neural network could lead to intelligent cameras
Optical neural network could lead to intelligent cameras
New technology from Prof. Aydogan Ozcan could be used in new classes of smart cameras.
Carbon capture team in home stretch
Carbon capture team in home stretch
A UCLA team, led by Prof. Gaurav Sant, is preparing for the finals of an international prize for turning carbon emissions into commercial products.
Major grant to make environmentally friendly concrete
Major grant to make environmentally friendly concrete
UCLA engineers led by Prof. Mathieu Bauchy have received a $1.5 million NSF grant to develop 3D-printed concrete that incorporates carbon dioxide.
Sand-grain size sensors to monitor unconventional oil reservoirs
Sand-grain size sensors to monitor unconventional oil reservoirs
Prof. Aydin Babakhani has received a $1.25 million Dept. of Energy grant to develop tiny sensors to monitor deep oil reserves.
Aerospace grad student receives top fellowship
Aerospace grad student receives top fellowship
An aerospace engineering graduate student has received a National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship.
Researchers are trying to cut carbon emissions
Researchers are trying to cut carbon emissions
“So if you want construction to continue to grow, you need solutions to it that have a much lower carbon intensity.” – Prof. Gaurav Sant on NPR.
Supercomputing Heat Transfer between 2D Electronic Components
Supercomputing Heat Transfer between 2D Electronic Components
“Reducing the thermal boundary resistance, or TBR, could significantly improve heat dissipation from hot spots and lead to revolutionary advances in high-performance electronics.” – Prof. Yongjie Hu in Inside HPC


Ken NobeIn Memoriam: Professor Ken Nobe
Ken Nobe, a UCLA professor emeritus of engineering, world-renowned for his early studies of catalytic air pollution control of exhaust emissions and research in electrochemical processes, passed away on July 11.
 
 

 

 


 
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