UCLA researchers show a cancer defense mechanism could be turned back to attack tumors
UCLA engineers and scientists have engineered a type of synthetic protein — a chimeric antigen receptor, or CAR, that responds to soluble protein targets. The advance shows great promise for helping the body’s immune system seek out and destroy cancer because it could
Hu receives NSF CAREER Award to explore new thermal management materials
Yongjie Hu, an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has received a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation, the agency’s highest honor for faculty members at the start of their research and teaching careers.
Inspired by nature: Design for new electrode could boost supercapacitors’ performance
Mechanical engineers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science and four other institutions have designed a super-efficient and long-lasting electrode for supercapacitors.
Mehta receives NSF CAREER Award to bring robots to everyone
Ankur Mehta, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER award, the agency’s highest honor for faculty members at the start of their research and teaching careers.
Device that measures cell strength could help identify drugs for asthma, hypertension and muscular dystrophy
Engineers, doctors and scientists at UCLA and Rutgers University have developed a tool that measures the physical strength of individual cells 100 times faster than current technologies.
Three faculty members elected to the National Academy of Engineering
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom Election to the academy is among the highest distinctions for an engineerThree faculty members in the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science – Ann Karagozian, Stanley Osher , and Ali Sayed –...
Henry Samueli: STEM training a near-guarantee for success
By UCLA Samueli NewsroomHenry Samueli ’75, MS ’76, PhD ’80, co-founder of Broadcom Corporation, said an undergraduate STEM education can almost guarantee one’s success in any field, as he discussed the arc of his career to a packed house...
The flu vaccine could get a much-needed boost
By Chase Doyle New approach developed at UCLA could help curtail hospitalizations due to influenza infection More than 700,000 Americans were hospitalized due to illnesses associated with the seasonal flu during the 2014–15 flu season,...
New research holds promise of predicting snowpack even before the snow falls
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button] UCLA water resource engineer provided critical snowpack measurement methods and data analysis for the new NOAA-led study As farmers in the American West decide what, when and where to plant, and urban water managers plan...