Ultra-Efficient Switching Induced by Electric Field in a Magnetic Topological Insulator
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Effect uses less energy than state-of-the-art devices by orders of magnitude. FINDINGS We all have experienced that our smartphones or computers can become very warm after operating for a while. This is because of the heat...
Englekirk Gift Establishes Endowed Chair in Structural Engineering
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Robert Englekirk MS ’65, PhD ’70 and Natalie Englekirk have committed to a $500,000 gift, matched by the University of California Office of the President, to create the Englekirk Presidential Endowed Chair in Structural...
UCLA Researchers Create Super-Strong, Lightweight New Metal
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Magnesium infused with dense silicon carbide nanoparticles could be used for airplanes, cars, mobile electronics and more By Matthew Chin A team led by researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and...
UCLA researchers develop ‘metasurface’ laser for terahertz range
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]UCLA graduate student researcher Luyao Xu, first author of research demonstrating a VECSEL in the terahertz range. Advance could create new class of lasers for possible use in aerospace and law enforcement...
Two Faculty Members Elected to National Academy of Inventors
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Two faculty members of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have been elected fellows of the National Academy of Inventors – James C. Liao, the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Professor of Chemical...
Al Couvillon, longtime UCLA Engineering supporter, 75
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Lucien “Al” Couvillon, Jr. '62, MS '66, who made significant contributions to the field of biomedical engineering and was a longtime member of the Dean’s Advisory Council at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and...
Ozcan Wins International Commission for Optics Prize for Researchers Under 40
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Aydogan Ozcan, Chancellor’s Professor of Electrical Engineering and Bioengineering at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, has received the International Commission for Optics (ICO) Prize....
UCLA Civil Engineers to Study Effects of Radiation on Concrete Constituents in Nuclear Power Plants
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Research is supported by a $1 million, three-year Department of Energy grant By Matthew Chin A team led by civil engineers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has received a $1 million,...
Making a Home from Materials on Mars
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]UCLA team aims to build prototype habitat with materials found on Red Planet for NASA contest’s next stage By Matthew Chin Buoyed by their success in the first stage of a recent NASA challenge, a team of UCLA engineers and...