Tiny Capsule Effectively Kills Cancer Cells
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Scientists create nanoscale vehicle to battle cancer without harming healthy cells By Bill Kisliuk A tiny capsule invented at a UCLA lab could go a long way toward improving cancer treatment. Devising a method for more...
Earthquakes, Glue and Grappling Hooks: Scientists Dissect the Movement of Bacteria
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Matthew Chin A team led by researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has discovered that microscopic bacteria have a lot in common with earthquakes — when it comes to their...
New Semiconductor Research Center Established at UCLA Engineering with $35 million in Funding
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Matthew Chin A new multidisciplinary research center established at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science aims to revolutionize semiconductor technologies by developing new nanoscale materials...
Professor receives NSF CAREER Award to Study Bioremediation of Hazardous Chemicals
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Shaily Mahendra, a UCLA assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, has received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation. The NSF CAREER award is the...
In Memoriam: Christian Wagner
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Matthew Chin Christian N.J. Wagner, a UCLA professor emeritus of materials science and engineering, died on Dec. 31, 2012, at his home in Palm Desert. He was 85. Wagner was internationally known for research on the...
Two UCLA Engineering Professors Named AAAS Fellows
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Two UCLA Engineering professors, Panagiotis D. Christofides and Ali H. Sayed, were selected as fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society and...
In Memoriam: David Okrent
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Matthew Chin David Okrent, UCLA professor emeritus of mechanical and aerospace engineering, who made pioneering contributions in nuclear reactor design and safety, died Friday, Dec. 14. He was 90. Okrent received his...
New Energy-efficient Computer Memory Using Magnetic Materials
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]MeRAM is up to 1,000 times more energy-efficient than current technologies By Matthew Chin | December 14, 2012 By using electric voltage instead of a flowing electric current, researchers from UCLA's Henry Samueli School...
Got Food Allergies? Test Your Meal Using a Cell Phone
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Matthew Chin Are you allergic to peanuts and worried there might be some in that cookie? Now you can find out using a rather unlikely source: your cell phone. A team of researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of...