UCLA Researchers Engineer E. coli to Produce Record-Setting Amounts of Alternative Fuel
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Altering microbe's metabolism leads to big jump in n-butanol production By Wileen Wong Kromhout Researchers at UCLA's Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed a way to produce normal butanol —...
In Memoriam: Paul Baran MS ’59 laid the foundation for the Internet
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Paul Baran MS ’59, a distinguished engineer, inventor and entrepreneur whose best-known invention of packet-switching laid the technological foundation for the Internet, has died. He was 84. Baran received his bachelor’s...
New Method for Studying Molecule Reactions a Breakthrough in Organic Chemistry
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]UCLA nanotech research mimics enzymes in directing chemical reactions By Mike Rodewald Good chemists are passive-aggressive — they manipulate molecules without actually touching them. In a feat of manipulating substances...
UCLA Engineers Demonstrate Use of Proteins as Raw Material for Biofuels, Biorefining
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Two types of raw materials are currently used for biorefining and biofuel production: carbohydrates and lipids. Biofuels like ethanol are derived from carbohydrate raw materials such as sugars and lignocellulose, while...
Engineering Entrepreneurs: Taking University Research to the Public
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Claudia Luther UCLA, one of the most prolific creators of new startup companies that help grow the economy of the region, state and nation, this year has already seen a major startup go out into the commercial market....
Space Shuttle to Deliver First UCLA-led Experiment to International Space Station
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Matthew Chin The International Space Station is set to receive its first UCLA-led research project when the Space Shuttle Discovery delivers a new payload of scientific experiments and supplies to the orbiting station....
UCLA Engineering Advance with New Nanomaterials, Good News for Next-Generation Electronic Devices
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Wileen Wong Kromhout In recent years, topological insulators have become one of the hottest topics in physics. These new materials act as both insulators and conductors, with their interior preventing the flow of...
Three UCLA Engineering Alumni Elected to NAE
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Three distinguished alumni of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science were elected to the National Academy of Engineering recently: Mark J. Kushner ’76; Asad M. Madni ’69, MS ’72; and Joanne M....
Chancellor Emeritus Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Albert Carnesale, UCLA Chancellor Emeritus and professor of public policy and mechanical and aerospace engineering, was elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) on February 8. Election to the NAE is among the...