Lens-free microscope can detect cancer at the cellular level
UCLA researchers led by Aydogan Ozcan have developed a lens-free microscope that can be used to detect cancer with the same accuracy as larger and more expensive optical microscopes.
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UCLA engineers first to detect and measure individual DNA molecules using smartphone microscope
Researchers from UCLA have developed the first lightweight, compact device that converts an ordinary smartphone into an advanced fluorescence microscope.
Carbonics, spinoff of UCLA’s CNSI Incubator, launches with $5.5 million investment
Company emerges from King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology and the UCLA Center for Excellence in Green Technology. It aims to revolutionize electronics by using carbon-based nanomaterials to lower power consumption and improve performance of smartphones and wearable devices.
New semiconductor device could lead to better photodetectors
UCLA researchers find that using a perovskite solution could improve the quality and manufacturing efficiency of medical and commercial imaging devices.
UCLA biochemists build largest synthetic molecular ‘cage’ ever
The scientists created the largest protein ever that self-assembles into a molecular “cage.” The protein is hundreds of times smaller than a human cell.
Miller is appointed director of California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA
Jeffery F. Miller, a professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, is the new director of the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) at UCLA, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh announced today.
Transistor developed at UCLA significantly outperforms existing models
With their special electronic and optical properties, nanomaterials such as graphene and molybdenum sulfide have created excitement among scientists for their potential to revolutionize transistors and circuits.
New method for fabricating graphene nanoribbons brings scientists a step closer to revolutionizing electronics
Scientists from UCLA and Tohoku University have discovered a new self-assembly method for producing defect-free graphene nanoribbons.
$1 million National Cancer Institute grant will advance UCLA research on vault nanomedicine treatment for lung cancer
Developed by UCLA’s Dr. Leonard Rome and Dr. Steven Dubinett, the treatment combines an immunotherapy agent with a drug delivery nanotechnology using nanoparticles called vaults.
UCLA scientists engineer antibiotics to catch up in race against drug resistance
Souped-up antibiotics effectively attack persister cells that are responsible for making bacteria resistant to new drugs.
UCLA scientists engineer antibiotics to catch up to bacteria in race against drug resistance
‘Souped-up’ antibiotics could give doctors an advantage over bacteria that have develop immunity to medicines.
UCLA researchers use liquid inks to create better solar cells
Solar cell film made from kesterite or perovskite absorbs energy more efficiently and is cheaper to manufacture.
Vault nanoparticles engineered at UCLA show promise for cancer treatment and possible HIV cure
The researchers' findings could lead to cancer treatments that are more effective with smaller doses and to therapies that could potentially eradicate the HIV virus.
New graphene framework bridges gap between traditional capacitors, batteries
Researchers at UCLA have set the stage for a watershed in mobile energy by using a unique graphene material to significantly boost the amount of energy supercapacitors can store.
UCLA researchers create nanoscale structure for computer chips that could yield higher-performance memory
Researchers at UCLA have created a nanoscale magnetic component for computer memory chips that could significantly improve their energy efficiency.
Scientists use nanoparticles to control growth of materials
The UCLA-led team's new approach could lead to new materials with significant improvements in performance, such as self-lubricating bearings for engines, and it may eventually have applications in medicine.
In latest generation of tiny biosensors, size isn't everything
The UCLA researchers' findings counter years of conventional wisdom that a biosensor can be made more sensitive simply by reducing the diameter of the nanowires that make up the device.
UCLA at forefront, ready to take part in national brain activity–mapping initiative
"Today, our scientists are mapping the human brain to unlock the answers to Alzheimer’s; developing drugs to regenerate damaged organs; devising new material to make batteries 10 times more powerful. ... Now is the time to reach a level of research ...