Science + Technology

UCLA astrophysicist Smadar Naoz’s research indicates that if there is a second black hole, it would have a mass at least 100,000 times that of the sun.

UCLA began observing its 100th birthday and delivered new advances in research, health care, the arts, community service and teaching.

The object is a magnetic structure that covers an enormous region of some 160 light-years.

Thanks to an advance by UCLA engineers, the two-wing structure could soon be used to make windmills that harvest energy more efficiently.

UCLA scientists James Gimzewski and Adam Stieg are part of a research team that has taken a major stride toward creating thinking machines.

UCLA’s David Jewitt said the data provides the best measure of the size of the comet's nucleus, “which is the really important part.”

UCLA researchers discovered differences in maternal and paternal X chromosomes that help explain sex differences in the immune system.

The UCLA-led team found that chronic opioid use increased the susceptibility to developing anxiety disorders.

Report from Web of Science Group identifies researchers in 21 fields whose work was most often referenced by other papers.

The UCLA Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics will host a workshop on the many implications of doctored content, Nov. 15-16.

The fluorescence microscopy technique is expected to benefit studies in life sciences and biology.

The research is the most comprehensive study to date investigating the potential future scale and cost of 10 different ways to use carbon dioxide.

UCLA researchers find that the brain processes fear differently after injury.

A who’s who of computer scientists, engineers, technologists, activists and thinkers gathered at UCLA to celebrate the internet’s 50th birthday.

Researchers created an app that allowed them to study body self-perceptions.

Actor Mayim Bialik, a UCLA alumna, will be on hand to receive an award from the UCLA College division of physical sciences.

A new method used to study planets’ geochemistry implies that Earth is not unique.

UCLA research identifies a potential strategy that may lead to treatment for the disorder.

Comet 2I/Borisov is the first interstellar comet to be observed by astronomers.

The discovery may help lead to a new understanding of mitochondria’s roles in aging, disease and medical complications, the UCLA researchers said.

UCLA astronomer Bradley Hansen on how a giant exomoon hundreds of times the size of Earth might help astronomers find planets where life may thrive.

If skies are clear, viewers will be able to see the moon — approximately 240,000 miles from Earth — and its many craters in great detail.

The event is being held exactly a half century after a team led by UCLA professor Leonard Kleinrock sent the first message over the Arpanet — the precursor to today’s internet.

UCLA evolutionary biologist Blaire Van Valkenburgh links an increase in fractured teeth to a dwindling supply of the carnivores' prey.

Innovative technology improves visualization of a patient’s anatomy.