Science + Technology

For the past five years, more than 250 UCLA undergraduates have designed and built a small satellite that will launch into orbit to study space weather.

UCLA researchers have found that an often overlooked component of a cell, the extracellular matrix, can influence how much sugar the cell consumes and its migratory behavior.

“We expect several of these combinations, or more, will work much better than existing antibiotics,” said Pamela Yeh, one of the study’s two senior authors and a UCLA assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology.

In tests at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the device converted 22.4 percent of the incoming energy from the sun, a record for that type of cell.

A team of scientists that includes two UCLA College researchers published a study in Nature Communications that sheds light on the phenomenon.

The research provides the first direct evidence of the proteins moving through PTEX, the protein complex that transports malaria proteins into the red blood cell.

Their answers point to breakthroughs that are improving daily lives, preserving the health of the planet and revealing the mysteries of the universe.

A UCLA team has developed a set of outcome measures using a software program that aggregates the latest research and expertise about how to treat conditions.

The characters’ extraordinary abilities are pure science fiction. Or are they?

“It was a rare case in astronomy where two competing models ... offered precisely opposite predictions,” said UCLA professor Steven Furlanetto.

The results could have implications for treating cancer, when people’s blood-forming stem cells may be depleted, and for people undergoing transplant surgery.

The advance could revolutionize thermal management designs for computer processors and other electronics.

The finding in animals could support the first blood test to speed diagnosis and improve treatment in humans.

Marco Velli is the observatory scientist on NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, which will venture into the sun’s outer atmosphere to advance understanding of space weather.

The early work demonstrates the promise of so-called “mechanoceuticals."

Single-celled coastal coccolithophores appear resilient to high levels of carbon dioxide.

Neurophysicist Mayank Mehta’s work has implications for diagnosing and treating neurological diseases.

The researchers demonstrated that the device could accurately identify handwritten numbers and items of clothing — both commonly used tests in AI studies.

The finding by a UCLA team may lead to new ways to convert petroleum waste into useful compounds.

Research has implications for health and disease, teamwork and collective behavior.

The bioinformatics approach the team used to uncover the weed killer could potentially be used to find new drugs for antibacterial medicines.

The international team has found the first evidence of a source of high-energy cosmic neutrinos — ghostly subatomic particles that can travel unhindered for billions of light-years to Earth.

The findings open up possibilities for new therapies to treat such conditions as osteoporosis and skeletal aging.

The UCLA Connection Lab, to be led by Leonard Kleinrock, will foster interdisciplinary research on a range of technologies, such as blockchain, computer networks, big data and artificial intelligence.

Robert and Dorothy Webb met when they were UCLA students in the 1950s. Their giving to the campus spans four decades.