Science + Technology

New technique is more streamlined and less expensive than current methods.

New system can distinguish between subtly different cells so that only the correct, therapeutic cells are used for treatments.

John Villasenor notes that in the battle between Apple and the U.S. government, the ever-accelerating pace of change in technology makes applying older laws a murky proposition.

Brad Shaffer, director of the UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science, says the role of citizen scientists is important in helping scientists track changes in the environment due to climate.

The algorithm helps computers “see” features of objects that aren’t visible using standard imaging techniques.

UCLA scientists have developed a computational model of the human airway that may someday help people who suffer from sleep apnea.

In this Q&A, Jon Christensen of UCLA and his colleague Adam Wolf discuss their study of how climate change affects plant species’ shifting in California.

A UCLA-led study exploring California plant species’ shifts to higher elevations showed that non-native and invasive plants are moving fastest.

Discovery provides scientists with critical information on the best way to create stem cells for purposes such as cell transplantation or organ regeneration.

The violent impact with a “planetary embryo” called Theia occurred approximately 100 million years after the Earth formed, UCLA geochemists and colleagues report.

Wavelength scanning pixel super-resolution allows researchers to view large samples in much finer detail.

The Technology Fellows Program lets graduate students in the life and physical sciences learn the ins and outs of technology transfer.

The six UCLA undergraduates are vying for top honors in the inaugural FuturizeX Student Challenge, a competition that aims to inspire the next generation of innovators.

The advance could make it much more efficient to build nanoelectronic and nanobioelectronic devices that could measure brain cell and circuit function in real time.

The research is a significant step forward in the use of human embryonic stem cells for heart regeneration.

These changes could potentially lead to various developmental disorders and other health risks.

To create the super-strong but lightweight metal, scientists found a new way to disperse and stabilize nanoparticles in molten metals.

Terahertz waves can be used to analyze plastics, clothing, semiconductors and works of art without damaging them and to investigate the formation of stars, among other applications.

Discovery could aid in the creation of vaccines and drug treatments for bluetongue disease.

With help from faculty and students at UCLA and Waseda University in Tokyo, UCLA professor Michael Emmerich has developed and launched an app to teach students to read premodern calligraphy used in classical Japanese texts.

Logic would suggest that millions of years of evolution would have perfected spatial localization in humans. A new UCLA study helps explain why that’s not the case.

Technique allows researchers to test many different small molecules at once.

The discovery could point the way toward new drugs that slow or stop the disease from spreading.

The study, by researchers at the California NanoSystems Institute, could be an important step in the effort to satisfy the world’s need for clean water.

The analysis is one of a series of studies led by Daniel Blumstein that address questions about wild animals’ fear responses to humans.