Science + Technology

Scientists from UCLA and City of Hope have become the first to inhibit the mechanism of a protein that regulates a key process that causes cancer to grow.

The findings strongly suggest that stem cell-based gene therapy with a chimeric antigen receptor may be an effective treatment for chronic HIV infection in humans.

Results could one day have an impact on the development of a treatment for osteoporosis as well as potentially help those with traumatic bone injuries.

“Hyperentanglement” allows each paired photons to carry much more data than was possible with previous methods.

Better mentorship, revised performance reviews and more transparency are among the recommendations shared at a recent UCLA conference that attempted to figure out how to increase the number of women in tech.

The three-year project aims to fill critical gaps in knowledge about concussion and translate research findings into new safety guidelines for the more than 450,000 U.S. collegiate student-athletes.

A new technology developed by chemists at UCLA is capable of storing solar energy for up to several weeks — an advance that could redefine the way scientists approach solar cell design.

New research sheds light on the Earth’s climate over geologic time scales.

Braving floods, fires and vampire mosquitoes, UCLA professor Susan Perry has spent 25 years chasing capuchin monkeys through the forests of Costa Rica. Her data have transformed what we know about these fascinating primates.

The study, published in Science, addresses problems that have long stalled the adoption of fuel cell technology.

NASA’s Dawn mission is observing the dwarf planet Ceres from 2,700 miles above its surface; the space agency has released new images and a video animation.

A new event created by the Ozcan Research Group of UCLA’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science showcased an impressive array of biomedical engineering technology research.

UCLA robotics expert Dennis Hong and a team of students competed with THOR, their humanoid robot, in a contest to build a robot that can go places too dangerous for humans.

Breakthrough could lead to new ways of treating and controlling diseases like lupus and psoriasis.

Material creates an instant scaffold that allows new tissue to latch on and grow within cavities formed between linked spheres of gel.

Coherent diffractive imaging transforms the conventional view of microscopy by replacing the physical lens with a computational algorithm.

Research by scientists at the Broad Stem Cell Research Center shows that the cells carrying parents’ genes to a child are unprotected during part of the prenatal stage of development.

UCLA scholar Ramesh Srinivasan has established a center that will link scholars who want to study the role digital technology plays in cultures globally.

The loss of elephants, rhinoceroses and hippopotamuses would have drastic implications not only for the species themselves, but also for other animals and the ecosystems in which they live.

Findings suggest that similar isotopic signatures could exist for many biological processes, including some that are difficult to observe with current tools.

Folklore scholar Tim Tangherlini has organized a large collection into a database that can be searched by topic, storyteller and location.

Jean Paul Santos will compete May 4 against other campus winners of Grad Slam. His speech, “How to Talk to Mars,” helped him win UCLA's inaugural competition.

UCLA biologists have found that male aggression against potential rivals for females explains much of the phenomenon.

Using a tumor rejection antigen to identify stem cells could help ensure stem cell research studies are accurate.

California NanoSystems Institute researchers have imaged the atomic structures of three specific biological nanomachines, findings they hope advance work on antibiotics targeted toward specific pathogens.