How a UCLA fish scientist helped the alien in Jordan Peele’s ‘Nope’ seem terrifyingly real
Doctoral student Kelsi Rutledge helped make “Jean Jacket” scientifically plausible.
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Newly identified small molecules break amyloid tangles that cause Alzheimer’s
A molecule found in green tea helped UCLA biochemists discover several molecules that can destroy tau fibers.
Genomic analysis reveals true origin of South America’s canids
The continent’s diverse species all evolved very rapidly from a single ancestral population, a UCLA-led study shows.
Her work helped her boss win the Nobel Prize. Now the spotlight is on her
Donna Elbert’s predictions about planetary magnetic fields deserve recognition, say UCLA researchers who have built on her work.
In visit to UCLA, National Science Foundation director emphasizes accessibility and inclusiveness
Sethuraman Panchanathan met with students, faculty members and administrative leaders.
‘Glass bubble’ nanocarrier boosts effects of combination therapy for pancreatic cancer
When two drugs were delivered in one nanoparticle rather than separately, the treatment worked better in mice.
Privacy-preserving camera captures only the objects you want
The technology, built by UCLA engineers using artificial intelligence, can instantly highlight certain elements of a photo while blotting others out.
First underground radar images from Mars Perseverance rover reveal some surprises
The rover’s RIMFAX instrument, co-led by UCLA’s David Paige, has found unexpectedly tilted rock layers beneath the Jezero crater.
Remote heart rate sensors can be biased against darker skin. A UCLA team offers a solution
By combining two technologies, camera and radar, researchers boosted accuracy across a diverse range of skin tones.
Simple method destroys dangerous ‘forever chemicals,’ making water safe
Using common reagents in heated water, chemists can ‘behead’ and break down PFAS, leaving only harmless compounds behind.
How a UCLA team smashed government targets for hydrogen fuel cell performance
By wrapping platinum-alloy crystals in tiny graphene “nanopockets,” scientists generated far more catalytic activity and power than expected.
Bridging the gap: How engineering alumna Julie Allen brought L.A.’s new 6th Street Viaduct to life
Allen, who graduated from UCLA with a bachelor’s degree in civil and environmental engineering in 1992, was the project manager for downtown’s newest gem.
UCLA scientists bring cultured meat closer to your kitchen table
Led by Amy Rowat, researchers have invented ‘edible microcarriers’ that could reduce the expense, time and waste required to produce cultured meat.
Female monkeys with female friends live longer
UCLA professor Susan Perry and her team of researchers reveal their findings on capuchin monkeys and social integration.
Program primes students to tackle real-world urban sustainability issues
More than 60 graduate students have received training through the NSF-funded INFEWS initiative at UCLA.
UCLA brain researchers receive $4 million NIH grant to supercharge miniature microscope
Their new devices will enable scientists to observe neuronal activity in freely moving animals at even higher resolutions.
UCLA-led team develops new approach for building quantum computers
Scientists have developed small molecules that protect the “quantumness” of qubits, an innovative step that could help to scale up processing power.
UCLA awarded $11.5 million to improve organ, hand and face transplantation
The two grant projects, funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Defense, will be led by Dr. Jerzy Kupiec-Weglinski.
UCLA scientists discover places on the moon where it’s always ‘sweater weather’
People could potentially live and work in lunar pits and caves with steady temperatures in the 60s.
UCLA-led study could be step toward cheaper hydrogen-based energy
Researchers have devised a method for more quickly predicting the performance of potential catalysts in fuel cells.
Scientists develop blueprint for turning stem cells into sensory interneurons
The research is an important advance toward cell therapies that could restore sensation in people with spinal cord injuries.
The psychedelic Rx: Hallucinogens and mental health
Can drugs like psilocybin and ecstasy effectively treat depression, addiction and other conditions? UCLA researchers are working to find out.
How UCLA’s Alvine Kamaha helped build the world’s most sensitive dark matter detector
Thanks to the physicist’s expertise, the LUX-ZEPLIN has begun its hunt for the universe’s most elusive particles.
Can computers understand complex words and concepts?
Research by UCLA, MIT and NIH scientists finds that a machine learning system organizes knowledge in a “very intuitive structure.”
Dead star’s cannibalism of its planetary system is most far-reaching ever witnessed
UCLA-led research on a white dwarf 86 light-years from Earth sheds light on the systemic chaos that occurs when a star dies.