UCLA-led team produces images on a laptop that match the quality of those from high-end equipment
Year: 2018
New AI system mimics how humans visualize and identify objects
Researchers from UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and Stanford have demonstrated a computer system that can discover and identify the real-world objects it “sees” based on the same method of visual learning that humans use.
Artificial intelligence-based device detects moving parasites in bodily fluid for easier, earlier diagnosis
Developed by UCLA Engineering researchers, system is ‘like a motion detector for the microscopic world’
UCLA Samueli’s Integrated Sensors Lab partners with aviation network to test terahertz breakthrough
UCLA Samueli School of Engineering’s Integrated Sensors Laboratory is collaborating with Airborne Wireless Network (ABWN), a leader in high-speed broadband aerial wireless networks, to field test its terahertz-band communication technology at medium altitude.
Ozcan elected to the National Academy of Inventors
Aydogan Ozcan, Chancellor’s Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Bioengineering, has been elected a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.
Two-dimensional materials skip the energy barrier by growing one row at a time
Confirming a century-old prediction could help scientists construct new classes of materials
Sprayable gel developed by UCLA-led team could help the body fight off cancer after surgery
Many people who are diagnosed with cancer will undergo some type of surgery to treat their disease — almost 95 percent of people with early-diagnosed breast cancer will require surgery and it’s often the first line of treatment for people with brain tumors, for example.
New material that retains stiffness while changing shape developed
Demonstration of compliant rolling-contact joints. Images courtesy UCLA Flexible Research Group.
Eight UCLA Samueli researchers named to annual “highly cited” list
The world’s most influential scientific researchers in 2018, as determined by Clarivate Analytics.
2018 UCLA Samueli Highlights
As we near the holidays and get ready to welcome a new year of engineering excellence at UCLA Samueli, following are a few of the many highlights of 2018. A heartfelt thanks to all who contributed to our combined success.
Ozcan named AAAS Fellow
Honor from world’s largest general scientific organization recognizes professor’s distinguished record in photonics to improve global health
UCLA alumna appears on first season of Nerd Girl Nation web series
Bruinlife’s 2018 UCLA Senior of the Year Mercedes Cornelius (BS ’18) is a guest on the first season of new web series Nerd Girl Nation.