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UCLA team uses 3 D printing to develop zinc-ion hybrid battery with 7 times more energy
2+ hour, 37+ min ago (546+ words) Storing solar and wind energy to meet the increasing power needs of the electrical grid calls for devices that can deliver power quickly, recharge quickly and last for decades at low cost. A new study led by UCLA has uncovered…...
The Sky Link automated train travels along its elevated guideway past the iconic Theme Building at Los Angeles International Airport during testing in April. Airport roadways, terminals and construction areas are visible below the train.
3+ hour, 26+ min ago (76+ words) Newsroom | UCLA The Sky Link automated train travels along its elevated guideway past the iconic Theme Building at Los Angeles International Airport during testing in April. Airport roadways, terminals and construction areas are visible below the train. (Christina House / Los…...
A bridge to scientific discovery: UCLA receives $1. 4 million from W. M. Keck Foundation
4+ day, 35+ min ago (499+ words) Composite by Katie Sipek/UCLA College Clockwise from top left are the UCLA faculty's new Keck Scholars supported by the foundation's bridge funding: Soumitra Athavale, Victoria Barber, Hao Cao, Lindsay De Biase, Yue Li, Yuzhang Li and Yue Dong. Early-career…...
UCLA researchers may have discovered how to heal damaged kidneys
1+ week, 6+ day ago (276+ words) A drug previously developed at UCLA to help heart tissue repair itself after a heart attack might also help kidney tissue repair and regenerate, researchers have found." The drug, called AD-NP1, which was recently approved by the FDA for a…...
Could viral infections trigger dormant cancers to return? " and more UCLA media
1+ week, 6+ day ago (502+ words) More highlights from UCLA in the News: June 15, 2026 "I fully believe our results, that urban birds react differently based on the sex of the person approaching them, but I can't explain them right now," said Daniel Blumstein, a co-author and…...
A graphic showing computer code layered over scientific equations, chemical formulas and diagrams symbolizes the growing role of artificial intelligence in scientific research and problem-solving.
2+ week, 5+ day ago (55+ words) Newsroom | UCLA A graphic showing computer code layered over scientific equations, chemical formulas and diagrams symbolizes the growing role of artificial intelligence in scientific research and problem-solving....
What does AI mean for the future of math? " and more UCLA media
2+ week, 5+ day ago (207+ words) More highlights from UCLA in the News: June 9, 2026 "Seeing this magnitude of benefit in a randomized phase 3 study is very encouraging for all patients with advanced pancreatic cancer and is a paradigm shift in this deadly disease," Dr. Zev Wainberg,…...
Creatine may supercharge immune cells that are key to fighting cancer
3+ week, 2+ day ago (461+ words) Creatine, the organic acid that is popularly taken as a supplement by athletes and bodybuilders, supercharges a critical class of immune cells that activate and prepare the body's key cancer-fighters, according to new UCLA research. The study, conducted in mouse…...
How two UCLA students built a self-playing piano that can do the impossible
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1332+ words) Click the play button above to watch the video. The You Tube link also has an audio descriptive version. It's the best project in the nearly eight years that the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering's Makerspace has been open, according…...
This undated microscope image from USC via the NIH shows pancreatic cancer cells, nuclei in blue, growing as a sphere encased in membranes, red
3+ week, 5+ day ago (72+ words) Newsroom | UCLA This undated microscope image from USC via the NIH shows pancreatic cancer cells, nuclei in blue, growing as a sphere encased in membranes, red (Min Yu/Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research…...