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May 22 | News
In a new study, investigators from the University of California, Los Angeles describe how they synthesized polymers to attach to proteins in order to stabilize them during shipping, storage, and other activities. The study findings suggest that these polymers could be useful in stabilizing protein formulations.
May 9 | News
The
overwhelming majority of proteins and other functional molecules in our
bodies display chirality: They can exist in two distinct forms that are
mirror images of each other. Seeking out a reason for why biological
systems express chiral preferences, researchers used lithography to make
achiral triangles with no handedness. Then physical entropic forces
took over and scientists were completely surprised.
May 3 | News
Online crowd-sourcing—in which a task is
presented to the public, who respond, for free, with various solutions
and
suggestions—has been used to evaluate potential consumer products,
develop
software algorithms, and solve vexing research and development
challenges. But
diagnosing infectious diseases?
May 2 | News
University of California, Los Angeles researchers and their colleagues have developed a novel screening technology that allows large batches of metal-oxide nanomaterials to be assessed quickly, based on their ability to trigger certain biological responses in cells as a result of their semiconductor properties.
May 2 | News
Researchers
have taken advantage of cells' physical properties to develop a new
instrument that slams cells against a wall of fluid and quickly analyzes
the physical response, allowing for the identification of cancer and
other cell states without expensive chemical tags.
Apr 27 | News
A newly developed cell phone-based platform lets health workers accurately
read diagnostic tests in the field and chart the spread of diseases
worldwide.
Apr 9 | News
New research by University of California, Los Angeles biologists could lead to predictions of which plant species will escape extinction from climate change. Droughts are worsening around the world, which poses a great challenge to plants in gardens and forests. Scientists have debated for more than a century how to predict which species are most vulnerable.
Mar 30 | News
Imagine being able to use electricity to power your car—even if it's not an electric vehicle. Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have for the first time demonstrated a method for converting carbon dioxide into liquid fuel isobutanol using electricity.
Mar 28 | News
Researchers at New York University and the University of California, Los Angeles, developed a method to detect sequence difference in individual DNA molecules by taking nanoscopic pictures of molecules themselves. Using direct molecular recognition, the researchers used nanoparticles to turn DNA molecules into a form of molecular Braille that can be read in the scale of nanometers using an atomic force microscope.
Mar 22 | News
University of California, Los Angeles researchers are now able to peer deep within the world's tiniest structures to create 3D images of individual atoms and their positions. Their research presents a new method for directly measuring the atomic structure of nanomaterials.
