nanotechnology

New mobile device, created with a 3D printer, analyzes blood samples and delivers results in under a minute.

Material is easier and less expensive to make than the current standard, but had not previously been shown to emit light.

Because topological insulators are so tiny, scientists have, until now, been unable to fully understand how the defects impact their functionality.

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

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

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

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.

UCLA engineers and doctors developed a tool that can deliver nanoparticles, enzymes, antibodies and bacteria into cells thousands of times faster than current technology.

New compact, reliable energy storage devices outperform batteries by holding larger amounts of energy, recharging more quickly and lasting for longer recharge cycles.

New treatment platform may solve some of the problems of treating pancreas cancer with chemotherapy.

UCLA bioengineers have developed a revolutionary approach that brings together traditional drugs and nanotechnology-enhanced medications to create safer and more effective treatments.

A Google Glass app paired with a handheld device will allow users to quickly analyze the health of living plants without damaging them.

Researchers developed a thermal imaging technique that can “see” how the temperature changes from point to point inside the smallest electronic circuits.

A team led by engineers from UCLA and Columbia University controlled light at tiny lengths around 500 nanometers — smaller than the light’s own wavelength — by using random crystal lattice structures.

A team led by researchers at the California NanoSystems Institute developed a new method for extracting and analyzing cancer cells circulating in patients’ blood.

UCLA researchers led by Aydogan Ozcan have developed a lens-free microscope that can be used to detect cancer with the same accuracy as larger and more expensive optical microscopes.

Researchers from UCLA have developed the first lightweight, compact device that converts an ordinary smartphone into an advanced fluorescence microscope.

Company emerges from King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology and the UCLA Center for Excellence in Green Technology. It aims to revolutionize electronics by using carbon-based nanomaterials to lower power consumption and improve performance of smartphones and wearable devices.

UCLA researchers find that using a perovskite solution could improve the quality and manufacturing efficiency of medical and commercial imaging devices.

The scientists created the largest protein ever that self-assembles into a molecular “cage.” The protein is hundreds of times smaller than a human cell.

Jeffery F. Miller, a professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, is the new director of the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) at UCLA, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh announced today.

With their special electronic and optical properties, nanomaterials such as graphene and molybdenum sulfide have created excitement among scientists for their potential to revolutionize transistors and circuits. 

Scientists from UCLA and Tohoku University have discovered a new self-assembly method for producing defect-free graphene nanoribbons.

Developed by UCLA’s Dr. Leonard Rome and Dr. Steven Dubinett, the treatment combines an immunotherapy agent with a drug delivery nanotechnology using nanoparticles called vaults.