Science + Technology

The new “ZeroCAL” method could remove 98% of the CO2 emissions associated with the production of lime for use in cement, the team said.

The new center, established with a $3.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, will house three main projects.

The discovery could lead to better noninvasive sensors for studying chemical reactions involving chiral molecules.

UCLA psychologist Keith Holyoak will discuss consciousness, creativity and machine learning during his Faculty Research Lecture on Oct. 11.

UCLA’s ‘top IT cop’ Drake Chang tells us about the crucial importance of cybersecurity awareness.

Using small 3D models that mimic a patient’s tumor, UCLA researchers can quickly test hundreds of potential drugs.

The agreement further positions UCLA at the forefront of artificial intelligence advancements in support of its academic, administrative and research communities.

While the result is different from what they hoped, it’s also exactly what they thought it should be.

The finding could expand research on vision in humans and autonomous vehicle development.

Researchers have established a cumulative adversity index that could be adapted to help conservation efforts for other species.

UCLA professor Stephanie White discusses what birds could teach us about communication.

Evolutionary anthropologist Brian Wood talks about his research on the greater honeyguide, a wild bird in Africa that guides people to honey.

Check out a sampling of a decade’s worth of bird research by UCLA faculty and students.

The position is one of just a handful in existence across American universities. 

Older birds tend to have fewer, more selective friendships with stronger bonds and may know better where to find food.

Radiation from dark matter may have kept hydrogen gas hot enough to condense into black holes instead of stars.

The transformative donation will spur breakthrough discoveries and drive economic growth for the region.

An AI-enabled testing technology with point-of-care potential was shown to be accurate and reliable in UCLA-led study.

The Quantum Sensing and Imaging Lab will work to advance capabilities in fields like medicine, atmospheric science and physics.

A rare “dual-initiation” mechanism ruptured a barrier on the fault during the Jan. 1 shaker.

Psychologists find it isn’t cathartic, but it can strengthen bonds that might pay off in the future.

A low-cost approach regulates heat with common building materials that absorb or radiate heat.

As the NEOWISE spacecraft is shut down, its UCLA project leader readies NASA’s next study on near-Earth objects.

Research brief: The new material retained properties under a much higher magnetic field than the theoretical limit of a conventional superconductor.

Team RoMeLa’s robot athletes knocked out four opponents in six matches at an international tournament held in the Netherlands.