UCLA Samueli
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
48-121 Engineering IV
Timothy Fisher
Department Chair
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Nanotechnology enables engineers to weld previously un-weldable aluminum alloy
Super-strong but lightweight, AA 7075 now could be more widely used in automobiles and other manufacturing thanks to UCLA research An aluminum alloy developed in the 1940s has long held promise for use in automobile manufacturing, except for one key obstacle. Although...
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Microscale printable parts, now spring-loaded
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom New manufacturing process could lead to microscale soft robots, advanced sensors, and materials that release stored strain energy in controlled ways for shape morphing and energy absorbing applications. How small can you make a...
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First experiments on a first-of-a-kind multiple-effect facility newly constructed at UCLA in collaboration with EUROfusion confirms recent UCLA scientific discovery
First experiments on a first-of-a-kind multiple-effect facility newly constructed at UCLA in collaboration with EUROfusion confirms recent UCLA scientific discovery A new multiple-effect facility, MaPLE-U, has been constructed at UCLA with funds from the DOE Office of...
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MAE graduate student poster competition displays creativity and ingenuity – five winners announced!
UCLA's MAE Department held a graduate student poster competition Friday, March 8, 2019. It included a presentation by the MAE Industrial Advisory Board members. The MAE Department would like to congratulate the 5 Winners and 11 Honorable Mentions! Winners Matthew...
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Apr 08, 2019 - Apr 09, 2019 — 12:00 am Dr. Tyler Clites DETAILS
Apr 16, 2019 — 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Architected materials for adaptive energy absorption and self-adaptable bioimplant devices by Prof Sung Hoon Kang 37-124 Engineering IV DETAILS
May 07, 2019 — 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Unique Heat Conduction Properties of Graphene – From Fancy Physics of Phonon Transport to Applications in Thermal Management Seminar by Professor Alexander Balandin 37-124 Engineering IV DETAILS
