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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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AE junior Mia Reyes, a recipient of UCLA’s Big Bang Theory Scholarship, visits TBBT’s cast and crew
Please read the full article here. From the article: Junior aerospace engineering student Mia Reyes would not have been able to attend UCLA at all. Two days before the deadline to commit to UCLA — her “dream school” — she reluctantly selected a more affordable...
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Rajit Gadh quoted in Fast Company article “This SUV powers your house – and your house powers this SUV”
(Image from Mitsubishi) MAE Professor and SMERC Director Rajit Gadh was quoted in the Fast Company article "This SUV powers your house - and your house powers this SUV". From the article: Mitsubishi isn’t the first company to propose this idea. As The Verge points...
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