Xiaochun Li: UCLA researchers toughen glass using nanoparticles
Process could be useful for applications in manufacturing and architecture UCLA mechanical engineers and materials scientists have developed a process that uses nanoparticles to strengthen the atomic structure of glass. The result is a product that’s at least five...
Elisa Franco receives federal grant for synthetic DNA research
Elisa Franco, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has received a $711,000 research grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to continue developing DNA-based synthetic molecules. Such molecules could be...
Veronica Santos part of team awarded $3M in ONR funding to develop a dexterous, underwater robotic hand with tactile feedback
Above image: Dexterous underwater robot developed by RE2 Robotics for handling dangerous devices. (RE2 Robotics.) UCLA MAE Associate Professor Veronica Santos, along with her University of Washington ME collaborator Professor Jonathan Posner, was awarded part of $3M...
Chih-Ming Ho’s artificial intelligence-parabolic response surface platform helps researchers to identify faster, more effective drug combination regimens to treat tuberculosis
By Enrique Rivero | UCLA Newsroom link Tuberculosis is a potentially deadly though curable disease. Each year about 10 million people develop active cases, and 1.6 million people die. In addition, about 1.7 billion people around the world are infected with TB...
UCLA students touch space with a microgravity experiment
Magnetic pump built by Bruin Space launches on Blue Origin reusable rocket By Emmanuel Masongson | UCLA Newsroom link It took only 10 minutes and a ride aboard the Blue Origin New Shepard reusable rocket for 11 students in the Bruin Spacecraft Group to make history....
Sam Taira: On computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and other aspects of his career
UCLA MAE Associate Professor Sam Taira studies a variety of fluid mechanics problems with research interests in the areas of computational fluid dynamics, flow control, data science, network theory, and unsteady aerodynamics. Taira’s studies leverage numerical...
M. Khalid Jawed learns mechanics from machines
UCLA MAE Assistant Professor M. Khalid Jawed researches a data-driven approach to modeling the mechanics of structures and fluid-structure interaction using robotics, automation, computation, and machine learning. What was your journey from Dhaka, Bangladesh to UCLA?...
Taking a cue from spider webs, UCLA researchers snag fresh water with vapor capture system
Researchers Abolfazl Sadeghpour, the study's co-lead author, Hangjie Ji and Navid Dehdari Ebrahimi with their experimental water capture setup. | Oszie Tarula/UCLA. Article by Matthew Chin Inspired by how dew drops form on spider webs, UCLA engineers and...
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...
