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New process turns mixed plastic waste into hydrogen fuel without sorting
3+ hour, 56+ min ago (643+ words) New process turns mixed plastic waste directly into hydrogen fuel without sorting Newsroom | UCLA - Because most recycling processes require plastics to be sorted by type first, only 9% of discarded plastic is actually recycled; 79% is dumped in landfills and another 12% is…...
In memoriam: Charles A. West, 98, pioneering biochemist and professor emeritus
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (168+ words) Charles A. West, a member of the UCLA chemistry and biochemistry faculty since 1952, died May 5. He was 98. A renowned expert in plant chemical defenses, West was instrumental in building UCLA’s chemistry department. As the second biochemist hired by the university, he…...
UCLA faculty elected to American Association for the Advancement of Science
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (187+ words) Four UCLA professors have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in recognition of their contributions to the advancement of science and its applications in service to society. Founded in 1848, the nonprofit association is one…...
A composite portrait of UCLA's newest American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows, clockwise from top left: Yongkang Xue, Stuart Brown, Alexander Spokoyny, and Marilyn Raphael.
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (57+ words) Newsroom | UCLA A composite portrait of UCLA's newest American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows, clockwise from top left: Yongkang Xue, Stuart Brown, Alexander Spokoyny, and Marilyn Raphael....
David Nathanson in a white lab coat looks through a microscope at a laboratory bench stocked with scientific equipment and supplies.
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (45+ words) Newsroom | UCLA David Nathanson in a white lab coat looks through a microscope at a laboratory bench stocked with scientific equipment and supplies....
From deep space to democracy: Trio of UCLA professors elected to National Academy of Sciences
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (194+ words) From left: Craig Manning, Eric Becklin and Martin Gilens. UCLA’s Eric Becklin, Martin Gilens and Craig Manning have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their achievements in original research and their impact in advancing knowledge…...
Dr. Lili Yang and Dr. Sanaz Memarzadeh in white UCLA lab coats
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (36+ words) Photo | Dr. Lili Yang and Dr. Sanaz Memarzadeh in white UCLA lab coats Newsroom | UCLA Dr. Lili Yang and Dr. Sanaz Memarzadeh in white UCLA lab coats Elena Zhukova/UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center...
Chemists thought phosphorus had shown all its cards. It surprised them with a new move
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (470+ words) “Carbon-nitrogen bonds are some of the most important kinds of bonds for drug discovery and manufacturing. Almost all medicines have nitrogen in them, but fixing that nitrogen into molecules is difficult, which is why we use precious transition metal catalysts,…...
Hydrogen sulfide detected in distant gas giant exoplanets for the first time
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (537+ words) But astronomers have also identified brown dwarfs smaller than 13 Jupiter masses. Xuan and colleagues at UCSD have now found some answers in four enormous gas giant planets that orbit a star called HR 8799, located approximately 133 light-years away in the constellation…...
How UCLA scientists helped reimagine a forgotten battery design from Thomas Edison
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (830+ words) A little-known fact: In the year 1900, electric cars outnumbered gas-powered ones on the American road. The lead-acid auto battery of the time, courtesy of Thomas Edison, was expensive and had a range of only about 30 miles. Seeking to improve on…...