Speaking without vocal cords, thanks to a new AI-assisted wearable device
UCLA Newsroom Christine Wei-li Lee March 14, 2024 Key takeaways Bioengineers at UCLA have invented a thin, flexible device that adheres to the neck and translates the muscle movements of the larynx into audible speech. The device is trained through machine learning to...
UCLA Samueli to lead $4 million cell research project funded by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Christine Wei-li Lee | February 29, 2024 Key takeaways The grant will fund a three-year collaboration among researchers at UCLA, USC and Caltech to advance cell and tissue engineering technologies. The project, led by UCLA’s Dino Di Carlo, will engineer, manipulate...
UCLA Bioengineers Develop Artificial Skin to Outfit Underwater Robots with a Sense of Touch
Feb 5, 2024 UCLA Samueli Newsroom Autonomous robots have been used for underwater exploration, but they are limited by the lack of human dexterity. Without a sense of touch, it is difficult for these robots to accomplish a variety of tasks requiring fine motor skills....
Viral protein fragments may unlock mystery behind serious COVID-19 outcomes
Wayne Lewis January 29, 2024 Key takeaways There remains no clear explanation for why COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, can result in severe outcomes or death while other coronaviruses just cause common colds, or why COVID-19 symptoms persist after the coronavirus that...
UCLA Bioengineering Student Receives 2024 AHA Predoctoral Fellowship
UCLA Bioengineering Student, Guorui (Gary) Chen, has received the prestigious 2024 AHA Predoctoral Fellowship from the American Heart Association (AHA). This esteemed fellowship aims to enhance the integrated research of promising students pursuing careers as...
UCLA Samueli Bioengineering Professor Named Optica Fellow
Jan 9, 2024 UCLA Samueli Newsroom Liang Gao, an associate professor of bioengineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, was elected as a fellow of Optica, an international professional society for advancing optics and photonics. Gao, who leads...
Promising Engineered Compound Fights Space Bone Loss
University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences A new study published in a Nature Partner Journal, npj Microgravity, finds an engineered compound given to mice aboard the International Space Station (ISS) largely prevented the bone loss associated with time...
2 UCLA Engineers Named to 2023 National Academy of Inventors
Dec 12, 2023 UCLA Samueli Newsroom Eric P. Y. Chiou — a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering — and Paul Weiss — a distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and materials science and engineering — at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have...
8 UCLA Engineers Among World’s Most Influential Researchers
Nov 15, 2023 UCLA Samueli Newsroom Clarivate released today its list of 2023 Highly Cited Researchers, including eight faculty members from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering. Since 2002, Clarivate has released an annual list of researchers who have demonstrated...