New SETI strategy suggests alien signals could be hiding in plain sight in existing astronomy data
UCLA astronomer says that if nearby civilizations want to be found, ordinary radio and optical surveys may already contain their signals.
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When Chemistry and Biochemistry Meet the Marketplace
A growing culture of entrepreneurship is reshaping how UCLA chemists think about discovery, impact, and their role beyond the lab.
Antarctic experiment could find new types of antimatter
In the quest to look for signatures of new physics, scientists try to find undiscovered antiparticles.
UCLA researchers uncover buried ancient delta on Mars
Using the most detailed images ever captured of another planet’s subsurface, a UCLA-led team identified the buried remains of an ancient river delta in Jezero crater
UCLA-led study could improve prediction of when and where shallow landslides strike
The work offers a more complete view of how water moves through hillslopes — and why some slopes fail before others.
Climate change increases the risk of connected hazards
Researchers lay the roadmap for more accurate hazard predictions with better soil moisture data and increased interdisciplinary collaborations
UCLA launches SoCal Quantum Alliance to accelerate quantum innovation and workforce development
Building on the statewide Quantum California initiative, the alliance embodies a shared commitment to ensure that California remains at the forefront of the quantum revolution.
Faculty in the News: Prineha Narang
In a recent editorial in Science, Professor Prineha Narang and co-author Ian Banks, outline a proposal to rethink doctoral education in STEM.
New “Chemistry and Biochemistry 1: Connections in Chemistry and Biochemistry”
Offered for first-year majors to help them thrive at UCLA
3D, atom-by-atom maps of disordered materials
Researchers at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA published a step-by-step framework for determining the three-dimensional positions and elemental identities of atoms in amorphous materials.