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.
Research
Antarctic experiment could find new types of antimatter
In the quest to look for signatures of new physics, scientists try to find undiscovered antiparticles.
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
Unexpected patterns in the solar wind
UCLA scientists invent new method to discover an unexpected pattern in the distribution of the magnetic field in the solar wind.
Teaching artificial intelligence about complicated structures
A new statistical technique enables researchers to safely use AI for accurate scientific estimates involving highly interconnected systems.
How to define a planet
UCLA Professor proposes a new definition of planets with more specific criteria.
Chemistry, Crystals, and Quantum Science
This landmark research represents a major step in the growth of solid-state chemistry and, in turn, new applications of quantum science research.
A New Mathematical Modeling to Produce Capillaries
Professor Marcus Roper and recent grad Yujia Qi used zebra fish embryo for their work. Previous models had treated blood as a homogeneous fluid, and could not make any network that contained loops, even one as simple as the zebrafish’s.
A major step toward ultrafast magnetism-based computers
The achievement could be a step toward computer memory using ultrafast phenomena that happen on the order of billionths of a second.
Biology’s Lost Children
What are viruses, really? And where did they come from? UCLA’s Chemistry and Biochemistry department is pushing the boundaries of virology, and helping to answer that question once and for all.