PATHS-UP National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center (pathsup.org) industry board member, Cue Health, received $481M from the US government to scale the production of a first in class Point-of-Care diagnostic for COVID-19
Our PATHS-UP National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center (pathsup.org) industry board member, Cue Health, received $481M from the US government to scale the production of a first in class Point-of-Care diagnostic for COVID-19...
Prof. Ben Wu leads a team to address the shortage of personal protection equipment for healthcare workers
UCLA DENTISTRY COVID PPE2 UCLA DENTISTRY COVID PPE2 team was formed to address personal protective equipment (PPE) shortage in our dental clinics and medical center. Within days, the mission expanded to address escalating demands from UCLA Health System and...
Snapshot multidimensional photography through active optical mapping
Published: 05 November 2020 Jongchan Park, Xiaohua Feng, Rongguang Liang & Liang Gao Abstract Multidimensional photography can capture optical fields beyond the capability of conventional image sensors that measure only two-dimensional (2D) spatial distribution of...
Smart Textiles for Electricity Generation
Guorui Chen, Yongzhong Li, Michael Bick, Jun Chen Abstract: Textiles have been concomitant of human civilization for thousands of years. With the advances in chemistry and materials, integrating textiles with energy harvesters will provide a sustainable,...
Bioengineering team Receives Funding to Develop Coronavirus Vaccine Booster
By Priscilla Guerrero and Shruti Iyer August 3, 2020 8:27 pm A UCLA professor received a grant to develop a new treatment that could make COVID-19 vaccines more effective. Song Li, the chair of Samueli School of Engineering’s bioengineering department, received a...
Bioengineering Student Receives National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship
Jul 31, 2020 By UCLA Samueli Newsroom UCLA bioengineering graduate student Trinny Tat has received a National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship, considered one of the country’s most prestigious honors for graduate students beginning their studies....
High-tech glove translates sign language into speech in real time
(CNN)A glove that translates sign language into speech in real time has been developed by scientists -- potentially allowing deaf people to communicate directly with anyone, without the need for a translator. The wearable device contains sensors that run along the...
Wearable-Tech Glove Translates Sign Language into Speech in Real Time
The device is inexpensive, flexible and highly durable, UCLA bioengineers say Jun 29, 2020 By UCLA Samueli Newsroom UCLA bioengineers have designed a glove-like device that can translate American Sign Language into English speech in real time though a smartphone app....
Two UCLA scientists receive grants from California’s stem cell agency for COVID-19 vaccine and treatment research
Two scientists at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have received awards to conduct discovery and translational research into treatments and vaccine platforms for COVID-19 from the California Institute for...