UCLA researchers have revisited Edison’s nickel-iron battery using modern nanomaterials engineering ⚡️ Co-led by @cnsiatucla.bsky.social member Ric Kaner (@uclaengineering.bsky.social), the work highlights a fast-charging, long-life approach for renewable energy storage: cnsi.ucla.edu/february-10-...

UCLA researchers (@pswnano.bsky.social @cnsiatucla.bsky.social @uclacb.bsky.social) developed a mineral sunscreen that reduces the white cast of zinc oxide by reshaping it into microscopic tetrapods—maintaining strong UV protection + better matching natural skin tones ☀️ cnsi.ucla.edu/february-3-2...

UCLA researchers, led by dist. prof. Alexander Balandin (@cnsiatucla.bsky.social @uclaengineering.bsky.social) + supported by the CNSI EICN and NPC Tech Centers, have discovered a way to dramatically reduce electronic “flicker” noise using ultra-thin nanowires 🔬 cnsi.ucla.edu/february-4-2...

Congrats to @cnsiatucla.bsky.social member Justin Caram on being named one of 11 Cottrell Scholars to receive an inaugural Research Corporation for Science Advancement Bridge Award 🎉🔬 Learn more: cnsi.ucla.edu/january-15-2...

UCLA-led researchers, including @cnsiatucla.bsky.social member Gerard Wong (@uclaengineering.bsky.social), found that fragments of the #COVID19 virus can selectively kill key immune cells based on their shape—helping explain severe cases 🦠 Read more: cnsi.ucla.edu/january-27-2...

UCLA-led researchers led by @cnsiatucla.bsky.social member Yongjie Hu (@uclaengineering.bsky.social) discovered a metallic material with record thermal conductivity—nearly 3× better than copper—opening new pathways for cooling next-gen electronics and AI hardware 🔬 cnsi.ucla.edu/january-16-2...

Congrats to @ucla prof. Tim Fisher (@cnsiatucla @uclaengineering) on being named an Honorary Member of the @ASMEdotorg—one of the organization’s oldest and most prestigious distinctions: cnsi.ucla.edu/january-16-2...

Check out our 2025 @cnsiatucla.bsky.social Year in Review! As we look ahead to the year to come, we’re excited to share more groundbreaking science from our members, Tech Centers, @cnsieducation, Magnify, and the world of nano at large: conta.cc/4b0VrRd

At the MSSR at @cnsiatucla.bsky.social (led by dir. Robert Damoiseaux) CNSI continues to expand its capabilities with CellXpress.AI (the first public research institution on the West Coast to house this advanced AI-powered robotics system) 🤖 Learn more: cnsi.ucla.edu/november-10-...

CNSI associate dir. Aydogan Ozcan (@InnovateUCLA) demonstrate model-free, in situ training of optical processors using reinforcement learning—paving the way for adaptive optical AI systems: cnsi.ucla.edu/january-1-20...

UCLA distinguished prof. Richard Kaner (@uclacb.bsky.social @cnsiatucla.bsky.social) was recently honored as the 2025 @acs.org Basolo Medalist, delivering his award lecture in recognition of his groundbreaking contributions to inorganic chemistry 🧪 cnsi.ucla.edu/december-10-...

CNSI member David Eisenberg recently discussed "The Molecular Basis of Aging and Dementia" at @ucla.edu’s Emeriti Association dinner, sharing insights on Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and the role of protein damage and amyloid aggregation in neurodegeneration: youtu.be/nyi0zJmSwWo?...

In honor of @cnsiatucla.bsky.social's 25th year, a special plaque was recently unveiled by Gov. Gray Davis + 'Musical Alchemy' by the Holliston Quartet, to celebrate creativity, collaboration, & transformation Learn more: cnsi.ucla.edu/project/cnsi...

CNSI member Neil Garg is featured in a new Chemistry Shorts film that explores how he makes organic chemistry one of @ucla.edu’s most popular courses 🧪📚 cnsi.ucla.edu/november-14-...

UCLA prof Raphael Levine (@cnsiatucla.bsky.social @uclacb.bsky.social) co-authored a @pnas.org study revealing how sunlight breaks apart N2 molecules, which may offer new insights into the evolution of planetary atmospheres on Earth, Mars, and beyond 🔬🪐 www.chemistry.ucla.edu/news/new-stu...

11 @cnsiatucla.bsky.social members are among @ucla.edu's 39 faculty named to @clarivate.com's 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list, spanning research in #materialsscience, #bioengineering, #neuroscience, #quantum tech, and more 🔬 cnsi.ucla.edu/november-14-...

25 years in, @cnsiatucla.bsky.social continues turning team science into societal impact—from potential peanut allergy cures to sustainable lab-grown meat. Centered on the nanoscale, CNSI connects science, engineering & entrepreneurship to drive real-world solutions: cnsi.ucla.edu/project/cnsi...

A @ucla.edu-led team uncovered how Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria sense sugar trails to form biofilms. Led by UCLA prof. Gerard Wong w/ Paul Weiss (@cnsiatucla.bsky.social @uclacb.bsky.social), the study used UCLA NanoLab to reveal new bacterial sensing mechanisms: cnsi.ucla.edu/october-28-2...

Join UCLA prof. Sergio Carbajo (@cnsiatucla.bsky.social @uclaengineering.bsky.social) on 10/31 for “Unraveling the Role of STEM in Justice-Related Epistemologies,” part of QGrad 2025 🌈🔬 Explore how science can reshape frameworks of justice & queer epistemologies: gender.ucla.edu/qgrad-2025/

UCLA researchers led by Amy Rowat (@cnsiatucla.bsky.social @uclacollege.bsky.social ) are advancing #sustainable food by cultivating cells that mimic traditional meat. 🌱🍔 Check out the story+video on Spectrum News 1: spectrumnews1.com/ca/southern-...

More exciting news from Magnify at @cnsiatucla.bsky.social company Pelage Pharmaceuticals! Pelage has recently closed a $120M Series B to advance its first-in-class topical therapy, PP405, designed to reactivate dormant hair follicle stem cells 🔬 Learn more: magnify.cnsi.ucla.edu/2025/10/15/o...

🎉 Congratulations to Pelage Pharmaceuticals, a company within our @cnsiatucla.bsky.social Magnify Incubator, for being named to @time.com’s Best 100 Inventions of 2025 for their innovative hair regrowth therapy, PP405! time.com/collections/...

It’s #NationalNanotechnologyDay! 🧫 New @cnsiatucla.bsky.social research led by director Jeff F. Miller uncovers how bacteria in the gut microbiome evolve to adapt and thrive—insights that could help engineer healthier microbiomes for life🔬 Read more: cnsi.ucla.edu/october-9-20...

In celebration of #NationalNanotechnologyDay on 10/9, check out this feat. Yu Huang (@uclasamueli.bsky.social @cnsiatucla.bsky.social) highlighting how nanoscience is shaping the future of sustainable technology 🌿 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Congrats to former @cnsiatucla.bsky.social member and @uclacb.bsky.social prof Omar Yaghi, who has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize for pioneering MOFs—a groundbreaking class of materials w transformative potential for clean energy, carbon capture, & water harvesting🏅 cnsi.ucla.edu/october-8-20...

In celebration of #NationalNanotechnologyDay on 10/9 (a nod to 10⁻⁹, the nanoscale), check out this clip feat. @pswnano.bsky.social @uclacb.bsky.social @cnsiatucla.bsky.social ) highlighting how collaboration drives the field of nanoscience 🧬

Congratulations to @ucla.edu prof. C.K. Ken Yang (@uclasamueli.bsky.social, @cnsiatucla.bsky.social), who, in August of this year, was named the inaugural holder of the Tatsuo Itoh Endowed Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering at UCLA Engineering! Learn more: cnsi.ucla.edu/august-25-20...

At @ucla.edu , @cnsiatucla.bsky.social member Dino Di Carlo turned his idea for nanovials into a biotech innovation advancing drug discovery & diagnostics worldwide. With federal funding + Magnify support, this research makes real-world impact. #ResearchPowersProgress cnsi.ucla.edu/october-1-20...

Congratulations to @cnsiatucla.bsky.social member Jose Rodriguez, associate professor at @uclachem, on receiving the inaugural @uclasenate.bsky.social Service Rising Star Award! Read the full announcement: cnsi.ucla.edu/september-24...

CNSI members Xiangfeng Duan (@uclachem) & Yu Huang (@uclaengineering.bsky.social) led a @ucla.edu team in creating a stretchable, light-emitting material by combining 2D MoS₂ w/ Nafion: cnsi.ucla.edu/september-25...

Can #AI go green? @cnsiatucla.bsky.social associate dir Aydogan Ozcan (@uclaengineering.bsky.social)+ @ucla.edu researchers built a photonics-based system that generates images w/ far less energy than todays models—offering efficiency & security: cnsi.ucla.edu/september-26... #ResearchPowersProgress

In 2024, @cnsiatucla.bsky.social member Gerard Wong (@uclaengineering.bsky.social) and colleagues uncovered the two-step process behind mitochondrial fission—a discovery that could inform new treatments for cancer, diabetes & neurodegeneration: cnsi.ucla.edu/september-25... #ResearchPowersProgress

In a 2024 study, @cnsiatucla member Donald Kohn (@UCLAstemcell) and a @UCLA team developed a stem cell gene therapy that could offer a one-time cure for children with alpha thalassemia major: cnsi.ucla.edu/project/sept... #ResearchPowersProgress

In a 2024 @nature.com study, @cnsiatucla.bsky.social members Pri Narang & Yu Huang with @berkeleylab.lbl.gov captured the first atomic-scale view of a catalyst in action—pointing to cleaner, more efficient energy solutions ⚡️🔬 #ResearchPowersProgress cnsi.ucla.edu/june-20-2024...

The Semiconductor Microelectronics Training Program—offered by the @cnsiatucla.bsky.social and @uclaengineering.bsky.social—is preparing the next generation of engineers and scientists for careers in one of the most in-demand industries. 🚀 Learn more: cnsi.ucla.edu/september-16...

Celebrating the latest Magnify Internship Program cohort at @cnsiatucla.bsky.social! Undergrads gained hands-on startup experience in research + business, building skills + confidence for careers at UCLA, Stanford, Merck & more: magnify.cnsi.ucla.edu/2025/09/10/s...

🗓️ This Thursday, Sept 11 at 12 PM PT! Kelp Kulture will be hosting their next seminar featuring Dr. Drew Lucas, physical oceanographer at @Scripps_Ocean and @UCSanDiego on how vertical migration fuels harmful algal blooms (red tides). Learn more and RSVP: kelpkulture.com

In Oct 2024, a @ucla.edu study led by firefighter-scientist Derek Urwin w/ @cnsiatucla.bsky.social member Anastassia Alexandrova found that some smoke chemicals may be more carcinogenic than known ones. #ResearchPowersProgress cnsi.ucla.edu/october-28-2...

Former @cnsiatucla.bsky.social director @pswnano.bsky.social and @ucla.edu alum Amir Nasajpour co-founded Entropic Biosciences, 1/5 companies awarded BioTools Innovator funding: cnsi.ucla.edu/august-25-20... #ResearchPowersProgress

CNSI associate director Andre Nel was featured in @sciam.bsky.social's latest deep dive on peanut allergy, underscoring how cutting-edge science is reshaping our understanding of food allergies and advancing life-saving treatments 🥜 www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-... #researchpowersprogress

Solar makes up <3% of US electricity, partly due to costly silicon cells. In 2022 @cnsiatucla.bsky.social member Yang Yang’s @ucla.edu team advanced perovskite tech—making solar more cheap/durable. A breakthrough still shaping the field today. #ResearchPowersProgress cnsi.ucla.edu/december-14-...

In 2023 @ucla.edu researchers published an NIH-funded study in @nature.com on SymphNode—a tiny implant that disables tumor-protecting immune cells & activates tumor-killing ones. Now advanced by Symphony Biosciences at the Magnify Incubator: #ResearchPowersProgress cnsi.ucla.edu/project/janu...

Researchers at @ucla.edu & @ucriverside.bsky.social built a computing system using oscillator networks—bridging #quantummechanics w/ physics for faster optimization. Led by prof Alex Balandin (@cnsiatucla.bsky.social @uclaengineering.bsky.social) cnsi.ucla.edu/august-22-20... #researchpowersprogress

Researchers led by @ucla.edu prof Aydogan Ozcan (@cnsiatucla.bsky.social @uclaengineering.bsky.social) developed AQuA, an #AI tool that spots “hallucinations” in virtually stained tissue images with 99.8% accuracy—even outperforming pathologists: cnsi.ucla.edu/august-21-20... #researchpowersprogress

Only 1/9 survive 5 yrs after #pancreaticcancer diagnosis. @UCLA prof Andre Nel (@cnsiatucla @uclahealth) developed a nanoparticle therapy that reprograms the liver’s immune system to fight tumors—showing promise for new treatments. #ResearchPowersProgress cnsi.ucla.edu/march-5-2025...

Big news! The NSF has renewed $19.8M for BioPACIFIC MIP—a @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social & @cnsiatucla.bsky.social partnership advancing sustainable, bio-based materials w/ AI, robotics & synthetic biology, that also trains the next-gen workforce: cnsi.ucla.edu/august-19-20... #ResearchPowersProgress

In a 2024 @nature.com study, @ucla.edu profs Yu Huang & Xiangfeng Duan @cnsiatucla.bsky.social created semiconductors w/ up to 50% magnetic atoms—a leap for spintronics & quantum tech. Could mean faster, cooler, greener computing. #ResearchPowersProgress cnsi.ucla.edu/july-21-2025...

In 2024, @ucla.edu professors Aydogan Ozcan & Xiangfeng Duan (@cnsiatucla.bsky.social) created a tiny device that processes images using only ambient light—advancing optical computing for faster, more efficient vision tech. #ResearchPowersProgress cnsi.ucla.edu/april-11-202...

In 2022, @ucla.edu’s prof. André Nel (@cnsiatucla.bsky.social) developed a nanocarrier that delivers 2 cancer-fighting drugs—shrinking #pancreaticcancer tumors & boosting immunity in models. Federal cuts put these studies at risk. #ResearchPowersProgress Learn more: cnsi.ucla.edu/september-13...

Research by @ucla.edu professor Owen Witte (@cnsiatucla.bsky.social @uclastemcell.bsky.social) uncovered how excess tyrosine kinase drives CML—sparking decades of science that led to "miracle" life-saving drug Gleevec: #ResearchPowersProgress cnsi.ucla.edu/august-7-202...