A recent @nytimes article highlights the growing urgency around #hantavirus research, and features the work of @UCLA professor Vaithi Arumugaswami (@cnsiatucla), who is helping develop antiviral strategies against these often-overlooked viruses 🦠🔬 cnsi.ucla.edu/may-9-2026-h...

UCLA associate professor Hosein Mohimani ( @uclahealth.org @dgsomucla.bsky.social @cnsiatucla.bsky.social) is combining mass spectrometry with machine learning to identify new natural products, study drug metabolism, and reveal previously unknown biochemical pathways 🔬 cnsi.ucla.edu/may-18-2026-...

At the @cnsiatucla.bsky.social Living Biofoundry, students developed a new automation framework that enables fully autonomous gene-delivery experiments, reducing manual bottlenecks while improving efficiency and precision in synthetic biology workflows 🔬 Learn more: cnsi.ucla.edu/may-13-2026-...

Prof. Keriann Backus (@cnsiatucla.bsky.social @uclacb.bsky.social) + a @ucla.edu-led team have developed SEE-CITE, a new technology that improves how scientists map where small molecules bind to proteins—an essential step in drug discovery 🔬 Learn more: cnsi.ucla.edu/april-28-202...

Congratulations to @ucla.edu professor Alex Spokoyny (@uclacb.bsky.social @cnsiatucla.bsky.social) on being elected a Fellow of @aaas.org! 🎉 Learn more about the award, as well as the three other UCLA faculty members who were recognized, at the link below! cnsi.ucla.edu/april-1-2026...

UCLA prof Sam Emaminejad (@cnsiatucla.bsky.social @uclaengineering.bsky.social) + a @ucla.edu-led team have developed a next-gen microneedle sensor capable of continuously tracking drug levels & organ function through minimally invasive skin measurements 🔬 Learn more: cnsi.ucla.edu/april-17-202...

CNSI member and @uclaengineering professor Song Li recently co-led a @UCLA study developing an implantable “charging station” that helps engineered immune cells remain active and effective against cancer 🔌 Learn more: cnsi.ucla.edu/march-17-202...

CNSI member Xiangfeng Duan (@uclacb.bsky.social) led a @ucla.edu study developing a new strategy to improve electrical contact in perovskite semiconductors via quantum tunneling, reducing resistance and enabling faster, lower-power devices ⚡️ Learn more: cnsi.ucla.edu/march-19-202...

A @uclahealth.org article features research from a @ucla.edu team including @cnsiatucla.bsky.social MSSR director Robert Damoiseaux, testing a new radiotheranostic therapy designed to detect and precisely target treatment-resistant cancers: cnsi.ucla.edu/march-3-2026...

Check out this @cnsiatucla.bsky.social Workforce Development Program highlight from IEEE Spectrum, showcasing CNSI's role in advancing microcredentials for semiconductor training and cleanroom skills 🔬🔋: cnsi.ucla.edu/march-20-202...

ICYMI: @nobelprize.org laureate and @ucla.edu alum Fred Ramsdell returned to campus for a special visit to the @cnsiatucla.bsky.social, sharing his research journey and Nobel Prize-winning discoveries with the Bruin community 🔬 Watch highlights from his visit here: youtu.be/CSiw7pwE0Pg?...

UCLA researchers led by @cnsiatucla.bsky.social member Steven Jonas (@uclastemcell.bsky.social) developed lipid nanoparticles that deliver a full CFTR gene into airway cells, restoring function in a cystic fibrosis model. CNSI’s EICN and ALMS supported this study: cnsi.ucla.edu/project/febr...

On 2/20, @cnsiatucla.bsky.social hosted a seminar w/ Fred Ramsdell, @ucla.edu alum + 2025 @nobelprize.org laureate, celebrating Ramsdell’s scientific contributions + highlighting UCLA’s role in shaping the research behind his work 🔬 Watch the lecture here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-di...

From @popsci.com: Maher El-Kady & Ric Kaner (@cnsiatucla.bsky.social) explain how their nickel–iron design could find new life powering solar farms & data centers—showing how Edison's once-overlooked invention may help strengthen today’s energy infrastructure ⚡️ www.popsci.com/technology/e...

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...