Raza Ahmad said he didn’t expect augmented reality games to be the success they have been. But Pokémon Go and other games he helped develop proved him wrong. Read more...
Photo: Raza Ahmad, an alumnus of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television and member of the Niantic Labs creative team, came to UCLA to talk about his work in game design and his vision for augmented reality. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
J. Fraser Stoddart, a former professor of chemistry and biochemistry, received the Nobel Prize on Oct. 5 for building the world’s smallest machines, including molecular elevators, artificial muscles and molecule-sized computer chips. Read more...
Photo: James Stoddart, professor emeritus of chemistry, built molecular machinery that won him the 2016 Nobel Prize in chemistry. (Courtesy of UCLA)
Growing up in a low-income neighborhood, Karen Gonzalez felt she had limited access to a well-rounded education. “I personally never met another scientist until I came to UCLA,” Gonzalez said. Read more...
A UCLA researcher is working to improve doctors’ abilities to detect tumors. Mona Jarrahi, an electrical engineering associate professor and principal investigator of the Terahertz Electronics Laboratory, developed a new technology that converts light into high-powered radiation waves, called terahertz waves. Read more...
Photo: Mona Jarrahi, an associate professor of electrical engineering, leads the development of a new technology to create more sensitive detectors through terahertz waves. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin staff)
The David Geffen School of Medicine received a $30 million donation for research, clinical care and education on digestive diseases, officials announced Thursday. Philanthropists Tamar and Vatche Manoukian donated to the school’s Division of Digestive Diseases. Read more...
Inventathon participants convened in the California NanoSystems Institute this weekend to propose solutions for medical needs. Teams of students attended the two-day hackathon hosted by the UCLA Business of Science Center to pitch and create concepts and products to solve unmet clinical needs. Read more...
Photo: Inventathon participants pitched their ideas to judges this weekend at the two-day hackathon held at the California NanoSystems Institute. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
UCLA researchers and space enthusiasts observed the moon’s craters through a telescope on the roof of the Mathematical Sciences Building in Saturday’s evening. The UCLA Institute for Planets and Exoplanets hosted a moon observation event – one of hundreds held annually worldwide – to celebrate the scientific study and exploration of the moon, said Dave Milewski, a graduate student in earth, planetary, and space sciences. Read more...
Photo: Attendees at the moon observation event held Saturday at the Mathematical Sciences Building looked through UCLA’s 14-inch Schmidt Cassegrain telescope, one of the most advanced telescopes owned by the University. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin staff)
