Cellphone users frustrated with short battery lives may soon have a more convenient charger at their disposal "“ the recycling of energy from the phone's own backlight. Read more...
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UCLA materials science and engineering Professor Yang Yang is finding new ways to recycle energy by using solar power to charge cellphones.
Photo illustration by Rei Estrada
When Alex Capecelatro came to UCLA from New York in 2006, he created an extreme sports club to meet others who liked BMX cycling. Read more...
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From left, Jason Hsin, Spencer Hochberg, Alex Capecelatro, Daniel Wilhelm and Professor Leonard Kleinrock are part of a group of mostly UCLA students and alumni starting a social networking site.
As we stepped off the tram 100 meters away from the Swiss-French border, a huge, bronze globe dominated the skyline. The sign in front read "CERN: Accelerating Science." Read more...
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UCLA professors have been actively involved with experiments within CERN laboratories on the Swiss-French border.
Courtesy of Michael Hoch
Witnessing the impact of industrialization on the natural scenery of his hometown on Canada's eastern coast transformed Brian Walker-Esparza into an environmentalist at an early age. Read more...
The crowd at the UCLA Faculty Center tittered with laughter as the speaker showed a slideshow of various presidents pledging support for alternative fuels. Read more...
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Author Christopher Horner addresses a crowd of about 350 people at a conference titled “Big Footprint: Is Green the New Tyranny?,” which discussed the negative aspects of sustainability. The event was put on by the American Freedom Alliance and took place June 12-13 at the UCLA Faculty Center.
Wooden, hand-painted signs describing the bushes and sprouts behind them are scattered throughout the soil of the garden, adding a quirky touch. Read more...
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The Ecology, Economy, Equity community garden at Sunset Canyon Recreation Center is open to UCLA students, faculty and staff who want to grow their own organic herbs and vegetables.
There is never a dull day of fieldwork for Ed Rhodes. Read more...
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Earth and space sciences Professor Edward Rhodes on a field research project.
Courtesy of Edward Rhodes
