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CNSI at UCLA@cnsiatucla · Jul 23

CNSI members Xiangfeng Duan (@uclachem) & Yu Huang (@uclaengineering) have developed a method integrating high concentrations of magnetic atoms into semiconductors, which could advance spintronics, #quantumcomputing, & energy-efficient #AI tech: cnsi.ucla.edu/july-21-2025-s…

cnsiatucla's tweet card. The investigators demonstrated the ability to produce semiconductor materials containing up to 50% magnetic atoms, whereas current methods are often limited to a concentration of magnetic atoms no...

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CNSI at UCLA@cnsiatucla · 8 h

TECH CENTER ANNOUNCEMENT: The @cnsiatucla Living Biofoundry now offers high-throughput #Ecoli minipreps w/ the @thermofisher GFPickolo colony picker—processing up to 800 colonies/hr + 96 plasmids at once, delivering high-quality DNA fast and efficiently 🔬 cnsi.ucla.edu/project/july-2…

CNSI at UCLA@cnsiatucla · Jul 21

The CNSI recently hosted a celebration for prof. Heather Maynard (@uclachem @cnsiatucla) in recognition of her election to the @theNASciences! The event brought together colleagues, leadership, and fellow Academy members to mark the occasion: cnsi.ucla.edu/july-17-2025-c…

cnsiatucla's tweet card. A celebration was recently held at the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) in honor of Professor Heather Maynard, Dr. Myung Ki Hong Endowed Chair in Polymer Science, and associate director of...

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CNSI at UCLA@cnsiatucla · Jul 16

CNSI member Aaswath Raman (@uclaengineering), alongside a team of @UCLA researchers, have developed a new radiant cooling structure that can make outdoor spaces feel up to 10°F cooler—without sacrificing visibility or safety. Learn more: cnsi.ucla.edu/july-14-2025-b…

cnsiatucla's tweet card. A team of UCLA engineers and researchers has developed a new technique to make it feel up to 10 degrees Fahrenheit cooler outside while preserving a sense of safe and open space. Nature Sustainabil...

CNSI at UCLA@cnsiatucla · Jul 10

Congrats to @cnsiatucla member Vaithi Arumugaswami and and CNSI MSSR director Robert Damoiseaux on receiving $3.5M from the @NIH to advance research on treatments for #Mpox! Learn more: cnsi.ucla.edu/july-2-2025-uc…

cnsiatucla's tweet card. Researchers from the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have received a $3.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study and develop...

CNSI at UCLA@cnsiatucla · Jul 8

Congratulations to CNSI member and @uclachem distinguished professor Richard Kaner on being chosen as the 2026 Seaborg Medalist! @UCLA is proud to celebrate his continued impact on innovation and discovery.🎉 Link below! cnsi.ucla.edu/june-30-2025-2…

cnsiatucla's tweet card. The UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry is pleased to announce that Distinguished Professor Richard Kaner (UCLA) has been chosen as the 2026 Seaborg Medalist. The Seaborg Medal, established...

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CNSI at UCLA@cnsiatucla · Jul 7

Two CNSI members, Heather Maynard and Neil Garg, recently delivered plenary lectures at the 100th National Organic Symposium (NOS)—a landmark gathering of the world’s leading organic chemists! Read more in the link below! 🔬 cnsi.ucla.edu/july-7-2025-he…

cnsiatucla's tweet card. This June, Professors Heather Maynard and Neil Garg – both New York natives – had the opportunity to return to their roots as plenary speakers at the 49th National Organic Symposium (NOS) and...

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CNSI at UCLA@cnsiatucla · Jul 2

Congratulations to CNSI member Michael Jung, on receiving the 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award from Rice University’s Wiess School of Natural Sciences! 🌟🎉 Link Below! chemistry.ucla.edu/news/michael-j…

cnsiatucla's tweet image. Congratulations to CNSI member Michael Jung, on receiving the 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award from Rice University’s Wiess School of Natural Sciences! 🌟🎉
Link Below!
chemistry.ucla.edu/news/michael-j…

CNSI at UCLA@cnsiatucla · Jul 1

CNSI member @HeatherDMaynard (@uclachem) and a @UCLA–@ucsantabarbara team, supported by @NSF @BioPACIFICMIP, have synthesized new materials that offer potential treatments for drug-resistant infections and antimicrobial uses in medical devices: cnsi.ucla.edu/june-25-2025-u…

cnsiatucla's tweet card. A team of researchers from UCLA and UC Santa Barbara has successfully synthesized analogs of depsides, natural compounds with promising antibacterial properties, marking a significant advance in...

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CNSI at UCLA@cnsiatucla · Jun 30

📣 Save the date! On 7/14, the 2025 @BioPACIFICMIP Summer School kicks off with keynote talks by Dr. Zhao Huimin (@UofIllinois) at the @cnsiatucla, along with Dr. Bob Allen (@NREL) at @ucsantabarbara! Attendees can join in person or via Zoom. Learn more: biopacificmip.org/education/summ…

cnsiatucla's tweet image. 📣 Save the date! On 7/14, the 2025 @BioPACIFICMIP Summer School kicks off with keynote talks by Dr. Zhao Huimin (@UofIllinois) at the @cnsiatucla, along with Dr. Bob Allen (@NREL) at @ucsantabarbara! Attendees can join in person or via Zoom.

Learn more:
biopacificmip.org/education/summ…

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CNSI at UCLA@cnsiatucla · Jun 26

The CNSI recently celebrated the 2025 graduates of the UCLA Chuck Lorre Scholars Program, supported by The Big Bang Theory Scholarship, on their achievements in STEM fields.⚛️ Link Below! lorrescholarsprogram.ucla.edu

cnsiatucla's tweet image. The CNSI recently celebrated the 2025 graduates of the UCLA Chuck Lorre Scholars Program, supported by The Big Bang Theory Scholarship, on their achievements in STEM fields.⚛️ Link Below!
lorrescholarsprogram.ucla.edu

CNSI at UCLA@cnsiatucla · Jun 23

The 2024–25 cohort of the Magnify Incubator Internship Program at @cnsiatucla recently culminated in final presentations from this year’s student participants. Link below! magnify.cnsi.ucla.edu/magnify-intern…

cnsiatucla's tweet image. The 2024–25 cohort of the Magnify Incubator Internship Program at @cnsiatucla recently culminated in final presentations from this year’s student participants.
Link below!
magnify.cnsi.ucla.edu/magnify-intern…

CNSI at UCLA@cnsiatucla · Jun 17

Researchers Chao Peng (@UCLAHealth) & Robert Damoiseaux (@cnsiatucla) are using modeling and high-throughput screening to study how misfolded proteins spread in the brain—laying the groundwork for future therapies for #Parkinsons, #dementia & #Alzheimers: youtube.com/watch?v=Q7lIoE…

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CNSI at UCLA@cnsiatucla · Jun 16

UCLA researchers led by @cnsiatucla member @YuzhangLi have developed a new imaging technique—eCryoEM—that captures lithium-metal batteries in action at the nanoscale! The research was featured in @ScienceAdvances, and supported by the EICN at the CNSI⚡️🔬 cnsi.ucla.edu/june-13-2025-n…

cnsiatucla's tweet card. A new study led by researchers at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA, or CNSI, however, might just help ratchet up the pace of progress. In the journal Science Advances, the team documented...

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CNSI at UCLA@cnsiatucla · Jun 12

Researchers Aydogan Ozcan & Mona Jarrahi (@UCLAengineering @cnsiatucla) developed an AI framework to design universal diffractive waveguides. #DeepLearning meets optics for next-gen communication & sensing!💡 cnsi.ucla.edu/june-8-2025-ai…

$cnsiatucla's tweet card. A team of researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has introduced a novel framework for designing and creating universal diffractive waveguides that can control the flow of...$

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CNSI at UCLA@cnsiatucla · Jun 2

UCLA associate prof. Samanvaya Srivastava (@uclaengineering @cnsiatucla) is co-leading a $7.5M @NSF-funded initiative to revolutionize sustainable chemical manufacturing—enabling cleaner, scalable production of high-value chemicals 🧪 cnsi.ucla.edu/may-27-2025-na…

cnsiatucla's tweet card. The National Science Foundation has awarded $1.9 million to the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering as part of a major $7.5 million national initiative to develop more sustainable and efficient...

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CNSI at UCLA@cnsiatucla · May 28

A team co-led by Aydogan Ozcan (@cnsiatUCLA @UCLAengineering @InnovateUCLA) has developed a #DeepLearning method to detect bacterial swarming from a single blurry microscope image—opening new possibilities for rapid, scalable, & accessible diagnostics: cnsi.ucla.edu/may-18-2025-ai…

cnsiatucla's tweet card. Swarming is one of the principal forms of bacterial motility facilitated by flagella and surfactants. It plays a distinctive role in both disease and healing. For example, in urinary tract infections...

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CNSI at UCLA@cnsiatucla · May 22

UCLA prof. Juli Feigon (@uclachem @cnsiatucla) was featured in the inaugural "Pioneers in Molecular Biology" issue of @JMolBiol, which celebrates groundbreaking women scientists 🔬 Learn more: cnsi.ucla.edu/may-8-2025-cns…

cnsiatucla's tweet card. Professors Juli Feigon and Sabeeha Merchant are among 12 trailblazing female scientists featured in the inaugural “Pioneers in Molecular Biology” issue of the Journal of Molecular Biology (JMB). The...

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CNSI at UCLA@cnsiatucla · May 15

Congratulations to @UCLA assistant professor Yuzhang Li (@uclaengineering @cnsiatucla) on receiving the 2025 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award—a prestigious honor recognizing early-career faculty who excel in both research and education: cnsi.ucla.edu/may-5-2025-che…

cnsiatucla's tweet card. FEATURED NEWS California NanoSystems Institute > News > Member News > May 5, 2025 | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Professor Yuzhang Li Receives Top Early Career Honor for Research and...

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CNSI at UCLA@cnsiatucla · May 13

CNSI former director Paul Weiss (@uclachem) co-developed (w/ support from @cnsiatucla ALMS) a novel ultrasound-guided 3D printing platform for deep tissue applications, which enables precise in vivo polymer printing for drug delivery, tissue repair + more: cnsi.ucla.edu/may-12-2025-3d…

cnsiatucla's tweet card. Professor Paul S. Weiss, graduate student Jason Williams, and two Weiss group alumni are part of a research team that has developed an imaging-guided ultrasound 3D printing platform. This technology...

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