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Engineering Researchers Develop New Camera System to See Around Corners

“Breakthrough could lead to technologies that help cars avoid hidden obstacles and doctors see better detail A UCLA engineering professor and two colleagues in Japan have developed a new camera that can see around corners. The camera takes advantage of …

Wearable-tech glove translates sign language into speech in real time

“The device is inexpensive, flexible and highly durable, UCLA bioengineers say UCLA bioengineers have designed a glove-like device that can translate American Sign Language into English speech in real time through a smartphone app. Their research is published in the …

UCLA physicists develop world’s best quantum bits

“A team of researchers at UCLA has set a new record for preparing and measuring the quantum bits, or qubits, inside of a quantum computer without error. The techniques they have developed make it easier to build quantum computers that …

UCLA and Carnegie Mellon Researchers Develop First Real-Time Physics Engine for Soft Robotics

“Motion picture animation and video games are impressively lifelike nowadays, capturing a wisp of hair falling across a heroine’s eyes or a canvas sail snapping crisply in the wind. Collaborators from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and …

UCLA Engineers Develop Simpler, Faster Way to Build Complex & Better-Performing 3D Electronics

“UCLA engineers have developed a faster, simpler 3D-printing technique to build electronics, trimming their manufacturing time from hours down to a few minutes. The method can be used to print electronics into complex shapes in volumes that could be used …

UCLA-led research team produces most accurate 3D images of ‘2D materials’

“Scientists develop innovative technique to pinpoint coordinates of single atoms A UCLA-led research team has produced in unprecedented detail experimental three-dimensional maps of the atoms in a so-called 2D material — matter that isn’t truly two-dimensional but is nearly …

Researchers flip how electrical signals move liquid droplets

“The advance – using an electrical push rather than a pull – could lead to more reliable medical diagnostic tools Matthew Chin | August 26, 2019 When medical laboratories analyze blood samples for signs of disease, they sometimes use instruments that rely on …

Soft-bodied swimming robot uses only light for power and steering

“In a paper in Science Robotics, materials scientists from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering describe a new design for a swimming robot that’s both powered and steered by constant light. The device, called OsciBot because it moves by …

Atomic motion is captured in 4D for the first time

“Everyday transitions from one state of matter to another — such as freezing, melting or evaporation — start with a process called “nucleation,” in which tiny clusters of atoms or molecules (called “nuclei”) begin to coalesce. Nucleation plays a critical role in …

UCLA-developed terahertz sensors work at room temperature, unlike current technology that needs extreme cold

“Light-sensing system could show distant galaxies in unprecedented detail Researchers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have developed an ultra-sensitive light-detecting system that could enable astronomers to view galaxies, stars and planetary systems in superb detail. The system works …