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A UCLA team led by prof. Aaswath Raman (CNSI at UCLA, @uclaengineering) is developing a window film that redirects heat to the sky—aiming to cut building energy use by up to 30%! See how the CNSI Elman Fund supports this research: youtube.com/watch?v=PG20q4…

How the U.S. Became A Science Superpower steveblank.com/2025/04/15/how…

Our group has been collaborating with the Raman, Pilon, and Dunn groups to develop a new material for radiative cooling by making a gel capable of redirecting heat into the sky. You can see our awesome teammates at work in the video! UCLA Chem & Biochem CNSI at UCLA youtube.com/watch?v=PG20q4…

To the extent that this archetype is real, the vast vast majority of these people do not end up in PhD programs. You’re more likely to find them at Jane Street, DE Shaw or Meta than a top PhD program. (None of my PhD classmates fit this profile, and no faculty I’ve met do..)

Congratulations to NAE members Rodney A. Brooks, Shanhui Fan, Katalin Karikó, Lydia E. Kavraki, Robert Ritchie, Lloyd N. Trefethen and NAE international member Nicola A. Spaldin for being elected to National Academy of Sciences class of 2025! Read the full announcement: ow.ly/gJuV50VLmRQ

Two related data points: 1) We likely have the smallest entering PhD cohort ever in the history of our program. 2) Some of our best research-oriented undergrads, Americans with offers at the best US programs, have chosen to pursue their PhD abroad given everything happening.

A 75% cut to the NSF engineering directorate and a 67% cut to Math and Physical Sciences has ~0 effect on the budget and deficit. It is however a statement of values by those who put it out.

A team of UCLA researchers at the CNSI at UCLA are engineering a film that can redirect heat away from windows, keeping buildings cooler during hot summer months. chemistry.ucla.edu/news/new-aerog…

Check out this review in #OPG_AOP: Optics for terawatt-scale photovoltaics: review and perspectives bit.ly/44jGvJ1 #Photovoltaics #Optoelectronics

Terraforming session AGU (American Geophysical Union) conference: P008 - Creating sustainable habitats and ecosystems beyond Earth Conveners: Edwin Kite (Astera Institute + The University of Chicago ), Nina Lanza (Los Alamos National Laboratory ), Robin Wordsworth (Harvard University), and Chuanfei Dong (Boston University)

Heatwaves around the world highlight the rising demand for air conditioning, one of the biggest drivers of electricity use Electricity demand for cooling is set to almost double by 2035, with growth strongest in emerging & developing economies as incomes & temperatures increase

CA's electricity supply curve from yesterday would likely have surprised even the most optimistic believers 15 years ago. Also check out that 8pm datapoint: nearly 10 GW of batteries handling the duck curve (along with natural gas of course)

Featured in NatureSustainability, an U.S. National Science Foundation-funded study led by UCLA Asso. Prof. Aaswath Raman Aaswath Raman of UCLA Materials Science and Engineering unveiled a new way to make it feel up to 10°F cooler outside using infrared-reflective surfaces & hydronic panels. UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs UCLA Health newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-…

Some aspects of AI discourse seem to come from a different planet, oblivious to basic realities on Earth. AI for science is one such area. In this new essay, Sayash Kapoor and I argue that visions of accelerating science through AI should be considered unserious if they don't confront

A new approach uses low-cost, scalable, transparent and infrared-reflective surfaces and hydronic panels. newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-…