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Nanotech Manufacturing Pioneer and UCLA Engineering Professor Xiaochun Li Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
3+ hour, 42+ min ago (178+ words) Xiaochun Li, a professor in the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest professional honors granted to American engineers. The academy announced today its 2026 class of 130 members and 28 international…...
UCLA-Led Team Discovers Metallic Material with Record Thermal Conductivity
3+ week, 4+ day ago (207+ words) Theta-phase tantalum nitride conducts heat nearly three times better than copper, opening new pathways for cooling electronics and AI hardware A sequence showing how thermal energy, carried by electrons, spreads through theta-phase tantalum nitride after the metallic material is struck…...