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New Method Makes Better Predictions of Material Properties Using Low Quality Data

January 14, 2021

By combining large amounts of low-fidelity data with smaller quantities of high-fidelity data, nanoengineers at UC San Diego have developed a machine learning method to more accurately predict the properties of new materials including, for the first time, disordered materials.

Supporting Student Veterans at UC San Diego

November 12, 2020

There are more than 430 military connected students at UC San Diego. One area on campus that has spearheaded efforts to support these students is the Student Veterans Resource Center, which focuses on providing services and programs in collaboration with campus partners.

Engineering Graduate Students Honored as Siebel Scholars

September 23, 2020

Five Jacobs School of Engineering graduate students conducting pioneering biomedical research have been named Siebel Scholars.

Add human-genome produced RNA to the list of cell surface molecules

September 10, 2020

Bioengineers at UC San Diego have shown that human-genome produced RNA is present on the surface of human cells, suggesting a more expanded role for RNA in cell-to-cell and cell-to-environment interactions than previously thought.

New anode material could lead to safer fast-charging batteries

September 2, 2020

Scientists at UC San Diego have discovered a new anode material that enables lithium-ion batteries to be safely recharged within minutes for thousands of cycles. It is promising for commercial applications where both high energy density and high power are desired.

New fabrication method brings single-crystal perovskite devices closer to viability

July 29, 2020

Nanoengineers at UC San Diego developed a new method to fabricate perovskites as single-crystal thin films, which are more efficient for use in solar cells and optical devices than the current state-of-the-art polycrystalline forms of the material.

New Model Connects Respiratory Droplet Physics with Spread of Covid-19

July 20, 2020

Engineers have incorporated a new understanding of the impact of environmental factors on droplet spread into a mathematical model that can be used to predict the early spread of respiratory viruses including COVID-19, and the role of respiratory droplets in that spread.

A Nanomaterial Path Forward for COVID-19 Vaccine Development

July 15, 2020

From mRNA vaccines entering clinical trials, to peptide-based vaccines and using molecular farming to scale vaccine production, the COVID-19 pandemic is pushing new and emerging nanotechnologies into the frontlines and the headlines.

Creating an Engineering Senior Design Project….at Home

July 2, 2020

Curbside delivery of 3D-printed parts, the cooperation of roommates, weekend build sessions and communication, communication, communication. This is what it took for graduating engineering students, staff and faculty at UC San Diego to transition to remote instruction in the age of COVID-19.

UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering Launches Research Ethics Project

June 25, 2020

How can faculty encourage conversations about ethical research in their labs? What are reasonable expectations for mentoring? How do you decide who is the first author on a paper? Who should students turn to if they feel they’re being asked to publish unrepeatable results?
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