January 22, 2016
January 22, 2016 —
Selective oxidation plays a key role in the production of compounds widely used throughout the chemical industry. Now, according to a new study using advanced computational resources including SDSC’s Comet supercomputer, these materials and other compounds, such as those used to make polyester resins, could undergo a new catalysis process that uses less energy and generates fewer by-products than current methods.
January 14, 2016
January 14, 2016 —
A new Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego-led study measured a melt rate that is 25 times higher than expected on one part of the Ross Ice Shelf. The study suggests that high, localized melt rates such as this one on Antarctica’s largest and most stable ice shelf are normal and keep Antarctica’s ice sheets in balance.
January 6, 2016
January 6, 2016 —
A team of scientists including geochemists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego is launching a series of research flights this month over the remote Southern Ocean in an effort to better understand just how much carbon dioxide the icy waters are able to lock away.
December 16, 2015
December 16, 2015 —
Researchers and students from various institutions around the world are invited to participate in a “hackathon” hosted by the Center for Applied Internet Data Analysis (CAIDA) at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC). The goal is to promote the development of tools used to model, measure, and monitor the routing infrastructure of the global Internet for both operational and research objectives.
December 10, 2015
December 10, 2015 —
Five years ago, there were no computer science classes offered by schools within San Diego’s Sweetwater Union School District. Today, Sweetwater High School has a number of such classes, several of them Advanced Placement classes that encourage students to continue their education. That progress earned teacher Arthur Lopez, among others, and student Karla Gonzalez an invitation to meet with White House and National Science Foundation officials late last week.
December 1, 2015
December 1, 2015 —
The past and future of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) will converge on Dec. 7, 2015 as the institutes commemorates 15 years of innovation and world-class research in fields such as telecommunications, digital health and virtual reality.
November 30, 2015
November 30, 2015 —
Scientists recently discovered that tiny, multilayer nanostructures inside a tarantula’s hair are responsible for its vibrant color. The science behind how these hair-raising spiders developed their blue hue may lead to new ways to improve computer or TV screens using biomimicry.
November 24, 2015
November 24, 2015 —
University of California, San Diego scientists and students will be traveling to international climate negotiations in Paris next week to spur the momentum toward effective international climate action that UC San Diego scientists have been instrumental in creating
November 18, 2015
November 18, 2015 —
Scripps researchers are using sea urchins to help understand proteins relevant to human and environmental health. Cell proteins called drug transporters have been known to prevent chemotherapy and other drugs from reaching cells in disease treatment. Hamdoun and his colleagues have identified the role of a drug transporter in the early life stages of the sea urchin gut. The results could lead to new ways to target cancer drug resistance and to prevent birth defects.
November 17, 2015
November 17, 2015 —
The San Diego Supercomputer Center at the University of California, San Diego, is a recipient of this year’s HPCwire and Editors’ Choice Awards for its new Comet supercomputer that entered production earlier this year as a result of a National Science Foundation grant worth nearly $24 million including hardware and operating funds.
