March 21, 2025
March 21, 2025 —
UC San Diego chemistry's Mike Burkart has found a bio-based method to manufacture polyurethanes used in everyday goods. This new method is a less toxic, environmentally friendly alternative to current production methods.
March 11, 2025
March 11, 2025 —
Cells release proteins called type one interferons to fight viruses and cancers. One type is known for generating bursts of type one interferons in short periods. Biologists have linked this production to metabolism, a finding that could help empower immune responses against infections and disease.
March 4, 2025
March 4, 2025 —
A team of scientists from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center have discovered that small-scale ocean processes can have a much larger influence on storm development than previously thought.
February 25, 2025
February 25, 2025 —
A new study led by scientists from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography details an improved method for estimating the likelihood of extreme precipitation events in the western United States.
February 19, 2025
February 19, 2025 —
Electrons are incredibly fast. Because of their ultrafast motions, directly observing their behavior has been challenging. Now researchers from UC San Diego’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry have suggested a new method to make visualizing electron motion a reality.
February 18, 2025
February 18, 2025 —
The size of very large earthquakes might be easier to predict than smaller quakes. A Scripps-led team found that a new model did a good job explaining the amount of slip due to the 2023 Turkey earthquakes. The model also predicts some quakes might have the potential to be bigger than thought.
February 11, 2025
February 11, 2025 —
Data scientists and computer scientists at the University of California San Diego are launching a new initiative to advance next-generation machine learning systems and develop innovative algorithms.
February 5, 2025
February 5, 2025 —
In freshwater environments, toxic harmful algal blooms threaten drinking water and wildlife. While most efforts on mitigating such events focus on reducing nutrients, researchers have found that there’s more to the story, especially when considering climate warming that could amplify such events.
February 4, 2025
February 4, 2025 —
UC San Diego researchers have identified the molecular and cellular mechanisms that transform healthy stem cells into oral cancer at the earliest stages of the disease.
February 3, 2025
February 3, 2025 —
An international team of marine biologists has documented the highest known count of deep-sea species living in methane seeps off Costa Rica’s Pacific coast. A new study led by UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography catalogues 488 distinct species found in these deep-sea ecosystems.
