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Turbulence With a Twist

Turbulence is notoriously difficult to forecast. UC San Diego researchers have predicted that if a pipe is sufficiently curved, the transition can become discontinuous, with the turbulent fraction undergoing a jump beyond a critical flow velocity.

Frequent Cannabis Users Show No Driving Impairment After Two-Day Break

After at least 48 hours of abstinence, frequent cannabis users showed no impartments in driving performance in a driving simulator study conducted by UC San Diego researchers.

Researchers Decipher Gene’s Critical Function That Prevents Disease

Researchers have unraveled key functions of TRIM37, a gene that when inactivated leads to a rare disorder known as Mulibrey nanism, which results in growth delays and abnormalities in several organs. TRIM37, they found, is critical in preventing processes tied to abnormal cell division.

Extreme Experiments on Perovskite May Offer Insight Into Earth’s Interior and Deep Earthquakes

Materials scientists have performed powerful laser shock experiments on a perovskite mineral to better understand the geophysical processes in Earth's deep interior and the mechanisms behind earthquakes deep within the planet.

Rewiring Addiction With Designer Proteins

By custom engineering proteins in the brain, scientists at UC San Diego have shown that addiction can be rewired at the molecular level without negatively impacting enjoyment of normal activities.

Alcohol Opens the Floodgates for Bad Bacteria

UC San Diego scientists have found that chronic alcohol use impairs the guardrails that protect the liver from pathogens, exacerbating the liver damage caused by alcohol.

New Database Expands Understanding of Pacific Coral Reef Fish

Marine biologists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography have released a new database of size parameters for 1,308 species of Pacific coral reef fishes, advancing scientists’ understanding of fish health and population dynamics in the region.

Overcoming Disordered Energy in Light-Matter Interactions

In a new study, researchers from UC San Diego designed experiments to show how disordered energy can limit the energy transfer pathway of polaritons, and further demonstrated a strategy to overcome this limitation.

Researchers Identify Weak Points in Diamond Fusion Fuel Capsules

Materials scientists at UC San Diego have uncovered how diamond — the material used to encase fuel for fusion experiments at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) in Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory — can develop tiny structural flaws that may limit fusion performance.

Study Finds That School-Based Online Surveillance Companies Monitor Students 24/7

Recent study at UC San Diego is the first detailed assessment of companies offering school-based online surveillance services such as social media monitoring, student communications monitoring and online activity monitoring to middle and high schools.

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