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Open-source Semiconductor Chip Design Tool Celebrates Success

In 2018, a team of the nation’s leading semiconductor experts from industry and academia began a five-and-a-half year journey to complete a moonshot challenge: develop electronic design automation (EDA) tools for 24-hour, no-human-in-the-loop semiconductor chip layout generation. Led by UC San Diego and backed with $17.2 million from DARPA, the researchers did it.

Contributing to the Expansion of Robotics Research at IROS 2024

From better algorithms for self-driving vehicles, to better solutions for robotics surgery, and better ways for robots to manipulate objects, researchers at the University of California San Diego are presenting their work at the IROS 2024 conference Oct. 14 to 18 in Abu Dhabi.

$7 Million From ARPA-H to Tackle Lung Infections Through Innovative Probiotic Treatment

UC San Diego has received a $7 million ARPA-H contract for the PROTECT project, targeting pathogens like Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus. These pathogens pose serious health risks to individuals with cystic fibrosis and those reliant on respirators.

Despite Progress, China Remains Tethered to Coal as Climate Change Pressures Mount

A new paper from the University of California San Diego details how China faces numerous political, economic and technological obstacles as it tries to transition away from coal—the country’s primary energy source—while balancing the need to combat climate change with the need for energy security.

UC San Diego Launches Fusion Engineering Institute

UC San Diego has launched a new engineering institute led by the Jacobs School of Engineering focused on making sure humanity’s recent advances in fusion science translate into safe, abundant and affordable clean energy for California, the nation and the world.

Rose Yu is a 2024 Innovator of AI in New MIT Technology Review

UC San Diego computer scientist Rose Yu is one of the MIT Technology Review’s Innovators Under 35 in this year’s list of “exceptionally talented young innovators” whose work has “the greatest potential to transform the world.”  

Expanding Early Access to Engineering Courses

An award-winning UC San Diego electrical engineering class is now offered to Chula Vista high school students right at their own school, during their school day, in an effort to expand earlier access to engineering concepts and skills.

Nanopillars Create Tiny Openings in the Nucleus Without Damaging Cells

UC San Diego researchers have created an array of nanopillars that can breach the nucleus of a cell—the compartment that houses our DNA—without damaging the cell’s outer membrane. This new "gateway into the nucleus" could open new possibilities in gene therapy, where genetic material needs to be delivered directly into the nucleus, as well as drug delivery and other forms of precision medicine.

The Enablers of Discovery

Curiosity — and a love of cooking — fueled Yuhwa Lo’s decades-long career in electrical engineering, which has ranged from commercialization to nanotechnology and biotechnology to photodetection.

Engineering Graduate Students Awarded Siebel Scholarship

Five UC San Diego graduate students applying engineering principles to solve medical challenges have been selected as 2025 Siebel Scholars. The Siebel Scholars program recognizes the most talented students in the world’s leading graduate schools of business, computer science, bioengineering and energy science.

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