July 10, 2025
July 10, 2025 —
A new wearable wristband could significantly improve diabetes management by continuously tracking not only glucose but also other chemical and cardiovascular signals that influence disease progression and overall health.
July 9, 2025
July 9, 2025 —
Robert “Bob” Conn, dean emeritus of the University of California San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering, has been named the 2025 recipient of the Vannevar Bush Award from the National Science Foundation’s National Science Board.
July 9, 2025
July 9, 2025 —
As waiting rooms fill up, doctors get increasingly burnt out, and surgeries take longer to schedule and more get cancelled, humanoid surgical robots offer a solution. That’s the argument that UC San Diego robotics expert Michael Yip makes in a perspective piece out July 9 in Science Robotics.
July 8, 2025
July 8, 2025 —
A 10-story, 100-foot structure was experiencing simulations of real earthquakes, including the 6.9 magnitude, 1989 Loma Prieta temblor, as part of an effort to determine if height limits for buildings made of cold-formed steel should be increased.
July 2, 2025
July 2, 2025 —
A new study reveals that air pollution, traditional herbal medicines and other environmental exposures are linked to genetic mutations that may contribute to the development of lung cancer in people with no or hardly any history of smoking.
June 30, 2025
June 30, 2025 —
Sustainable materials—powered by sunlight and living microbes—that remove pollutants from water, release oxygen into a wound or heal themselves after damage could become simpler to create thanks to new research by a team of biologists and engineers at UC San Diego.
June 25, 2025
June 25, 2025 —
Engineers have achieved a long-sought milestone in photonics: creating tiny optical devices that are both highly sensitive and durable. This work could lead to a new generation of photonic devices that are not only precise and powerful but also much easier and cheaper to produce at scale.
June 13, 2025
June 13, 2025 —
A new cooling technology could significantly improve the energy efficiency of data centers and high-powered electronics while reducing water use associated with cooling. By passively removing heat through evaporation, it offers a promising alternative to traditional cooling systems.
June 10, 2025
June 10, 2025 —
Ishan Bansal and Nagarjun Bhat’s award-winning SenSync system turns conventional RFID technology into a reliable sensing platform without using wires or batteries or requiring calibration.
June 6, 2025
June 6, 2025 —
A new study shows that drug treatment outcomes are significantly different for a type of heart valve disease based on how the disease progresses in males versus females. An AI-derived digital medicine platform can help optimize drug therapies based on cellular-scale sex differences.
