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Physicists Go Out on a Limb to Advance AI Computing

UC San Diego research team uses quantum materials to create “neural trees” that mimic brain synapses

Four from UC San Diego Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Three faculty members and one vice chancellor are among the Academy’s 2020 class of 276 members, recognized for their outstanding accomplishments, expertise and insights toward the common good.

Researchers Make Gemstones with Salty, Soapy Water for the First Time

Collaborators from the University of California San Diego and New York University used salt, soap and water to make “bling” with a proposed novel experiment by UC San Diego’s Jérémie Palacci to form ionic colloidal crystals from common colloids.

UC San Diego to Advance Stem Cell Therapies in New Space Station Lab

UC San Diego and Space Tango received a NASA award to develop the first dedicated stem cell research laboratory within the International Space Station.

Supercomputers Assist International Engineering Team on Wave Energy Project

Researchers at SDSU and the Polytechnic University of Turin used simulations done on SDSC's Comet supercomputer to study how ocean wave energy converters harness energy and turn it into electricity, offering the potential to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels.

Scientists Observe Superconductivity in Meteorites

Scientists at UC San Diego and Brookhaven Laboratory in New York investigated a diverse population of meteorites. Among the 15 pieces of comets and asteroids studied, they found two with superconductive grains.