Robot Heal Thyself
Science & EnvironmentResearchers at the University of California San Diego reporting in Nano Letters have developed small, swimming robots that can magnetically heal themselves on-the-fly after breaking into two or three pieces.
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Though Risk is Minuscule, Infection after COVID-19 Vaccination is Possible
Health & BehaviorInvestigators from UC San Diego and UCLA report COVID-19 infection rates for a cohort of health care workers previously vaccinated for the novel coronavirus. Risk of infection is minuscule, but exists.
Why Commercialization of Carbon Capture and Sequestration has Failed and How it Can Work
Politics & SocietyThere are 12 essential attributes that explain why commercial carbon capture and sequestration projects succeed or fail in the U.S., University of California San Diego researchers say in a recent study published in Environmental Research Letters.
Zea Borok, MD, Named Chair of the Department of Medicine at UC San Diego School of Medicine
Health & BehaviorZea Borok, MD, has been named chair of the Department of Medicine at University of California San Diego School of Medicine. Her first day is April 1, 2021.
Novel Coronavirus Circulated Undetected Months before First COVID-19 Cases in Wuhan, China
Health & BehaviorUsing molecular dating tools and epidemiological simulations, researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine estimate that the SARS-CoV-2 virus likely circulated undetected for two months before the first human cases of COVID-19 were described in Wuhan, China in late-December 2019.
Bringing Intel Inside
Business & EconomicsThe partnership between Intel and the Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute (HDSI) at UC San Diego offers an opportunity for Intel to acquire new methodologies while helping students with applied, technical understanding and real-world experience.
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