UC San Diego has received a $1M NSF ExLENT grant to launch ExSTENT, a nine-week summer program training community college students and teachers for careers in semiconductor manufacturing and emerging nanotechnologies like biotech, solar energy, photonic circuits and quantum circuits.
Thirteen teams from across the United States are set to embark on a journey toward commercialization as part of this year’s StartBlue Ocean Enterprise Accelerator program at University of California San Diego.
UC San Diego chemistry professor Joel Yuen-Zhou doesn’t fit neatly into a box and neither does his work. He was born and raised in Mexico City to Chinese immigrants. As a theoretical physical chemist, he uses physics, math and chemistry to manipulate the properties of photons.
Genetic editing holds promise to treat incurable diseases, but the most popular method — CRISPR — sometimes does more harm than good. A new study from University of California San Diego and Yale University researchers highlights an innovative approach that may be safer: small nuclear RNA editing.
Venus’ surface is pocked with round, crown-like features known as coronae. They can look like terraced hills pushed upwards by heat energy or collapsed souffles. Researchers led by Scripps Oceanography geophysicists provides an explanation for why the solar system's hottest planet looks as it does.
What happens when science meets art? This fall, UC San Diego Library presents The Art of Science: Five Years Through the Lens of Discovery, an exhibition marking the fifth anniversary of the Library’s annual Art of Science contest.
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