June 6, 2019
…rocket powered by a 3D-printed engine. The aesthetic structures team was in charge of the exterior of the rocket, making it aesthetically pleasing and artistic while also using engineering principles to ensure it would withstand the pressures of takeoff, high-altitude, and landing. This leadership experience with SEDS led her to…
June 6, 2019
…mechanical control, soldering and 3D printing. Project in a Box’s popularity and success has led to the creation of additional hands-on courses in the ECE Department. It has also seen the number of organizers involved grow from 10 to 80 students representing ECE, as well as the Departments of Mechanical…
September 29, 2022
The UC San Diego campus community turned out in big numbers last Friday to celebrate the opening of the sleek and soaring Franklin Antonio Hall. The building is not only innovative in its architecture, it’s also ground-breaking in how research teams are organized.
May 17, 2018
…is a completely new 3D-printed technology, which allows the utensils to have the shape you’d expect, but still be durable.” Albert Liu, who is helping Kong launch the compostable cutlery company, chows down on noodles. The fork’s ingredients and unique manufacturing process mean it can maintain tensile strength while only…
December 4, 2014
…manufacture and test a 3D-printed rocket engine. Back in the basement at Jacobs Hall, also known as EBU 1, members of the Triton Rocket Club split into several teams. Some huddled around two laptops. A few more, mostly freshmen, gathered around a rocket motor they’re set to launch early next…
October 29, 2015
…ready to remove a 3D-printed object from the soft robotic gripper. UC San Diego Launches Robotics Institute The Jacobs School of Engineering and Division of Social Sciences at the University of California, San Diego have launched the Contextual Robotics Institute to develop safe and useful robotics systems. These robotics systems…
April 11, 2019
…harness with two small 3D-printed appendages—one for each shoulder. The harness is also equipped with tiny vibrating motors, and is connected to a circuit board and power source. Right now, the device is wirelessly remote controlled. During a demo, Morimoto donned the harness and closed her eyes as Frank and…
December 7, 2017
…manufacturing, as well as 3D printers, a machine shop and electronics fabrication for prototype development. Hush was then accepted into San Diego’s EvoNexus startup incubator, where they secured nearly $600,000 in funding through a Kickstarter campaign, and worked through design and manufacturing details for their earplugs until their acquisition by…
March 17, 2022
…the museums, the life-size 3D-printed statues represent a diverse group of contemporary women STEM role models in a variety of fields, from teaching robots how to dance, protecting endangered species of bats, to leading the development of video games like Fortnite. The goal of the installation is to serve as…
January 7, 2016
…informs with social impact. 3D-print patient-compatible organs and tissues for transplants Shaochen Chen, professor in the Jacobs School of Engineering and co-director of the Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Center Hundreds of thousands of people around the world are in need of organ transplants. Unfortunately, organs for transplants are in short…
