A Second Chance
September 26, 2022
Alumni startup attempts to make prostheses accessible and affordable.
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A New Technique Creates Greater Fidelity in Bioprinting Functional Human Tissues
February 22, 2023
A team of researchers at the University of California San Diego has made significant advances in solving some of the most vexing challenges in bioprinting 3D-engineered tissues while meeting the key requirements of high cell density, high cell viability and fine fabrication resolution.
UC San Diego Researcher and Explorer Aims to Empower Amputees with 3D Printed Prosthetic Limbs
November 5, 2019
Limitless: The Qualcomm Institute’s Albert Lin has launched a new project to help the world’s 40 mission amputees who live without access to a prosthesis.
How 3D Printing Could One Day Save Lives
March 2, 2017
How 3D Printing Could One Day Save Lives Nanoengineering professor Shaochen Chen 3D prints a biomimetic blood vessel network. Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications In the past decade, UC San Diego engineers have 3D printed a variety of devices ranging from rocket engines, to robots, to structures inspired…
Why the Seahorse’s Tail is Square and How It Could be an Inspiration for Robots and Medical Devices
July 2, 2015
Why is the seahorse’s tail square? An international team of researchers has found the answer and it could lead to building better robots and medical devices. In a nutshell, a tail made of square, overlapping segments makes for better armor than a cylindrical tail. It’s also better at gripping and…
Arts and engineering students collaborate in new course at UC San Diego
April 1, 2016
Students from a structural engineering and a visual arts class are working together, shoulder to shoulder, on a collaborative final project despite the fact that they are in different classes. This visual arts and engineering mashup is happening in the new EnVision Maker Studio at UC San Diego and involves…
UC San Diego Researchers Part of $25M Project To Build Artificial Coral Reefs for Coastal Protection
June 21, 2022
A team of researchers involving UC San Diego has received a $25 million award from the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to build artificial coral reefs to protect coastal areas in Hawai’i against flooding, erosion and storm damage.
Soft, Living Materials Made With Algae Glow Under Stress
October 23, 2023
Researchers have developed soft yet durable 3D-printed materials that glow in response to mechanical stress, such as compression, stretching or twisting. The materials derive their luminescence from single-celled algae known as dinoflagellates, which are embedded within the materials.
Engineering Students Aim to Take 3D-Printed AUV to the Arctic
February 7, 2023
Undergraduate engineering students in the Yonder Deep student organization have found a way to sharpen their marine robotics skills while working toward solutions to the climate crisis. The organization aims to design and 3D print a low-cost, modular, and fully autonomous underwater vehicle.
UC San Diego Students Aim to Break World Record for Longest Flight of 3D-Printed Rocket Engine
June 11, 2015
…for Longest Flight of 3D-Printed Rocket Engine Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications On a hot, dusty Friday evening in May, a caravan of five cars packed with UC San Diego students rolled onto FAR site in the Mojave Desert – a 10-acre property established by the Friends of…
