January 17, 2019
This 3D printed hydrogel implant, modeled from MRI scans, has a design customized to fit a patient's spinal cord injury 3D Printed Implants Show Promise for Treating Spinal Cord Injury 3D printed implants could one day help restore neural connections and lost motor function in patients with spinal cord injury.…
December 12, 2023
UC San Diego Health and the Navy perform reconstructive jaw surgery using 3D Printed Teeth on UC San Diego graduate.
September 27, 2016
…the shape of a 3D printer head light up the word “3D” in the window of the EnVision Arts and Engineering Maker Studio, visible to passersby. The LED interactive display art was one of the projects that a team of interns worked on over the summer as part of a…
May 19, 2022
Student Startup ‘Limber’ Makes 3D-Printed Prostheses Affordable and Accessible Joshua Pelz, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Structural Engineering, co-founded LIMBER Prosthetics, which develops custom bioinspired, 3D-printed prostheses. Photo by Erik Jepsen/University Communications. Every quarter, UC San Diego engineers Joshua Pelz and Luca De Vivo, as well as prosthetics…
October 3, 2013
What does autonomy mean in an age when technology is radically transforming the ability of objects and even ideas to have a life of their own – from smart cars, to viral videos?
September 5, 2023
A “living material,” made of a natural polymer combined with genetically engineered bacteria, could offer a sustainable and eco-friendly solution to clean pollutants from water.
October 10, 2017
How many robots does it take to screw in a light bulb? The answer: just one, assuming you’re talking about a new robotic gripper developed by engineers at the University of California San Diego. The engineering team has designed and built a gripper that can pick up and manipulate objects…
September 29, 2016
It’s billed as “The Greatest Show (&Tell;) on Earth,” and researchers from the University of California San Diego will once again be part of the spectacle as Maker Faire San Diego takes over Balboa Park.
December 22, 2017
Brightly colored Australian peacock spiders (Maratus spp.) captivate even the most arachnophobic viewers with their flamboyant courtship displays featuring diverse and intricate body colorations, patterns, and movements – all packed into miniature bodies measuring less than five millimeters in size for many species. However, these displays are not just pretty…
March 16, 2017
…team is incorporating a 3D-printed, oscillating tail fin, modeled after the tuna fish. Engineering students from the UC San Diego chapter of the American Society for Mechanical Engineers have been competing in the submarine races since 1997. They set a world record in 2000 for fastest speed. This year’s competition…
