Nanoengineer Honored for Fundamental Research on Battery Materials
October 7, 2016
…in the fields of electrochemistry, electrochemical engineering, or solid-state science and technology.
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Piranha-Proof Fish Scales Offer Inspiration for Better Armor
October 16, 2019
Material scientists have discovered what makes the scales of the massive Amazonian freshwater fish, Arapaima gigas, resistant to breaking when a piranha bites. The answer could serve as inspiration for stronger, lightweight and flexible synthetic armors.
Materials Processing Tricks Enable Engineers to Create New Laser Material
July 18, 2018
By doping alumina crystals with neodymium ions, engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new laser material that is capable of emitting ultra-short, high-power pulses—a combination that could potentially yield smaller, more powerful lasers with superior thermal shock resistance, broad tunability and high-duty cycles.
Nobel Laureate Helps Celebrate Launch of Institute for Materials Discovery and Design
October 8, 2020
…Launch of Institute for Materials Discovery and Design Stanley Whittingham was one of the recipients of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on Lithium ion batteries. He gave the keynote speech for the Institute for Materials Discovery and Design. Climate change, public health and equal access to…
San Diego Supercomputer Center to Help Create Science Gateway for New Materials Discovery
September 10, 2020
Multi-university collaboration to jointly develop a new science gateway allowing researchers to study the behavior of new and existing materials using X-ray diffraction.
X-ray Imaging Reveals Secrets In Battery Materials
June 18, 2015
In a new study, researchers explain why one particular cathode material works well at high voltages, while most other cathodes do not. The insights, published in the 19 June issue of the journal Science, could help battery developers design rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that operate at higher voltages.
Vanishing Viscosity
July 28, 2014
An elusive state of matter called superconductivity could be realized in stacks of sheetlike crystals just a few atoms thick, a trio of physicists has determined.
This Wearable Device Camouflages Its Wearer No Matter the Weather
March 2, 2020
Researchers at the University of California San Diego developed a wearable technology that can hide its wearer from heat-detecting sensors such as night vision goggles, even when the ambient temperature changes—a feat that current state of the art technology cannot match.
UC San Diego Receives $7.5 Million to Develop Innovative Uses for Melanin
April 27, 2017
A team of scientists from UC San Diego and two other universities has received a five year, $7.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to unravel the fundamental properties of melanins, a family of natural pigments found in skin, hair, eyes and even the plumage of brightly colored…
Quantum Material Exhibits “Non-Local” Behavior That Mimics Brain Function
August 7, 2023
Creating brain-like computers with minimal energy requirements would revolutionize nearly every aspect of modern life. Funded by the Department of Energy, Q-MEEN-C — a nationwide consortium led by the University of California San Diego — has been at the forefront of this research.
