UC San Diego Chemists Boost Future of New Energy
January 9, 2018
…measured in energy systems such as solar cells and photovoltaics—materials that involve the conversion of light into electricity.
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Engineers complete first comprehensive mesh-free numerical simulation of skeletal muscle tissue
September 30, 2014
Engineers at the University of California, San Diego, have completed the first comprehensive numerical simulation of skeletal muscle tissue using a method that uses the pixels in an image as data points for the computer simulation—a method known as mesh-free simulation.
Power to the Batteries
May 21, 2015
…own research on battery materials. To usher in an age of inexpensive, carbon-neutral electric cars, we need higher performance and less expensive batteries, Meng explains. This includes batteries to power the cars themselves and batteries at charging stations that hold energy captured from the sun and wind. The behind-the-scenes technical…
New anode material could lead to safer fast-charging batteries
September 2, 2020
Scientists at UC San Diego have discovered a new anode material that enables lithium-ion batteries to be safely recharged within minutes for thousands of cycles. It is promising for commercial applications where both high energy density and high power are desired.
UC San Diego Nanoengineer Named Among MIT Technology Review’s Top Innovators Under 35
July 2, 2018
MIT Technology Review has named Sheng Xu, a professor of nanoengineering at the University of California San Diego, as one of this year’s top innovators under 35. Xu is being recognized for inventing a clever way to make off-the-shelf electronics stretchable.
New Energy-storing Material Could Also Be Used To Build Electronic Gadgets
October 5, 2023
Gadgets and vehicles powered by the very materials they’re built from may soon be possible, thanks to a new structural supercapacitor developed by UC San Diego engineers. The device doubles as structural support and energy storage, potentially adding more energy capacity without adding weight.
Honoring a UC San Diego Landmark and Its Lasting Impact on Physics
September 8, 2022
…high-temperature superconductors and quantum materials were developed. It was also in Mayer Hall where Walter Kohn and Lu Jeu Sham created the Kohn-Sham equation as part of their work in establishing density functional theory, or DFT. Shpyrko concluded that, no, there wasn’t magic inside the walls of Mayer Hall, but…
SDSC’s Comet Supercomputer Used to Model Graphene-Water Interaction
July 9, 2019
NJIT Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Professor Dibakar Datta and his team used the Comet supercomputer at the San Diego Supercomputer Center to create simulations of graphene-water interactions to see if graphene is a good candidate for delivering medicine to specific parts of the body.
Feathers: Better Than Velcro?
January 16, 2019
You may have seen a kid play with a feather, or you may have played with one yourself: Running a hand along a feather’s barbs and watching as the feather unzips and zips, seeming to miraculously pull itself back together. That “magical” zipping mechanism could provide a model for new…
