September 27, 2012
September 27, 2012 —
…in fluidics, materials and battery storage will help us tackle vexing energy problems.” Researchers will create a world where truly smart materials will allow your shoes, your shirt, your dinner plate to actively respond to your will, Brin predicted. The building also will help heal the divide described by philosopher…
November 9, 2017
November 9, 2017 —
…a 2.5 megawatt/5 megawatt-hour battery energy storage system, one of the largest on any university campus, and 3.8 million gallons of thermal energy storage, both of which reduce the campus’ peak energy demands. The completion of more than $100 million in energy efficiency improvements, with nearly another $100 million planned…
October 29, 2015
October 29, 2015 —
…communications, new materials, biomimetics, batteries and power management are just a few of the research strengths at UC San Diego that will converge in future robotic systems. A wide spectrum of expertise will be necessary to give robotics systems the ability to not only perceive context, but to make use…
July 25, 2024
July 25, 2024 —
An experimental cancer drug could ease cognition for individuals with Rett syndrome, a rare disorder linked to autism, according to new research from the Muotri Lab at the University of California San Diego — a discovery that could lead to therapies for patients with other neurologic conditions.
August 18, 2020
August 18, 2020 —
Findings from a group of researchers, including a UC San Diego team, show how it’s possible to create a protein “multitool.” Their results provide a deeper understanding of how society can develop new materials with unique properties to solve real-world problems.
February 26, 2015
February 26, 2015 —
…Burney studies require no batteries, gas or kerosene. In addition to devising methods to help improve food production, which only solves part of the climate equation, Burney looks at how cooking also contributes to the problem. “Cooking uses about 8 percent of global energies,” Burney says. “The biggest footprint comes…
May 28, 2015
May 28, 2015 —
The format for the recent 5G Forum on Next-Generation Wireless Systems and Applications, held at the University of California, San Diego, was a reflection of the two poles — the promise and the peril — that define the future of wireless technology.
February 20, 2014
February 20, 2014 —
…phones to hybrid car batteries—has fueled a push by the mining sector to deep waters in search of new sources of metals and other materials. “Vast tracts of deep seabed are now being leased in order to mine nodules, crusts, sulfides, and phosphates rich in elements demanded by our advanced…
August 17, 2022
August 17, 2022 —
An international team of researchers has designed and built a chip that runs computations directly in memory and can run a wide variety of AI applications–all at a fraction of the energy consumed by computing platforms for general-purpose AI computing.
November 20, 2012
November 20, 2012 —
…even include a small battery, with a sensor to transmit vital data that is virtually invisible to the observer or user. In his work with premature babies, Coleman said a key research focus is on newborn brains, including the issues of strokes and seizures. Used in hospitals, wireless tattoo electronics…