February 13, 2020
…tiny pieces of petroleum-based materials that break down from larger plastic pieces or are manufactured at their microscopic sizes: less than 5 millimeters across. The strands of fiber—about five times thinner than a human hair—are used in textile manufacturing; they shed from our clothes during wear, during washing and drying,…
September 22, 2022
UC San Diego engineers developed microrobots, that can swim around in the lungs, deliver medication and be used to clear up life-threatening cases of bacterial pneumonia. In mice, the microrobots safely eliminated pneumonia-causing bacteria in the lungs and resulted in 100% survival.
December 8, 2022
UC San Diego’s ranks now include 18 fellows of the National Academy of Inventors. Three professors have been named 2022 NAI fellows, the highest professional distinction awarded to academic inventors.
May 5, 2022
…performance, renewable and fully biodegradable polyurethane material made from plants Cari Health, transforming remote medication monitoring with real-time reporting Educational Vision Technologies, or EVT, using artificial intelligence to make online learning more accessible, efficient and engaging Endure Biotherapeutics, developing engineered engraftable live biotherapeutics for gastrointestinal diseases HomeLab, powered by LabFellows,…
January 7, 2016
…interdisciplinary collaboration among bioengineers, materials scientists, biologists, and clinical doctors to focus on 3D printing patient-specific functional tissues and organs, we could help more people get the lifesaving organ transplants they need before it’s too late,” says Chen. Offer intentional instruction in network literacy Alan J. Daly, professor and chair…
September 18, 2012
Adah Almutairi, associate professor at the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, the department of nanoengineering, and the materials science and engineering program at the UC San Diego, and colleagues have developed the first degradable polymer that is extremely sensitive to low but biologically relevant concentrations of hydrogen peroxide.
July 7, 2022
…Inc) and a first-of-its-kind biodegradable “plant knit” woven into stylish, consumer products, such as shoes that can be composted (Blueview Footwear). A wide-angle view of a countdown to demonstrate the capabilities of the world’s largest outdoor shake table, housed at UC San Diego’s Englekirk Structural Engineering Center and funded largely…
