Engineering Graduate Students Honored as Siebel Scholars
September 23, 2020
Five Jacobs School of Engineering graduate students conducting pioneering biomedical research have been named Siebel Scholars.
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UC San Diego Undergraduate Synthesizes Visual Arts, Community Engagement and Scientific Research
February 1, 2018
…Citrus fruits as low-cost biosensors In keeping with her passion for social justice, Ullah heard about a study done by San Diego State University on air quality in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) when participating in the UC San Diego Center on Global Justice BLUM Summer Field Internship.…
Mouth Guard Monitors Health Markers, Transmits Information Wirelessly to Smart Phone
August 31, 2015
Engineers at the University of California, San Diego, have developed a mouth guard that can monitor health markers, such as lactate, cortisol and uric acid, in saliva and transmit the information wirelessly to a smart phone, laptop or tablet. The technology, which is at a proof-of-concept stage, could be used…
UC San Diego Rises to No. 4 Among U.S. Public Universities in Academic Ranking of World Universities
August 15, 2023
The 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) has recognized UC San Diego as No. 4 among public universities in the United States, rising one spot from last year.
Light-Shrinking Device Enables Detection of Ultra-Tiny Substances
February 25, 2020
Engineers have created light-based technology that can detect biological substances with a molecular mass more than two orders of magnitude smaller than previously possible. The work could lead to the development of ultra-sensitive devices for quickly detecting pathogens in blood.
Behind a Marine Creature’s Bright Green Fluorescent Glow
July 2, 2014
Pushing closer to understanding the mechanisms behind the mysterious glow of light produced naturally by certain animals, scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have deciphered the structural components related to fluorescence brightness in a primitive sea creature.
Pens Filled with High-Tech Inks for Do It Yourself Sensors
March 2, 2015
A new simple tool developed by nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego, is opening the door to an era when anyone will be able to build sensors, anywhere, including physicians in the clinic, patients in their home and soldiers in the field. The team from the University of…
New wearable sensor tracks Vitamin C levels in sweat
May 18, 2020
A team at the University of California San Diego has developed a wearable, non invasive Vitamin C sensor that could provide a new, highly personalized option for users to track their daily nutritional intake and dietary adherence. The study was published in the May 18, 2020 issue of ACS Sensors.
Can Current Smartphone Technology Tell You When a Pandemic Might Come Calling?
February 9, 2021
UC San Diego researchers find that an optical tool already embedded in many smartphones can accurately diagnose blood-oxygen levels and help monitor respiratory disease in patients, particularly when they are quarantined at home.
When the Language of Cells is Interrupted
November 12, 2020
…new set of fluorescent biosensors. “Our biosensors are unique in that we put in the DNA and cells assemble them for us,” Zhang said. “They allow us to follow a molecule of interest in a live cell, and see what it does, how, when and where.” Ultrasensitive biosensors developed by…
