November 1, 2012
…Quest for a Better Electric Vehicle Battery UC San Diego engineers, scientists work across disciplines to tackle ‘grand challenge’ facing electric vehicles of future Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications As the United States moves toward a switch from gas-powered to electric vehicles, one significant stumbling block remains: the…
October 10, 2023
Engineers developed electronic “stickers” that measure the force exerted by one object upon another. The force stickers are wireless, run without batteries and fit in tight spaces, making them versatile for a wide range of applications, from surgical robots to smart implants and inventory tracking.
December 6, 2018
…systems to reduce their electricity bills, the batteries would draw energy from the grid when it is cheapest. And because utilities don’t structure how much they charge with the goal of lowering emissions, the cheapest power often comes from power sources that emit carbon, such as coal. In addition, batteries…
April 27, 2023
Researchers have developed a biosynthetic “clock” that keeps cells from reaching normal levels of deterioration related to aging. They engineered a gene oscillator that switches between the two normal paths of aging, slowing cell degeneration and setting a record for life extension.
February 14, 2013
Engineering Students Develop App to Help Protect Marine Conservation Areas David Drabik co-led a team of students that helped develop a web app for San Diego Coastkeeper. The app will monitor the health of marine protected areas off the Southern California Coast. A team of engineering students at UC San…
November 7, 2016
…included, the first paragraph from release will be used): Engineers at the University of California San Diego have fabricated the first semiconductor-free, optically-controlled microelectronic device. Using metamaterials, engineers were able to build a microscale device that shows a 1,000 percent increase in conductivity when activated by low voltage and a…
September 19, 2016
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced the appointment of 30 private sector, nonprofit and academic leaders—including UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla—to serve on the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE). Selected from a pool of more than 200 accomplished applicants, the council members will…
April 2, 2020
…a UC San Diego electrical and computer engineering Ph.D. student, holds a prototype "smart surface" that can be stuck on the wall to improve WiFi connectivity in the home and office. WiFi-Boosting ‘Smart Surface’ Could Help Remote Workers and Students Frustrated with spotty WiFi connection? Engineers at the University of…
May 5, 2015
William S. C. Chang, who helped usher the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering into the electronics era, passed away April 25, 2015 in La Jolla. He was 84.
August 23, 2017
UC San Diego has received a $100K gift from Cognex Corporation that will fund research at the intersection of deep learning and 3-D image reconstruction. Applying deep learning principles to 3-D image reconstruction could lead to advances in robotics, medical imaging, autonomous vehicle navigation, tele-medicine, and more.
