February 18, 2014
Researchers studying peptides using the Gordon supercomputer at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) have found new ways to elucidate the creation of the toxic oligomers associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
May 22, 2014
…used to build more energy-efficient technologies. The crisis of global climate change demands a faster and better answer. Ong was recently awarded a prestigious “Early Career” research award from the U.S. Department of Energy to apply his supercomputing approach to the challenge. Rechargeable batteries are ubiquitous in every aspect of…
May 16, 2013
The University of California, San Diego and Lānaʻi Resorts, LLC, announced today that Byron Washom, director of Strategic Energy Initiatives at UC San Diego, will lead a new initiative to transform the Hawaiian island of Lānaʻi into a model for sustainable energy.
July 29, 2013
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) recently presented the University of California, San Diego with a $7.2 million check representing energy efficiency incentives earned through implementation of 30 energy efficiency projects from 2010 to 2012.
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.
November 18, 2021
…the creative ideas and energies of diverse inventors," said Paul Roben, associate vice chancellor for Innovation and Commercialization. “The UC San Diego exhibit is a vital and timely illustration of how patents stimulated both creativity and economic growth, and it’s a reminder of how the patent system continues to be…
December 6, 2018
…utilities charge less for energy coming from renewable power sources Home energy storage systems might save you money, but under current policies, they would also often increase carbon emissions. That is the conclusion reached by a team of researchers at the University of California San Diego in a study published…
February 7, 2023
San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego is part of a new $3.2 million consortium funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science to train the next generation of computational high-energy physicists.
June 15, 2017
…progress in the renewable energy sector, U.S. researchers brace for a 70 percent cut in federal support Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications More than 300 researchers from around the world will travel to UC San Diego next month for an international meeting designed to showcase new biological and…
February 5, 2024
Engineers have developed an ultra-sensitive sensor made with graphene that can detect extraordinarily low concentrations of lead ions in water. The device achieves a record limit of detection of lead down to the femtomolar range, which is one million times more sensitive than previous technologies.
