May 20, 2022
UC San Diego engineers have developed a low cost, low power technology to help robots accurately map their way indoors, even in poor lighting and without recognizable landmarks or features. The technology uses WiFi signals, instead of light, to help the robot “see” where it’s going.
August 29, 2017
Laurel Riek, associate professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of California San Diego, will lead a three-year National Science Foundation (NSF) project on new methods for coordinating teams of robots and people in complex, uncertain environments.
June 2, 2016
…Materials that Withstand Extreme Environments Representatives from industry and academia and government officials cut the ribbon for the launch of the CaliBaja Center for Resilient Materials and Systems at UC San Diego. Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications In a few months, a series of laboratories tucked away on…
October 17, 2013
…clean water, a clean environment, more efficient manufacturing with less of an ecological footprint, and digital medicine — just to name a few — demand technological solutions that must be developed. Here at the Jacobs School, we are happy to collaborate with all the units on campus to develop these…
April 17, 2012
…dramatic fashion the alien-like environments that exist at great depth,” said Bartlett, a Scripps marine microbiologist and chief scientist of the voyage. “Hadal (existing at depths greater than 20,000 feet) life forms are the part of the earth’s biology that are least understood.” Inside Deepsea Challenger, a specially designed submersible,…
February 14, 2012
…and ocean activities and environments in a comprehensive plan—examples of uses would be fishing, recreational activities, environmental protections such as marine protected areas, oil and gas exploration, shipping, diving among others. This forum features the following speakers: Jerry R. Schubel, CEO and president of the Aquarium of the Pacific in…
November 26, 2012
Biologists at UC San Diego have demonstrated for the first time that marine algae can be just as capable as fresh water algae in producing biofuels. The scientists genetically engineered marine algae to produce five different kinds of industrially important enzymes and say the same process they used could be…
October 1, 2019
Scientists have gained a new understanding of how ultra-resilient tardigrades, or “water bears,” are protected in extreme conditions. The researchers discovered that a protein named Dsup binds and forms a protective cloud against extreme survival threats such as radiation damage.
October 4, 2022
A new system of algorithms developed by UC San Diego engineers enables four-legged robots to walk and run on challenging terrain while avoiding both static and moving obstacles. The work could help build robots for search and rescue missions or collect information in hard to access environments.
March 6, 2012
Among the many intriguing aspects of the deep sea, Earth’s largest ecosystem, exist environments known as hydrothermal vent systems where hot water surges out from the seafloor. On the flipside the deep sea also features cold areas where methane rises from “seeps” on the ocean bottom.
