October 31, 2024
…powered by a small battery, the device wirelessly captures high-resolution images of muscle movements, enabling continuous, long-term monitoring. When worn on the rib cage, it effectively monitored diaphragm function for respiratory health assessments. When worn on the forearm, it accurately captured hand gestures, allowing users to control a robotic arm…
May 21, 2024
A $21M gift from Aiiso Yufeng Li (Jeff) and his wife, DongDong Li (Doreen), honors unique efforts at UC San Diego to link chemical and nano engineering more strongly. In recognition of this gift, the department will be named the Aiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering.
July 3, 2024
A team of aerospace engineering students from the University of California San Diego was one of 12 student teams selected from around the country as finalists in NASA’s Human Lander Challenge. The goal? To come up with the best solution to manage the lunar dust a spacecraft kicks up when…
September 24, 2024
UC San Diego has once again been named the sixth best public university in the country, according to the 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings released today. Overall, UC San Diego ranked No. 29 on the complete list of over 400 of the nation’s colleges.
March 31, 2022
…to install new lithium-ion batteries that store and distribute power collected from solar arrays on the station’s Port-6 truss structure. Photo by NASA, Jan. 2020. When Meir’s first-grade teacher asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up, she recalls drawing a picture of an astronaut standing on…
January 30, 2020
…be upgraded were our batteries. So we conducted a series of spacewalks to upgrade those batteries to more efficient lithium ion batteries, just like you’re using down on Earth. And that was one of the most amazing things that I’ve done while I’m up here is venturing out of the…
April 5, 2018
…cell, a 2.5 megawatt battery energy storage system, 7 million gallons of thermal energy storage, and a 1.2 megawatt photovoltaic installation, the campus microgrid draws utility grid energy from clean sources such as wind and solar power. That has made it a key power player in the campus’ long-term sustainability…
November 1, 2024
Throughout the day-long event, participants exchanged views on current issues in health and medicine, from addiction to hospital cybersecurity.
October 8, 2020
UC San Diego’s Center for Energy Research has been awarded two grants from the Department of Energy for research focused on developing environment-friendly and cost-competitive energy sources and systems.
May 2, 2023
Researchers across a range of fields are working together to develop and implement AI-assisted tools and machine learning methods that will enable scientific discoveries at an unprecedented pace. And when it comes to global challenges like climate change, time is of the essence.
