June 15, 2017
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed new electrolytes that enable lithium batteries to run at temperatures as low as -60 degrees Celsius with excellent performance—in comparison, today’s lithium-ion batteries stop working at -20 degrees Celsius. The new electrolytes also enable electrochemical capacitors to run as cold…
September 12, 2023
A new quarterly series aims to foster a sense of connection and belonging among campus employees while boosting awareness of the mental health and wellness resources available at UC San Diego.
February 9, 2017
…muscles. To that end, postdoctoral researcher Jun Zhang and bioengineering undergraduate Taylor West are making artificial muscle fibers that can quickly contract and relax while holding weight. The muscle fibers are made of silver-coated nylon threads that are spun into a tightly coiled structure. When voltage is applied to the…
January 17, 2024
Sensors built with a new manufacturing approach are capable of recording activity deep within the brain from large populations of individual neurons–with a resolution of as few as one or two neurons–in humans as well as a range of animal models.
January 6, 2016
A team of scientists including geochemists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego is launching a series of research flights this month over the remote Southern Ocean in an effort to better understand just how much carbon dioxide the icy waters are able to lock away.
February 9, 2017
…graduate and undergraduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and early-career faculty to pursue independent research and instruction at sea aboard Scripps ships. “The UC Ship Funds Program provides the means for our students and early-career professionals to develop the skills they need to succeed, under the mentorship of the world’s greatest ocean…
June 17, 2024
A new method for neuroimaging analysis is shown to work with small groups of participants, opening the door for many studies that don’t have access to massive sets of brain images.
May 24, 2018
…Scripps Institution of Oceanography postdoctoral scholar Megan Cimino (right) speaks with Steven Wertz, an environmental scientist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, about remote operated vehicles used in research. The science and technology showcase was part of an expo held at the UP Summit. Altintas spearheads WIFIRE, a…
October 13, 2022
The University of California San Diego today announced the 2022 recipients of the Revelle Medal, which recognizes current and former faculty members for sustained, distinguished and extraordinary service to the university.
October 8, 2020
…Ignacio Sepulveda Oyarzun, a postdoctoral fellow at Scripps Oceanography who himself survived the 2010 Chile earthquake, and colleagues found a weakness based on inaccurate estimates of bathymetry, which is the topography or depth of the seafloor. That inaccuracy doesn’t matter so much when an initial, or leading, tsunami wave hits…
