July 18, 2023
UC San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography professor emerita Lisa Levin is set to explore the poorly understood deep-sea ecosystems surrounding methane seeps off the coast of Southern California using the Alvin human-occupied submersible.
July 25, 2023
Inspired by the effortless way humans handle objects without seeing them, a team led by UC San Diego engineers has developed a new approach that enables a robotic hand to rotate objects solely through touch, without relying on vision.
August 16, 2023
In a paper published this week in the journal Nature Methods, UC San Diego researchers shared a new UniAligner algorithm for comparing highly repetitive genomic regions.
August 21, 2023
New results from researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine suggest that intermittent fasting could be an effective treatment approach for Alzheimer’s disease. Mice fed on a time-restricted schedule had better memory and less accumulation of amyloid proteins in the brain compared to controls.
September 5, 2023
Tritonlytics Team member Wayde Gilliam shares how he brought this passion for AI to the university, creating tools that help the team focus on the most important aspects of their work, including the Staff@Work Survey which runs now through September 15.
September 14, 2023
Interns with the UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute’s NeuroDiversity in Tech program learn the skills to thrive in the technology industry.
November 2, 2023
Rommie Amaro, professor of molecular biology at UC San Diego, and her team use computers to investigate biological systems. Last year, their atomic-level computational model of the H1N1 influenza virus revealed vulnerabilities that could lead to more effective and longer-lasting flu vaccines.
October 5, 2023
Gadgets and vehicles powered by the very materials they’re built from may soon be possible, thanks to a new structural supercapacitor developed by UC San Diego engineers. The device doubles as structural support and energy storage, potentially adding more energy capacity without adding weight.
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.
October 26, 2023
Researchers from the lab of UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute affiliate and Jacobs School of Engineering faculty member Dinesh Bharadia created new technology for more accessible wireless connectivity.
