May 9, 2019
…the BioEnergy Project. The goal was to design a system that would turn food waste destined for landfills into usable products—including fertilizer for organic produce and biogas for electricity. Lemelson-MIT Prize student recipients Enid Partika and Will Tanaka in Roger’s Community Garden. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of…
November 13, 2013
…Science and Technology Policy meeting focused on accelerating research, development, and collaborations in data-enabled science and engineering.
April 17, 2012
The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego is launching a new “center of excellence” aimed at leveraging SDSC’s data-intensive expertise and resources to help create the next generation of data researchers by leading a collaborative, nationwide education and training effort among academia, industry, and…
August 6, 2020
…San Diego Forging a Sustainable Future with Renewable Products Cutting-edge science and new center for biodegradable goods target environmental scourge of plastic waste Although they were introduced back in the 1950s, the true dawn of plastics is rooted in the 1970s. Along with disco and bellbottoms, the ’70s ushered in…
October 5, 2017
…From algae surfboards to sustainable shoes, a campus innovation that could change the world Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications UC San Diego students and researchers have produced the world’s first algae-based, renewable flip flops. The first prototypes of their new invention, developed over the summer in a York…
April 7, 2016
…the best way to develop a clinical niche and academic career and still have a rewarding personal life? After being matched with a senior faculty mentor in her field, Dr. Christine Chung, she gained insight on how to develop a pathway to accomplish her research, teaching and clinical ambitions. Photo…
August 5, 2016
Researchers at the University of California San Diego are part of the new Battery500 consortium led by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) aiming to almost triple the energy packed in electric car batteries and make them smaller, lighter and less expensive. This would allow manufacturers to make more affordable electric…
May 24, 2017
The UC San Diego 2017 Sustainability Awards recognized individuals and groups that have made the campus more sustainable. Six recipients were honored for their efforts to share information about and prioritize sustainability in UC San Diego’s education, research, planning, and operations and outreach programs.
May 22, 2014
…have been trying to develop batteries that can store more energy in a smaller and lighter package. Ong believes materials are the problem holding everyone back in achieving this goal. “The bottleneck in most energy technologies – be it solar cells, lithium ion batteries or thermoelectrics – are related to…
January 19, 2012
The benefits of learning outside of the classroom will be explored at the University of California, San Diego’s first experiential learning conference, which is free and open to the public, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Thursday, January 26 at UC San Diego’s Cross Cultural Center.
