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The Race to Stay Ahead of Wildfires

November 7, 2019

…data from satellites and sensors deployed in the field. The goal of WIFIRE leaders is to build a fleet of drones that can work in unison to map an area in real time, monitor environmental conditions such as temperature, humidity, wind, and air quality and provide early warning to state…

Visualizing Dreams: Hybrid Performance-Exhibition Set for November 17 at UC San Diego

November 14, 2016

The new performance-exhibition, “The Pawel Norway Dream Machine”, will premiere next Thursday, November 17, at the Calit2 Theater in Atkinson Hall on the UC San Diego campus from 5-7 p.m.

Pink Dye Experiment to Reveal Mysteries of Coastal Ocean Dynamics

February 2, 2023

This winter, researchers at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the University of Washington are leading a pink-hued dye experiment, titled Plumes in Nearshore Conditions, or PiNC, to study how small freshwater outflows interact with the surfzone.

Reaching for the Sky

March 7, 2013

…than a dozen wireless sensors that determine the optimal times to gain and expend energy are now poised on UC San Diego rooftops. And solar hot water heating and water collection systems are located above some of the very buildings where UC San Diego students live and learn about climate…

Four UC San Diego Faculty Win ‘Early Concept’ Grants from Obama’s BRAIN Initiative

August 18, 2014

Four scientists at UC San Diego are among 36 recipients nationwide who have been awarded early concept grants for brain research from the National Science Foundation, the agency announced today.

As Life Slips by: Why Eye Movement Doesn’t Blur the Picture

May 7, 2015

Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Shiley Eye Institute have identified the molecular “glue” that builds the brain connections that keep visual images clear and still, even as objects or your eyes move. Using mouse models, the researchers demonstrate that image stabilization depends upon two…

Has Antarctic Sea Ice Expansion Been Overestimated?

July 22, 2014

A team of scientists led by Ian Eisenman of Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, said that much of the increase measured for Southern Hemisphere sea ice could be due to a processing error in the satellite data.

With This New Universal Wireless Charger, Compatibility Won’t be an Issue

October 13, 2015

A wireless charger that’s compatible with different consumer electronics from different brands is one step closer to becoming a reality thanks to research by electrical engineers at the University of California, San Diego. Researchers have developed a dual frequency wireless charging platform that could be used to charge multiple devices,…

NOAA Awards $2.5 Million to Scripps Researchers Working on Climate Solutions

September 12, 2023

Two projects led by researchers from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography have been awarded nearly $2.5 million by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to probe the potential of climate change solutions.

IROS 2022: Bioinspired Robots, Better Algorithms for Self-driving Cars, and More

October 10, 2022

From robots inspired by animals and even amoeba, to better algorithms for self-driving cars and robotic surgery, researchers at the University of California San Diego will be presenting a wide range of papers at IROS 2022, which returns in a hybrid format Oct. 23 to 27, 2022.

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