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Cybercrime Fighter Wins Genius Award

October 19, 2017

…vehicle by remotely and wirelessly hacking into a gadget that plugs into a car’s dashboard. Some insurance firms use the device to monitor cars and trucks for good driving. The economics of cybercrime Savage is the lead researcher on a five-year, $10 million grant from the National Science Foundation to…

New Smartphone Case Offers Blood Glucose Monitoring on the Go

December 7, 2017

…blood glucose concentration, then wirelessly transmits the data via Bluetooth to a custom-designed Android app that displays the numbers on the smartphone screen. The test takes about 20 seconds. Afterwards, the used pellet is discarded, deactivating the sensor until the next test. The stylus holds enough pellets for 30 tests…

Engineering Touch

April 11, 2019

…now, the device is wirelessly remote controlled. During a demo, Morimoto donned the harness and closed her eyes as Frank and Suresh remotely guided her around lab benches and chairs. The students said they struggled with replicating the exact force the device’s “guiding hands” needed to apply. To simplify the…

Data for Life

January 23, 2020

…new treatment approach called wirelessly observed therapy, or WOT. Under WOT, patients wear a small electronic patch on their skin; then, alongside their medications each day, they swallow a tiny, edible sensor. The electronic patch records exactly when a patient takes their medication, sending that information to an app, where…

Telehealth Visits Allow Patients to Connect to Care During COVID-19

May 21, 2020

…an implanted sensor that wirelessly measures heart and lung pressures, can lay down on a specialized pillow to remotely transmit vital information to help aid in crucial management decisions. “I think telehealth has revolutionized our practice. It is going to change things moving forward,” said Tran. “Even as we return…

Pens Filled with High-Tech Inks for Do It Yourself Sensors

March 2, 2015

A new simple tool developed by nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego, is opening the door to an era when anyone will be able to build sensors, anywhere, including physicians in the clinic, patients in their home and soldiers in the field. The team from the University of…

Mouth Guard Monitors Health Markers, Transmits Information Wirelessly to Smart Phone

August 31, 2015

…and uric acid, in saliva and transmit the information wirelessly to a smart phone, laptop or tablet. The technology, which is at a proof-of-concept stage, could be used to monitor patients continuously without invasive procedures, as well as to monitor athletes’ performance or stress levels in soldiers and pilots.

UC San Diego Named World’s 14th Best University for Fourth Consecutive Year

August 16, 2016

The University of California San Diego has been named the 14th best university in the world for the fourth year in a row by the 2016 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). Nationally, UC San Diego was named the country’s 12th best university.

Qualcomm Institute’s CARI Therapeutics Awarded NIH Grant for Opioid Sensor

August 10, 2017

QI Innovation Space member CARI Therapeutics has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to collaboratively develop a biosensor that will detect the presence of opioids in patients in recovery.

Minimally Invasive Brain Implant Lessens Seizures

February 20, 2018

UC San Diego Health now offers patients with epilepsy another non-pharmacological way to treat seizures. For the more than one million individuals who live with uncontrolled seizures despite taking medications, UC San Diego Health recently began offering the first and only FDA-approved brain-responsive neurostimulation (RNS) system designed for the treatment…

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