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Cybersecurity Flaws Could Derail High-profile Cycling Races
High-end bicycles used for high-profile road races such as the Tour de France are vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks targeting the bike’s wireless gear shifting system. The researchers are now working with Shimano, one of the leading bicycle component manufacturers, to patch the vulnerabiliti...
18 New Endowed Chairs Created at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering
The UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering has created 18 new endowed chairs, empowering a world-class cohort of faculty to explore new and innovative research directions. These endowed chairs have been made possible through the generous and visionary philanthropy of Irwin and Joan Jacobs.
Sustainable and Reversible 3D Printing Method Uses Minimal Ingredients and Steps
A new 3D printing method developed by UC San Diego engineers is so simple that it uses a polymer ink and salt water solution to create solid structures. The work has the potential to make materials manufacturing more sustainable and environmentally friendly.
Precision Oncology via Artificial Intelligence on Cancer Biopsies
A new AI tool developed by UC San Diego bioengineers, oncologists and medical researchers could get patients with breast & ovarian cancers started on the best treatment sooner—without spending thousands of dollars on genomic testing.
Diatom Surprise Could Rewrite the Global Carbon Cycle
When it comes to diatoms that live in the ocean, new research suggests that photosynthesis is not the only strategy for accumulating carbon. Instead, these single-celled plankton are also building biomass by feeding directly on organic carbon in wide swaths of the ocean. These new findings from a te...
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New $42M Grid-Tech Sandbox Will Help Get More Renewables on Electric Grids
A dozen buildings on the University of California San Diego campus. All of the campus’ solar panels. All the chargers for electric vehicles. More than 2,400 light fixtures. More than 800 smart plugs. These are some of the assets that
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Cybersecurity Flaws Could Derail High-profile Cycling Races
August 14, 2024
High-end bicycles used for high-profile road races such as the Tour de France are vulnerable to cybe...
18 New Endowed Chairs Created at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering
August 6, 2024
The UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering has created 18 new endowed chairs, empowering a world-...
Using AI to Enable Better Vision - for Both Humans and Machines
August 6, 2024
Through a unique and long-standing collaboration, electrical engineers at UC San Diego are embedded ...
AI Software EdgeRIC Could Make Your Internet Experience Smoother, Faster
August 6, 2024
A team from the UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute (QI) and Jacobs School of Engineering, and Texas A&a...
Groundbreaking vine robots with magnetic skin could transform cancer treatment
August 5, 2024
A new class of robot with magnetic skin and movement that mimics creeping vine plants, could transfo...
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