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Open-source Semiconductor Chip Design Tool Celebrates Success
An open-source semiconductor chip design tool created by a team led by UC San Diego is thriving even after Federal funding has ended. The open-source Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tool is called OpenROAD. DARPA funded this project, which is led by Jacobs School computer science and electrical e...
UC San Diego Launches Fusion Engineering Institute
UC San Diego has launched a new engineering institute led by the Jacobs School of Engineering focused on making sure humanity’s recent advances in fusion science translate into safe, abundant and affordable clean energy for California, the nation and the world.
Four UC San Diego Startups to Watch from Innovation Day 2024
They’re developing new therapeutics and treatments for cancer patients, building artificial intelligence personas to maximize employee efficiency and creating cutting-edge tools to reduce pesticide use—and they’re all powered by the University of California San Diego’s world-...
Rose Yu recognized as 2024 Innovator of AI in New MIT Technology Review
University of California San Diego computer scientist Rose Yu is one of the MIT Technology Review’s Innovators Under 35 in this year’s list of “exceptionally talented young innovators” whose work has “the greatest potential to transform the world.”
Nanopillars create tiny openings in the nucleus without damaging cells
UC San Diego researchers have created an array of nanopillars that can breach the nucleus of a cell—the compartment that houses our DNA—without damaging the cell’s outer membrane. This new "gateway into the nucleus" could open new possibilities in gene therapy, where gene...
What Is Embodied Intelligence and What Can It Do
Artificial intelligence might be the focus of many conversations today, but it cannot touch or manipulate the physical world without a body. A group of robotics experts got together at the University of California San Diego to talk about the many ways intelligence could be embodied to interact with ...
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Open-source Semiconductor Chip Design Tool Celebrates Success
October 17, 2024
An open-source semiconductor chip design tool created by a team led by UC San Diego is thriving even...
Contributing to the Expansion of Robotics Research at IROS 2024
October 14, 2024
From better algorithms for self-driving vehicles, to better solutions for robotics surgery, and bett...
UC San Diego Launches Fusion Engineering Institute
October 7, 2024
UC San Diego has launched a new engineering institute led by the Jacobs School of Engineering f...
Four UC San Diego Startups to Watch from Innovation Day 2024
October 3, 2024
They’re developing new therapeutics and treatments for cancer patients, building artificial in...
Rose Yu recognized as 2024 Innovator of AI in New MIT Technology Review
October 3, 2024
University of California San Diego computer scientist Rose Yu is one of the MIT Technology Review&rs...
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