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Trial by Fire–and Simulated Earthquakes
When a 10-story test building in San Diego shook and twisted this summer, it wasn’t because of a real earthquake — it was part of a federally funded experiment designed to make future buildings safer when the next big one strikes.
UC San Diego Plays Key Role in National Effort to Build a Fusion Research Data Platform
Sientists at General Atomics (GA) are leading a new multi-institution initiative to create a standardized, national data platform designed to accelerate development of commercial fusion power. The data platform will unite scattered research data and workflows into a single U.S. resource and positive...
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UC San Diego Awarded NSF Grant to Launch Semiconductor Workforce Development Pilot
Engineers at UC San Diego have been awarded a $300,000 grant from the NSF to launch a pilot initiative aimed at addressing the shortage of skilled US workers going into the growing domestic semiconductor industry.
Researchers Identify Weak Points in Diamond Fusion Fuel Capsules
Scientists have uncovered how diamond — the material used to encase fuel for fusion experiments at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) in Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory — can develop tiny structural flaws that may limit fusion performance.
How Can Visual Artists Protect Their Work from AI Crawlers? It’s Complicated
Visual artists want to protect their work from non-consensual use by generative AI tools such as ChatGPT. But most of them do not have the technical know-how or control over the tools needed to do so. One of the best ways to protect artists’ creative work is to prevent it from ever being seen ...
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Trial by Fire–and Simulated Earthquakes
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