News Releases
Artificial muscles, robotic grippers, health care robotics
May 14, 2018
From a gripper equipped with gecko-inspired adhesives, to artificial muscles and robotic joints, to ...
Study to Explore Whether Cannabis Compound Eases Severe Symptoms of Autism
May 1, 2018
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine are preparing a first-of-its-ki...
Center for Memory and Recording Research Makes Big Contribution to Data Storage Advances Over Past 35 Years
April 26, 2018
In 1983, the state-of-the-art in data storage was a 1 gigabyte hard drive that cost $100,000 and wei...
Transparent eel-like soft robot can swim silently underwater
April 25, 2018
An innovative, eel-like robot developed by engineers and marine biologists at the University of Cali...
Flames "On Edge" wins big at Research Expo
April 24, 2018
The research presented at Research Expo 2018 was “on fire” thanks to UC San Diego mechan...
How are the bacteria in our guts related to each other? New technique provides insight
April 20, 2018
Researchers at the University of California San Diego Center for Microbiome Innovation (CMI) have va...
UC San Diego Computer Scientist and Mathematician 'Paints by Numbers'
April 20, 2018
Some might say mathematicians speak their own language. But walk into at least one computer science ...
UC San Diego Study: Anyone Can Be an Innovator
April 20, 2018
Innovators aren’t just born, they can be made, according to recent research from the Universit...
Clinical Trial Tests Tattoo Sensor as Needleless Glucose Monitor for Diabetes Patients
April 19, 2018
A temporary tattoo for glucose monitoring developed by engineers at UC San Diego is being ...
UC San Diego's Engineering and Management Schools Continue to Strengthen Collaborations
April 17, 2018
The University of California San Diego has emerged as a leader in how engineering and management sch...
Battery startup flexes its muscles at Rice Business Plan Competition
April 17, 2018
A UC San Diego startup company that makes printable, stretchable and flexible batteries took home $5...
Eight Jacobs School alumni recognized at UC San Diego's first 40 Under 40 awards
April 12, 2018
From startup founders to VPs at major technology companies, eight alumni of the Jacobs School of Eng...
UC San Diego Team Wins International Routing Contest
April 11, 2018
Team TritonRoute from the University of California San Diego won the 2018 Initial Detailed Routing C...
Tiny injectable sensor could provide unobtrusive, long-term alcohol monitoring
April 10, 2018
Engineers have developed a tiny, ultra-low power chip that could be injected just under the surface ...
Turning injectable medicines into inhalable treatments with the help of smart phone components
April 10, 2018
Imagine if all childhood vaccines could get delivered with an inhaler rather than shots; or wiping a...