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Researchers Adopting Global Approach to Studying Microplastics and Microfibers
August 20, 2019
Scientists at UC San Diego are working to understand plastic degradation in the ocean, particularly ...
New bioengineering master's degree bridges engineering and medicine
August 19, 2019
The University of California San Diego Department of Bioengineering is launching a new master’...
From Star to Sun: The Qualcomm Institute's CAVE Expands
August 15, 2019
Tucked into a cozy-feeling room on the first floor of the UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute’s At...
App allows inspectors to find gas pump skimmers faster
August 14, 2019
A team of computer scientists at UC San Diego and the University of Illinois has developed an app th...
Thinnest optical waveguide channels light within just three layers of atoms
August 12, 2019
UC San Diego engineers have developed the thinnest optical device in the world—a waveguid...
Forum heralds arrival of first stage of commercial 5G
August 8, 2019
“It is here.” That was the message from Sanyogita Shamsunder, vice president of Tec...
Eye-controlled soft lens paves way to soft human-machine interfaces
August 2, 2019
UC San Diego engineers have developed a soft robotic lens whose movements are controlled by the...
Graeve selected by HACU as inaugural leadership fellow
August 1, 2019
Jacobs School of Engineering professor Olivia Graeve has been selected by the Hispanic Association o...
Y. Shirley Meng Named Editor-in-Chief of MRS Energy & Sustainability
July 29, 2019
UC San Diego nanoengineering professor Y. Shirley Meng has been named Editor-in-Chief of the journal...
New Award and Symposium Commemorate Professor Emeritus H. H. Wieder
July 23, 2019
A new award and symposium established through the UC San Diego Department of Electrical and Computer...
IEEE Honors Daniel Sievenpiper with Prestigious John Kraus Antenna Award
July 15, 2019
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) recognized Daniel Sievenpiper, a profes...
Get up and go bots getting closer, study says
July 15, 2019
Robotics researchers at the University of California San Diego have for the first time used a commer...
Hate spoilers? This AI tool spots them for you
July 8, 2019
Did social media spoil the Avengers’ Endgame movie for you? Or maybe one of the Game of Throne...
Three UC San Diego Engineering Professors Receive Presidential Early Career Awards
July 3, 2019
Three faculty members at the University of California San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering have be...
NSF funds UC San Diego plan to generate, and study, the world's first high-intensity laser pulses shaped like a corkscrew
July 2, 2019
UC San Diego mechanical engineers have calculations for how to create high-intensity twist...