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Nanoengineer Wins Award for New Biofuel Cells Technology
December 21, 2011

  Small, inexpensive biofuel cells that power smart tiny medical sensors are what Joshua...

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UC San Diego Team's Effort in DARPA's Shredder Challenge Derailed by Sabotage
December 21, 2011

  After a strong start in the U.S. Defense Department’s $50,000 ‘Shredder Ch...

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Researchers Create Living 'Neon Signs' Composed of Millions of Glowing Bacteria
December 19, 2011

  In an example of life imitating art, biologists and bioengineers at UC San Diego have ...

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Three UC San Diego Computer Scientists Named ACM Fellows
December 12, 2011

  Professors Keith Marzullo, Dean M. Tullsen and Amin Vahdat from the Department of Comp...

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New Shu Chien Lab in New Research Building to Investigate Best Environment to Grow Stem Cells
December 7, 2011

  Bioengineering Professor Shu Chien, who recently received a National Medal of Science ...

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Computer Simulations Shed Light on the Physics of Rainbows
December 6, 2011

  Computer scientists at UC San Diego, who set out to simulate all rainbows found in nat...

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Proton Beam Experiments Open New Areas of Research
December 5, 2011

  By focusing proton beams and using high intensity lasers, a team of scientists have di...

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Up in the Air
December 2, 2011

  Students in an introductory aerospace engineering class at the Jacobs School got a uni...

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Jacobs School Recruiting for 10 Positions in 2011-12
November 28, 2011

  The Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego currently is recruiting for 10 open f...

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New UC San Diego Bioengineering Professor Uncovers Cancer Metabolism Insights
November 21, 2011

Research from a new member of the bioengineering faculty at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Eng...

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Fallen Star Hoist at the Jacobs School
November 15, 2011

  A scene right out of the “Wizard of Oz,” with a few modern twists, is taki...

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$50,000 to Solve the Most Complicated Puzzle
November 15, 2011

  Every few years the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)...

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The Team Internship Program at the Jacobs School of Engineering
November 9, 2011

  Do you need a team of top-notch interns to handle a project for your company over the ...

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New Jacobs School App Delivers News, Events, Right to Your Smart Phone
November 7, 2011

  Do you want to reconnect with former classmates? Would you like to find out about even...

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Space Shuttle Data Helps Researchers Develop Better Model for Calculating Solar Power Production in California
November 4, 2011

  The space shuttle program may have ended, but data the space craft collected over the ...

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The thing holding back EV adoption right now--besides the relatively high sticker price--is how long it takes to charge the battery. Making a battery ...

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Butterfly wings inspire new imaging technique for cancer diagnosis
Spectrum News | May 21, 2025

Looking at the big potential inside tiny butterfly wings never gets old for Paula Kirya. She is a mechanical engineering grad student at UC San Diego ...

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Higher Risk for Colorectal Cancer Linked to Bacteria
Newsweek | May 21, 2025

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Nanoengineer Wins Award for New Biofuel Cells Technology
December 21, 2011

  Small, inexpensive biofuel cells that power smart tiny medical sensors are what Joshua...

Read More

UC San Diego Team's Effort in DARPA's Shredder Challenge Derailed by Sabotage
December 21, 2011

  After a strong start in the U.S. Defense Department’s $50,000 ‘Shredder Ch...

Read More

Researchers Create Living 'Neon Signs' Composed of Millions of Glowing Bacteria
December 19, 2011

  In an example of life imitating art, biologists and bioengineers at UC San Diego have ...

Read More

Three UC San Diego Computer Scientists Named ACM Fellows
December 12, 2011

  Professors Keith Marzullo, Dean M. Tullsen and Amin Vahdat from the Department of Comp...

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New Shu Chien Lab in New Research Building to Investigate Best Environment to Grow Stem Cells
December 7, 2011

  Bioengineering Professor Shu Chien, who recently received a National Medal of Science ...

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