December 1, 2023
Graeve named Tijuana 'Person of the Year'
Olivia Graeve, director of the University of California San Diego graduate program in Materials Science and Engineering and a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, has been named the Tijuana Person of the Year by the influential local group Madrugadores de Tijuana. Full Story
November 27, 2023
Watching aluminum's reaction under extreme pressure
The physics governing a laser interacting with a material are complex and dependent on the intensity and time scale of the incident laser pulse. In new research appearing in Applied Physics Letters, a team of researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and the University of California, San Diego conducted experiments to see how aluminum reacts to a laser under extreme pressure when a tamper material is used on picosecond (ps) time scales. Full Story
November 21, 2023
New Center Supports Next-Gen Air Force Vehicle Design
A multidisciplinary team of engineers at UC San Diego has been awarded a $3.6 million grant from the Air force Research Laboratory to make the design and risk assessment of next-gen Air Force vehicles more efficient. Full Story
November 20, 2023
Exploring the Diverse Applications of Robotics Beyond the Lab at UC San Diego
From the operating room to our homes and streets, robots are becoming increasingly integral to our daily activities. The UC San Diego Contextual Robotics Institute hosted its eighth annual forum with the theme “Robots in the Wild,” showcasing varied applications of robots in real-world scenarios. Full Story
November 17, 2023
UC San Diego Ph.D. student team wins international energy economics competition
What kind of regulations should geothermal power projects be subject to? That was the problem that a team of four Ph.D. students at the University of California San Diego had to solve at the 2023 International Case Competition. They did–and won first place. Full Story
November 13, 2023
This Wireless, Handheld, Non-invasive Device Detects Alzheimers and Parkinsons Biomarkers
A team led by UC San Diego engineers has developed a handheld, non-invasive device that can detect biomarkers for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases. The biosensor can also transmit the results wirelessly to a laptop or smartphone. The team tested the device on in vitro samples from patients and showed that it is as accurate as the state of the art. Ultimately, researchers plan to test saliva and urine samples with the biosensor. The device could be modified to detect biomarkers for other conditions as well. Full Story
November 9, 2023
Model Suggests That Mammalian Sperm Cells Have Two Modes of Swimming
A new mathematical model predicts that mammalian sperm cells have two distinct swimming modes. This prediction opens new questions about potential connections between sperm cells’ motor activity and their transitions to hyperactivation phases that may play an important role in fertilization. The finding is part of a larger effort to use math and fluid dynamics to describe how mammalian sperm move. The research is led by a team of mechanical engineers at UC San Diego. Full Story