We Are Safer During and After Earthquakes Thanks to UC San Diego’s Shake Table
June 3, 2025
Homes, offices, parking garages, bridges and other structures across the United States are safer during earthquakes thanks to research done at the University of California San Diego’s outdoor earthquake shake table. Here are some of the positive impacts that have come from past tests at the shake table. Full Story
Media resources for upcoming tests of a 10-story cold-formed steel-framed building at the UC San Diego earthquake simulator
May 30, 2025
Media resources for upcoming tests of a 10-story cold-formed steel-framed building at the UC San Diego earthquake simulator. Full Story
10-story Steel-framed Building to be Put to the Test on UC San Diego Earthquake Simulator
May 28, 2025
A 10-story cold-formed steel-framed building will soon be put to the test on an earthquake simulator at the University of California San Diego to see how well it can withstand earthquakes. The UC San Diego shake table is the only outdoor facility of its kind in the world, and the only simulator capable of testing a building of this height Full Story
Computer Science Professor Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
May 21, 2025
Russell Impagliazzo, a professor in the UC San Diego Department of Computer Science and Engineering, was elected to the National Acamedy of Sciences. He is an expert in computational complexity and cryptography. Full Story
Maximizing pressure in laser-driven shock experiments
May 19, 2025
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and the University of California, San Diego have tested two alternative tamper materials, yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) and gadolinium gallium garnet (GGG), for their potential use in laser-driven shock experiments. Full Story
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A Clearer Look at Diabetic Kidney Disease via New Optical Imaging Technology
May 16, 2025
Bioengineers and clinicians working together developed an “optical biopsy” that could improve how kidney disease is diagnosed and studied. The new technology does not rely on stains or dyes. Full Story