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Insect-inspired electronic nose: turning semiconductor chips into olfactory sensors
July 27, 2026

Bioengineers at UC San Diego integrated the olfactory receptor of an insect called a jumping bristle...

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New Wearable Ring Tracks Glucose, Ketone and Other Biomarkers in Sweat Simultaneously
July 24, 2026

Engineers created a smart ring that simultaneously and continuously monitors up to four different ch...

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UC San Diego Electrical Engineer Receives Popov Prize for Research in Approximation Theory
July 24, 2026

Rahul Parhi, faculty in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University...

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2 Million Cars with Anti-Theft Systems Installed by Dealers are at Higher Risk of Theft
July 21, 2026

At least 2.2 million cars on the road today are vulnerable to an attack that allows thieves to lock ...

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Bioengineering Alumnus Launches Venture Capital Fund Focused on San Diego MedTech Startups
July 16, 2026

Alumnus Garrett Smith is bringing his decades of experience across the innovation ecosystem back to ...

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Drug Candidate Could Help L-Dopa Work Better for Patients with Parkinson’s
July 15, 2026

For Parkinson's patients, the drug that restores movement can stop working reliably and cause in...

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Open-Access Genetic Map Provides Reference for What Almost Every Stem Cell Gene Does
July 13, 2026

Bioengineers have developed a genome-scale reference map that details how individual genes cont...

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New XPS Instrument at UC San Diego Gives Researchers a Closer Look at Material Surfaces
July 13, 2026

A new XPS machine at the UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute is helping researchers advance work in batt...

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Immune Cells Get Transformed into Fungus-Fighting Nanoparticles
July 9, 2026

Nanoparticles made from the membranes of human immune cells could offer a promising new way to fight...

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Surgeons Use Teleoperated Humanoid Robots to Perform Live Surgery – a World First
July 8, 2026

For the first time, two teleoperated humanoid robots have been used to complete two surgeries during...

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Spent EV Batteries Get Second Life as Higher-Performance Battery Material
July 1, 2026

Engineers have developed an environmentally-friendly method to upcycle material from spent batteries...

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UC San Diego Researchers Receive ARPA-H Award to Make Birth Safer
June 23, 2026

Researchers in obstetrics and engineering at UC San Diego were awarded up to $10.4 million from ARPA...

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New Data Center, Student Collaboration Space Put People at the Heart of Computer Science
June 11, 2026

The Computer Science and Engineering Department at UC San Diego unveiled a new on-site data center t...

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A Small Optical Component Could Change How Telescopes View the Sun
June 10, 2026

A new telescope technology — measuring just six millimeters in diameter — could improve ...

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UC San Diego Professor Daniel Kane Awarded 2026 Gödel Prize, Highest Honor in Theoretical Computer Science
June 10, 2026

UC San Diego computer science and mathematics professor Daniel M. Kane has been awarded the 2026 G&o...

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UC San Diego engineers found a short-cut to higher-energy recycled EV batteries
R&D World | July 20, 2026

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new method to upcycle cathodes from used lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries i...

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Metasurface grating gives solar telescopes a boost
Physics World | July 14, 2026

A compact optical technology that has already proved its worth in Earth-bound applications could be on its way to space after researchers at the Unive...

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Retracing Cancer's Life Story to the Cause of DNA Mutations
Technology Networks | July 9, 2026

DNA mutations underlie many diseases, including cancer. Some sources of cancer-associated DNA mutations are well-known, like exposure to UV light and ...

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Insect-inspired electronic nose: turning semiconductor chips into olfactory sensors
July 27, 2026

Bioengineers at UC San Diego integrated the olfactory receptor of an insect called a jumping bristle...

Read More

New Wearable Ring Tracks Glucose, Ketone and Other Biomarkers in Sweat Simultaneously
July 24, 2026

Engineers created a smart ring that simultaneously and continuously monitors up to four different ch...

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UC San Diego Electrical Engineer Receives Popov Prize for Research in Approximation Theory
July 24, 2026

Rahul Parhi, faculty in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University...

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2 Million Cars with Anti-Theft Systems Installed by Dealers are at Higher Risk of Theft
July 21, 2026

At least 2.2 million cars on the road today are vulnerable to an attack that allows thieves to lock ...

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Bioengineering Alumnus Launches Venture Capital Fund Focused on San Diego MedTech Startups
July 16, 2026

Alumnus Garrett Smith is bringing his decades of experience across the innovation ecosystem back to ...

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