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September 9, 2021 UC San Diego leads a $12.25 million grant to improve epilepsy treatment
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $12.25 million grant to the University of California San Diego to develop and enhance brain-sensing and brain-stimulating platform technologies to enable treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy. Full Story
August 23, 2021This technology could bring the fastest version of 5G to your home and workplace
A new technology developed by electrical engineers at UC San Diego might one day allow more people to have access to 5G connectivity that provides ultra-fast download speeds along with widespread, reliable coverage—all at the same time. Full Story
July 29, 2021NSF makes $20 Million investment in Optimization-focused AI Research Institute led by UC San Diego
The National Science Foundation announced today an investment of $220 million to establish 11 artificial intelligence institutes, each receiving $20 million over five years. One of these, The Institute for Learning-enabled Optimization at Scale (TILOS), will be led by the University of California San Diego in partnership with six other institutions. Full Story
June 21, 2021Machine learning enhances non-verbal communication in online classrooms
Researchers in the Center for Research on Entertainment and Learning at UC San Diego have developed a system to analyze and track eye movements to enhance teaching in tomorrow’s virtual classrooms – and perhaps future virtual concert halls. Full Story
June 16, 2021Researchers translate a bird's brain activity into song
It is possible to re-create a bird’s song by reading only its brain activity, shows a first proof-of-concept study from the University of California San Diego. The study is an early step toward building vocal prostheses for humans who have lost the ability to speak. Full Story
June 1, 2021Light-shrinking material lets ordinary microscope see in super resolution
UC San Diego engineers developed a technology that turns a conventional light microscope into what's called a super-resolution microscope. It improves the microscope's resolution (from 200 nm to 40 nm) so that it can be used to directly observe finer structures and details in living cells. Full Story
May 27, 2021Thin, large-area device converts infrared light into images
An infrared imager developed by UC San Diego engineers could be used to see through smog and fog; easily locate blood vessels on a patient; and see through silicon wafers to inspect the quality of electronic boards. It is also slim, compact and less costly to fabricate than similar technologies. Full Story
April 29, 2021CAREER awards for three researchers at UC San Diego Contextual Robotics Institute
Three researchers at the Contextual Robotics Institute at UC San Diego have received CAREER awards from the National Science Foundation in 2021. Their work ranges from robot mapping, to invertebrate locomotion, to autonomous robotic surgery. Full Story
April 27, 2021Neural implant monitors multiple brain areas at once, provides new neuroscience insights
How do different parts of the brain communicate with each other during learning and memory formation? A study by researchers at UC San Diego takes a first step at answering this fundamental neuroscience question, thanks to a neural implant that monitors multiple brain regions at the same time. Full Story
April 26, 2021From self-driving cars, to drones, to healthcare robotics: UC San Diego at ICRA 2021 preview
A record number of papers from robotics faculty at the University of California San Diego were accepted to the 2021 International Conference on Robotics and Automation taking place in Xi’an.China, May 30 to June 5. Full Story