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Making Robots for Humans: Robotics Experts Present at ICRA 2023

June 1, 2023

Making Robots for Humans: Robotics Experts Present at ICRA 2023

From robotics surgery to better algorithms for robots working in teams with humans, researchers at the UC San Diego Contextual Robotics Institute are presenting 16 papers at the ICRA 2023 conference from May 29 to June 2 in London.  Full Story


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June 1, 2023

The Class of 2023: Dedicated to Their Dreams

UC San Diego’s Class of 2023 looks forward to diving into their future. Their passions range from international environmental equity to artificial intelligence and from biosustainability to lasers and optics. Together, they forged their own pathways at UC San Diego and look forward to taking their next steps. Our soon-to-be alumni are ready to turn their tassels and start making their dreams into reality. Full Story


Super Low-cost Smartphone Attachment Brings Blood Pressure Monitoring to Your Fingertips

May 29, 2023

Super Low-cost Smartphone Attachment Brings Blood Pressure Monitoring to Your Fingertips

UC San Diego engineers have developed a simple 3D-printed attachment that clips over a smartphone's camera and flash to measure blood pressure at the user's fingertip. The clip works with a custom smartphone app and currently costs about 80 cents to make. Researchers say it could help make regular blood pressure monitoring easy, affordable and accessible to people in resource-poor communities. Full Story


May 23, 2023

UC San Diego Engineering Team Develops New "Attacker" Device to Improve Autonomous Car Safety

To help improve the safety and security of autonomous vehicles using millimeter wave (mmWave) radio frequencies, researchers from the lab of UC San Diego electrical engineering professor Dinesh Bharadia, and colleagues from Northeastern University, devised a novel algorithm designed to mimic an attack. Full Story


New Study Shows Noninvasive Brain Imaging Can Distinguish Among Hand Gestures

May 19, 2023

New Study Shows Noninvasive Brain Imaging Can Distinguish Among Hand Gestures

Researchers have found a way to distinguish among hand gestures that people are making by examining only data from noninvasive brain imaging, without information from the hands. The results are an early step in a safe brain-computer interface that may one day help patients with movement challenges. Full Story


UC San Diego Researchers Present New Wireless System for Greater 5G Access

May 17, 2023

UC San Diego Researchers Present New Wireless System for Greater 5G Access

UC San Diego electrical engineers have developed a new technique for increasing access to the 5G-and-beyond millimeter wave (mmWave) network. Full Story


The AI Revolution is Upon Us--And UC San Diego Researchers Are Using it to Inform Climate Action

May 2, 2023

The AI Revolution is Upon Us--And UC San Diego Researchers Are Using it to Inform Climate Action

Researchers across a range of fields are working together to develop and implement AI-assisted tools and machine learning methods that will enable scientific discoveries at an unprecedented pace. And when it comes to global challenges like climate change, time is of the essence. Full Story


Safe, autonomous driving tech takes the wheel at Research Expo 2023

May 1, 2023

Safe, autonomous driving tech takes the wheel at Research Expo 2023

Ross Greer, an electrical and computer engineering graduate student at UC San Diego, won the grand prize at Research Expo 2023 for his work on a technology that could enable vehicles to drive more autonomously and decide when the driver is prepared to take back control of the wheel. Full Story


This student organization builds neurotechnology devices

April 18, 2023

This student organization builds neurotechnology devices

UC San Diego students will present three projects at an event that will bring together teams for five University of California campuses April 29 at UCLA. The neuro-tech conference  is organized by student organizations at UC San Diego, UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz and UC Davis.   Full Story


Breakthrough enables battery-free smart tag technology

February 22, 2023

Breakthrough enables battery-free smart tag technology

Imagine you can open your fridge, open an app on your phone and immediately know which items are expiring within a few days. This is one of the applications that a new technology developed by engineers at the University of California San Diego would enable.    Full Story


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