New Biosensor Visualizes Stress in Living Plant Cells in Real Time

Plant biologists have developed a nanosensor that monitors mechanisms related to stress and drought. The new biosensor allows researchers to analyze changes in real time involving specific kinases, which are known to be activated in response to...
1-Jun-2020 6:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

$1M Gift Speeds COVID-19 Testing and Tracking at UC San Diego

A $1M gift from the John and Mary Tu Foundation is accelerating the efforts of UC San Diego translational research virologist Davey Smith to increase the number of people tested for COVID-19, as well as develop new ways to track and treat the virus....
1-Jun-2020 4:15 PM EDT Add to Favorites

These flexible feet help robots walk faster

Roboticists at the University of California San Diego have developed flexible feet that can help robots walk up to 40 percent faster on uneven terrain such as pebbles and wood chips. The work has applications for search-and-rescue missions as well...
1-Jun-2020 8:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Making matter out of light: high-power laser simulations point the way

Engineers at UC San Diego developed a set of simulations involving high-power lasers that could help us recreate the transformation of light into matter, and better understand what happened at the very beginning of the universe.
1-Jun-2020 6:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Public Disclosure of COVID-19 Cases Is More Effective than Lockdowns

South Korea is a standout in the current battle against COVID-19, largely due to its widespread testing and contact tracing; however, key to its innovation is publicly disclosing detailed information on the individuals who test positive for...
25-May-2020 1:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

The Psychedelic Science of Pain

The Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination at UC San Diego organized the collaborative Psychedelics and Health Research Initiative, which explores the potential for psychedelics to address chronic pain conditions.
22-May-2020 2:20 PM EDT Add to Favorites

New wearable sensor tracks Vitamin C levels in sweat

A team at the University of California San Diego has developed a wearable, non invasive Vitamin C sensor that could provide a new, highly personalized option for users to track their daily nutritional intake and dietary adherence. The study was...
20-May-2020 8:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

A low-power, low-cost wearable to monitor COVID-19 patients

Engineers at the University of California San Diego are developing low-cost, low-power wearable sensors that can measure temperature and respiration--key vital signs used to monitor COVID-19. The devices would transmit data wirelessly to a...
19-May-2020 8:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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