Zeinab Jahed Receives $1.9M NIH MIRA Grant to Study How Cells Sense and Repair Physical Damage

August 26, 2026

Chemical and nano engineering professor Zeinab Jahed has received a $1.9M National Institutes of Health (NIH) Maximizing Investigators Research Award (MIRA) to develop new technologies  that can provide a detailed look at how cells respond when their membranes are physically damaged. Full Story

This Thin Device Can Store Energy, Strengthen Structures and Be Recycled

August 20, 2026

Engineers developed a new type of supercapacitor that can do more than store electricity — it can also provide structural support and be quickly disassembled into reusable parts. It could offer a more sustainable approach to energy storage for lightweight electric vehicles. Full Story

A Practical Tool for Selecting Reliable PCR Primers

August 20, 2026

Bioengineers at UC San Diego have developed an online tool that helps biomedical researchers solve a well-known and persistent laboratory challenge: successfully measuring gene expression within a cell by way of reverse-transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction, or RT-qPCR. Full Story

Sense and Treat

August 19, 2026

Toward lab tests and medical delivery, on the same microneedle patch. Full Story

Inexpensive Reflective Tiles Pave the Way for Cost Effective Millimeter Wave Wireless Communications

August 18, 2026

Inexpensive custom tiles designed by electrical engineers at UC San Diego can be used to reflect millimeter wave signals in ways that address path obstruction and improve wireless network coverage. Full Story