Xochitl Rojas-Rocha

Sep 5, 2024 | today.ucsd.edu | Xochitl Rojas-Rocha |Mika Ono

Article Content As a boy, Zhaowei Liu entertained himself by stargazing, curious about how light could cross mind-boggling distances to reach Earth. Today, Liu’s interest in light remains, albeit traveling at smaller intervals. In his laboratory at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Liu manipulates the physics of light to create new optical materials for more powerful microscopes.

Aug 9, 2024 | today.ucsd.edu | Xochitl Rojas-Rocha

Published Date August 09, 2024 Article Content Nanotechnology is a subtle but influential part of the world around us, driving advances in everything from medicine and food packaging to electronic devices and environmental science. Scientists have used nanotechnology to control pollution, reduce side-effects from medical treatments, and, in 2020, develop the mRNA vaccine that helped society emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. This important developing field, ripe with economic opportunities,...

Aug 6, 2024 | today.ucsd.edu | Xochitl Rojas-Rocha

Article Content A team from the UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute (QI) and Jacobs School of Engineering, and Texas A&M University has developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based software platform that could one day give internet users a more efficient and enjoyable experience over the cellular network.

Jul 29, 2024 | today.ucsd.edu | Xochitl Rojas-Rocha

Published Date July 29, 2024 Article Content A research team led by UC San Diego has, for the first time, shown that a wearable, non-invasive device can measure activity in human cervical nerves in clinical settings. The device records what the team calls Autonomic Neurography (ANG), neural activity from the human vagus and carotid sinus nerves as well as other autonomic nerves found in the skin and muscle of the neck. The vagus nerve is a “superhighway” of the involuntary nervous system,...

May 28, 2024 | today.ucsd.edu | Mika Ono |Xochitl Rojas-Rocha

Article Content When paramedics arrive at the scene, they confront a woman experiencing classic signs of a stroke. She is confused, slurring her words and having difficulty moving one arm. The first responders know that time is of the essence. For every minute that a stroke patient goes untreated, the more brain cells die and the worse the patient’s prognosis.