Imagine a world in which a sudden impact from an explosion or collision would do no damage to a person’s body or a building. That’s the kind of protection that scientists from the University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) are developing. The material? Nanofoams. “We are developing nanofoams that help disperse the force of an [...]
Hydrogel Repairs Heart Muscle
March 1, 2013 By 1 Comment
When people have heart attacks, they have a significant risk of having another one because the first one damages the heart tissue. But scientists at the University of California San Diego have developed a biomaterial that, when injected next to the heart, can repair the damaged heart muscle and promote the growth of new, healthy [...]
Pacific Plastic Problem Looks Grim
July 26, 2011 By 1 Comment
News about the marine plastic problem isn’t very uplighfting these days. The first scientific results from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at University of California San Diego (UCSD) offer a bleak view of an area of the ocean that has been dubbed as the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch.” Peter Davison and Rebecca Asch with the Scripps [...]
