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UC San Diego Startup Wins $2.4 Million Defense Department Contract to Improve Battery Performance

May 23, 2023

Ateios Systems, a battery materials innovation company started by two UC San Diego alumni, announced that it has been awarded $2.4 million by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to help improve battery material performance and production.

New Study Shows Noninvasive Brain Imaging Can Distinguish Among Hand Gestures

May 19, 2023

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.

Study Finds ChatGPT Outperforms Physicians in High-Quality, Empathetic Answers to Patient Questions

April 28, 2023

A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine compared written responses from physicians with those from ChatGPT to real-world health questions. A panel of licensed healthcare professionals preferred ChatGPT’s responses 79% of the time. 

The Explorers: A Passion for Science Leads to New Territory

April 6, 2023

After decades of working in industry and academia, biophysicists Alex Savtchenko and Elena Molokanova still have big dreams.

Team of UC San Diego Entrepreneurs Pushes Biomedicine Forward with Virtual Reality

March 14, 2023

If you were looking for a poster child for the strength of UC San Diego’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, the company Nanome would be a strong contender.

‘The Point of the Spear’: Ramesh Rao Speaks on QI and its Unique Calling

February 15, 2023

Qualcomm Institute Director Ramesh Rao speaks about the institute, its endeavors and its role in the future.

A Pandemic Story: QI Helps Startup Seize Opportunity

February 15, 2023

“The pandemic highlighted an underserved area—rapid detection of various different pathogens such as COVID, the flu, and other viruses,” says Shane Bowen '00, '05, a co-founder of Palamedrix.

Nine Insights into the Metaverse from the QI Stage

November 21, 2022

What is the Metaverse, and how will it affect our future, socially and economically? Those were questions addressed at a recent event at QI's Atkinson Hall.

Passion and Persistence Fuel Biotech Startup

November 15, 2022

The startup AquilX seeks to commercialize a wearable device that offers a “lab under the skin.” But for Farshad Tehrani, the firm represents so much more.
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