Bernhard Palsson of #UCSD builds computer models that make biology easier to predict—and engineer. From microbe-made chemicals to “digital twin” efforts against antibiotic resistance, his work has led to new #biotech tools: go.ucsd.edu/4mTQWfh #qualcomminstitute @jacobsschool.bsky.social

The Engineer Who Taught Cells to Behave - Qualcomm Institute

UC San Diego bioengineer Bernhard Palsson turned genome-scale models into tools for biomanufacturing, CHO cell insights, and antibiotic-resistance research.

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AI-enhanced microscopy from UC San Diego captures crisp, real-time video inside living cells—twice as sharp as conventional microscopes, without misleading AI artifacts. go.ucsd.edu/4e339vH #qualcomminstitute #ucsd @jacobsschool.bsky.social #Microscopy #Bioimaging

AI-enhanced Microscopy Produces Crisp, Real-time Video Inside Live Cells - Qualcomm Institute

UC San Diego engineers developed an AI-enhanced microscopy method that delivers sharper, real-time video inside live cells without misleading image artifacts.

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Moving seamlessly from theory to application, Abdoulaye Ndao of #ucsd @jacobsschool.bsky.social and #qualcomminstitute is translating fundamental physics into new tools for imaging, sensing, data storage and memory — and mentoring students along the way. go.ucsd.edu/4bXcCmL @ucsandiego.bsky.social

Abdoulaye Ndao's Quest to Control Light - Qualcomm Institute

At UC San Diego, Abdoulaye Ndao is turning fundamental physics into breakthroughs in photonics, with new tools for sensing, imaging, data storage and memory.

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Ramesh Chandrasekhar, Founder and CEO of Aynak Inc., will present "Taking Eyewear from Vision Correction to Sensory Wellness." This seminar is hosted by the UC San Diego QI in partnership with the Goeddel Family Technology Sandbox at the School of Biological Sciences.

Join us for the kickoff of a new seminar series! Zeinab Jahed, assistant professor of chemical and nano engineering at UC San Diego, will present: “Nano-Bio-Electronics for Sensing and Delivering.” No RSVP required!

Hope for Concussion Recovery: Research from #UCSD #QualcommInstitute and the Perception Dynamics Institute shows that PATH visual training improves memory, attention and executive function after concussion better than standard therapies. See: go.ucsd.edu/4j1w2Ja #Concussion #BrainHealth #MEG

Researchers Show Visual Training Dramatically Improves Cognitive Function After Concussion - Qualcomm Institute

A new UC San Diego- and Perception Dynamics Institute–led study shows Perceptual Attention Therapy (PATH) significantly improves attention, memory and reading after concussion using visual training.

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🎉 Celebrating 25 Years of Innovation at Qualcomm Institute! For a quarter century, QI has been a catalyst for breakthrough research, creative exploration, and technology that shapes the world—from immersive visualization and digital culture to health, robotics, AI, and beyond.

📡 Q&A spotlight: Meet Raghav Subbaraman #ucsd ’24—@jacobsschool.bsky.social Ph.D. alum, #QualcommInstitute intern, and Marconi Society Paul Baran Young Scholar Award recipient. Now at Apple, he reflects on how graduate research shaped his career in #wirelessinnovation. 🔗 go.ucsd.edu/49cFypn

Q&A: Meet the Award-Winning UC San Diego Alumnus Shaping Wireless Tech - Qualcomm Institute

Raghav Subbaraman (’24), a Ph.D. graduate from the University of California San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering, recently won a Paul Baran Young Scholar Award from the Marconi Society, a nonprofit ...

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Your gift to the Qualcomm Institute accelerates innovation beyond traditional boundaries. QI donors make an outsized impact—fueling programs that thrive, grow, and attract new sources of funding. giveto.ucsd.edu

UC San Diego students are tackling #QuantumComputing before it goes mainstream in a #UCSD undergraduate club. Enthusiasm abounds. Club president Rebecca Breihan describes the field as "thrilling." 🔗 go.ucsd.edu/44mFpgh #QualcommInstitute @jacobsschool.bsky.social @ucsandiego.bsky.social

Student Club Takes the Leap into Quantum Computing

“I’m drawn to that sense of exploration where I’m standing at the frontier of a technology that’s still being defined,

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Entrepreneur Day + QIIS The Qualcomm Institute Innovation Space at UC San Diego is a collaborative hub in Atkinson Hall. The space provides access to prototyping labs, shared infrastructure, and R&D expertise — helping innovators turn research into real-world products.

At the Qualcomm Institute, creativity doesn’t stop at our projects—it spills into everything we do! Our talented QI Team took their skills from concept to the spooky, transforming our workspace into a Halloween masterpiece. 👻 Happy Halloween!

🚀 Breakthrough for #5G & #6G: A team at #UCSD #Qualcomminstitute, @jacobsschool.bsky.social + #RPI has debuted FlexLink, a scalable approach that can support ~10x more devices on the same bandwidth, with more speed + reliability: go.ucsd.edu/47A6DRr @acm.org #MobiHoc2025 #wireless

Team Debuts New Approach to 6G Wireless that Offers Speed, Reliability and Scalability - Qualcomm Institute

A team from the University of California San Diego and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has invented a scalable technology that enables faster and more reliable 5G and 6G wireless communication....

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Research from #ucsd #qualcomminstitute shows most Californians don’t fully understand cannabis driving laws—even 6 years after legalization. The study highlights the need for education around safe driving and cannabis use. More at: qi.ucsd.edu/survey-calif... #publichealth #impact64 #CannabisSafety

Survey: Californians Don’t Know Cannabis Driving Laws - Qualcomm Institute

Cannabis and driving laws help protect public safety, but many Californians don’t know them, putting drivers, passengers and communities at risk.

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Underwater #archaeology at Israel’s Dor Lagoon is changing what we know about Iron Age trade, thanks to a @ucsandiego.bsky.social – @haifaresearch.bsky.social team. Published in @antiquity.ac.uk, the evidence shows 3 shipwreck cargoes from 11–6th c BCE: tinyurl.com/f7sxd96f #ucsd #qualcomminstitute

Ancient Shipwrecks Discovered in Israel’s Dor Lagoon Rewrite the Story of Iron Age Trade - Qualcomm Institute

Three Iron Age ship cargoes discovered by UC San Diego and University of Haifa researchers offer unprecedented insights into early Mediterranean trade.

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QI’s VROOM Theater just got a major upgrade—more space, better sound, and improved tech management. Over 2,000 lbs of old gear were recycled! Learn more: qi.ucsd.edu/services/eve...

The Qualcomm Institute at UC San Diego advances its mission by: • Driving interdisciplinary research • Providing shared research facilities • Supporting workforce development & internships From robotics to brain research, QI continues to lead in innovation. #Research #Innovation #Technology

A major step toward sustainable batteries: @jacobsschool.bsky.social, #UCSD #qualcomminstitute & UChicago researchers have stabilized a new sodium-based material for solid-state #batteries that perform even at low temps, making sodium a real alternative to lithium: tinyurl.com/3sb855tw #CleanTech

Breakthrough Advances Sodium-Based Battery Design - Qualcomm Institute

All-solid-state batteries are safe, powerful ways to power EVs and electronics and store electricity from the energy grid, but the lithium used to build them is rare, expensive and can be environmenta...

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The UC San Diego #qualcomminstitute has been awarded nearly $1M from the NSF to launch a semiconductor training program for community college students. 🚀 Starts 2026! 🔗 qi.ucsd.edu/uc-san-diego... #UCSD #STEM #Semiconductors

UC San Diego Awarded Nearly $1M NSF Grant to Launch Semiconductor Workforce Training Program - Qualcomm Institute

UC San Diego has received a $1M NSF ExLENT grant to launch ExSTENT, a nine-week summer program training community college students and teachers for careers in semiconductor manufacturing and emerging ...

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📚 Today is Educational Technology Day! At #ucsd #qualcomminstitute, projects like NanoVerse VR—developed by faculty, researchers & QI students—show how VR makes nanotechnology concepts immersive & engaging. #QualcommInstitute #VRinEducation #EdTech #EducationInnovation #VR

🎉Congrats to Scott McAvoy of #UCSD #qualcomminstitute on winning a #Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award! He's heading to Cyprus to work on Open Heritage 3D - with the ultimate goal of digitally preserving All 1,248 UNESCO #WorldHeritageSites with #3Dtech. tinyurl.com/9yyahhrj

QI Researcher Wins Fulbright to Advance Cultural Preservation with 3D Tech Tools - Qualcomm Institute

UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute researcher Scott McAvoy has won a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to advance global cultural heritage preservation. Using 3D digital tools and the Open Heritage 3D project...

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From Qualcomm to #UCSD #QualcommInstitute, Hari Garudadri’s journey from industry to academia is driving new innovations in hearing health & biomedical tech. Listen to his conversation with QI Director Ramesh Rao. 👉 qi.ucsd.edu/from-industr... @jacobsschool.bsky.social

From Industry to Academia: Harinath Garudadri Pursues Innovation as Engineer, Entrepreneur and Research Scientist - Qualcomm Institute

Ramesh Rao, UC San Diego’s director of the Qualcomm Institute (QI) and professor of electrical and computer engineering at the Jacobs School of Engineering, speaks with engineer, inventor and entrepre...

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Innovation starts here. 🚀 At UC San Diego’s Qualcomm Institute, we connect people + technology to shape the future. #QualcommInstitute #UCSD #Innovation #Technology #Research

Fascinating new research from #UCSD: People in states where marijuana is banned are twice as likely to use #Delta8THC vs. those in states with legal cannabis. Public health expert and #qualcomminstitute affiliate Eric Leas calls it "a classic case of unintended consequences.” 🔗 tinyurl.com/4ptyh7en

Delta-8 THC Use Highest Where Marijuana Is Illegal, Study Finds - Qualcomm Institute

UC San Diego researchers report that more than 19 million U.S. adults have tried delta-8 THC Researchers from University of California San Diego have found that Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-8 T...

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Shadi Dayeh at @jacobsschool.bsky.social and #UCSD #QualcommInstitute is fusing engineering and medicine to map the brain and restore vision. His lab develops flexible neural interfaces and leads whole-eye transplantation research: tinyurl.com/5xvm6rmh #UCSD #neurotechnology #visionrestoration

From Lebanon’s Vineyards to Vision Restoration - Qualcomm Institute

At UC San Diego’s Qualcomm Institute and Jacobs School of Engineering, Shadi Dayeh leads bold research from brain-computer interfaces to pioneering optic nerve transplants.

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“When America invests in research, the results can be life-changing.” Our colleges and universities are the backbone of our innovation economy and culture in America. Here are just a few ways UCSD is changing the world right from our backyard. ⬇️ today.ucsd.edu/story/8-uc-s...

8 UC San Diego Breakthroughs Powering a Safer, Stronger Nation

A patient survives a high-risk surgery. A wildfire is stopped before it reaches a neighborhood. A fighter pilot safely returns home. Discover the UC San Diego breakthroughs making these moments possib...

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NDTech interns at #qualcomminstitute just debuted some incredible serious games! 19 young adults on the autism spectrum created games about fire response, cancer education, species conservation and Ice Age archaeology: tinyurl.com/yzd2ync2. ✨ #Neurodiversity #GameDev #UCSD @jacobsschool.bsky.social

Leveling Up Neurodiverse Talent: UC San Diego’s NDTech Interns Debut Serious Games  - Qualcomm Institute

Young adults on the autism spectrum are gaining technical and professional skills through UC San Diego’s Neurodiversity in Tech internship, where they design games tackling real-world challenges—from ...

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A new #UCSD #qualcomminstitute study looked at school surveillance tools and found most track students 24/7, even on personal devices. AI flags content, but results are not always reviewed by humans. Cause for concern? tinyurl.com/25x9je43 #AIinEducation #StudentPrivacy @ucsdhealthsci.bsky.social

Study Finds That School-Based Online Surveillance Companies Monitor Students 24/7 - Qualcomm Institute

A recent study from researchers at University of California San Diego is the first detailed assessment of companies offering school-based online surveillance services such as social media monitoring, ...

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Last week, right outside the doors of the #QualcommInstitute, @stuartcollection.bsky.social wrapped up their summer pop-up concert series at our neighbor, Bear, with music by Westwind Virtuosi! Next time you stop by the Bear, swing into QI to check out the exciting research happening inside.

Congrats to the students from across the country who presented their research at the #UCSD #qualcomminstitute for the #NNCI Summer Research program convocation. They are our future nanotech leaders! qi.ucsd.edu/qi-hosts-fin... #Nanotech #STEM #REU #NanoEngineering @jacobsschool.bsky.social

QI Hosts Finale of Nationwide Nanotech Summer Research Program - Qualcomm Institute

Undergraduates from around the country recently gathered at the UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute (QI) to present the outcomes of their summer research projects using nanotechnology in a wide range of a...

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