Science and technology news for greater San Diego

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UCSD Researchers Develop New Portable Fingerprint Scanning Device

by Debbie L. Sklar • Times of San Diego Sept. 12, 2018, 10:45 a.m.

A Fiat 500e at Electric Vehicle Day in 2017

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Annual Electric Vehicle Test Drive Day Returns to Liberty Station

by Chris Jennewein • Times of San Diego Sept. 11, 2018, 10:15 p.m.Sept. 12, 2018, 6:44 a.m.

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Zika Virus Can Neutralize Immune Cells, UCSD Study Reveals

by Ken Stone • Times of San Diego Sept. 10, 2018, 4:00 p.m.Sept. 10, 2018, 4:05 p.m.

Dr. Robert Naviaux

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UCSD Researcher Suggests Chronic Illness Could Be Breakdown in Normal Healing

by Debbie L. Sklar • Times of San Diego Sept. 7, 2018, 10:30 p.m.Sept. 8, 2018, 7:06 a.m.

Aibo robotic dogs

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Sony Brings Back Aibo Robot Dog—Now Powered by Qualcomm

by Chris Jennewein • Times of San Diego Sept. 6, 2018, 10:30 p.m.Sept. 7, 2018, 7:22 a.m.

Electric vehicles charging

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500 Utility Employees Set Example by Switching to Electric Cars

by Chris Jennewein • Times of San Diego Sept. 6, 2018, 2:58 p.m.Sept. 6, 2018, 2:59 p.m.

Brain organoid

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UCSD Researchers Find Simpler Way to Create Human Brain ‘Organoids’

by Debbie L. Sklar • Times of San Diego Sept. 6, 2018, 1:36 p.m.Sept. 6, 2018, 3:13 p.m.

Entrance to Amazon's tech hub

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Amazon Expands San Diego Technology Hub, Plans to Hire 300

by Chris Jennewein • Times of San Diego Sept. 5, 2018, 11:05 p.m.Sept. 6, 2018, 7:07 a.m.

Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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$65 Million Earmarked for Drug Development in New UCSD Partnership

by Chris Jennewein • Times of San Diego Sept. 5, 2018, 8:10 a.m.

Zipcar

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San Diego Designates More Zipcar Sharing Spaces Under Climate Action Plan

by Chris Jennewein • Times of San Diego Sept. 2, 2018, 10:55 p.m.Sept. 3, 2018, 7:19 a.m.

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UC San Diego Awarded $5 Million to Train Glycoscientists

by Debbie L. Sklar • Times of San Diego Aug. 29, 2018, 11:13 a.m.

Chest x-ray Tuberculosis case

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Two New TB Cases Reported to County Health Services

by Alexander Nguyen Aug. 28, 2018, 6:20 p.m.Aug. 28, 2018, 6:31 p.m.

Marijuana plants

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UC San Diego Study Finds THC in Breast Milk of Mothers Who Smoke Pot

by Debbie L. Sklar • Times of San Diego Aug. 27, 2018, 10:45 p.m.Aug. 28, 2018, 7:47 a.m.

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UCSD Researchers Launch New Clinical Trial for Breast Cancer Drug

by Debbie L. Sklar • Times of San Diego Aug. 27, 2018, 12:07 p.m.