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Injectable Gel Could Repair Tissue Damaged by Heart Attack

University of California, San Diego researchers have developed a new injectable hydrogel that could be an effective and safe treatment for tissue damage caused by heart attacks.

February 21, 2012General, Health, Science and Engineering

Electrical Engineers Build “No-Waste” Laser

A team of University of California, San Diego researchers has built the smallest room-temperature nanolaser to date, as well as an even more startling device: a highly efficient, “thresholdless” laser that funnels all its photons into lasing, without any waste.

February 09, 2012General, Science and Engineering

Engineers Find Inspiration for New Materials in Piranha-proof Armor

It’s a matchup worthy of a late-night cable movie: put a school of starving piranha and a 300-pound fish together, and who comes out the winner?

February 08, 2012General, Science and Engineering

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