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2024 News Releases
UC San Diego Researchers at the Forefront of the EV Battery Revolution
October 23, 2024
The transition to electric vehicles is coming, and researchers at UC San Diego are focused on how to best help the region, the state and the world make that transition in a sustainable, affordable way. Full Story
UC San Diego Engineers and Physicists Key Players in Two New Energy Storage Hubs Funded by DOE
October 21, 2024
Researchers at the Sustainable Power and Energy Center (SPEC)of the University of California San Diego are part of two cutting-edge Energy Innovation Hub teams that have collectively been awarded $125 million in funding over the next five years by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Full Story
2024 SPEC Summit is 17 September, 2024
August 21, 2024
Join us on 17 September, 2024 for a Summit organized by the UC San Diego Sustainable Power and Energy Center (SPEC). This event is a great opportunity to connect with UC San Diego researchers innovating at the cutting edge of battery materials and other sustainable power and energy technologies. The event also provides unique opportinities to recruit for your sustainable energy workforce and network within San Diego's dynamic sustainable power and energy community. Full Story
Healable Cathode Could Unlock Potential of Solid-state Lithium-sulfur Batteries
March 6, 2024
UC San Diego engineers developed a cathode material for lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries that is healable and highly conductive, overcoming longstanding challenges of traditional sulfur cathodes. The advance holds promise for bringing more energy dense and low-cost Li-S batteries closer to market. Full Story
NanoEngineering Department at UC San Diego Receives $2.1M Gift from the Aiiso Yufeng Li Family
February 21, 2024
Nanoengineer, entrepreneur and philanthropist Aiiso Yufeng Li (Jeff), and his family, have pledged a $2.1M gift to the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering. The gift will support research, education and student activities in the Department of NanoEngineering at the Jacobs School of Engineering. Full Story
$3 Million Gift from CorDx to Boost Sustainable Energy Innovation at UC San Diego
February 8, 2024
Through his company CorDx, entrepreneur and philanthropist Aiiso Yufeng Li (Jeff) and Dongdong Guo (Doreen) have pledged $3 million to the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering. The gift will support leading-edge research, education and collaborations in our Sustainable Power and Energy Center (SPEC). Full Story