San Diego Plants Trees to Honor Kate Sessions
Volunteers planted 14 trees at the Taylor Branch Library in Pacific Beach as part of the city's urban forestry push.
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Should your city spend more on planting trees to cool neighborhoods?
San Diego Science News
This page covers new laboratory research, field studies, scientific initiatives and institutional findings in San Diego. Reporting follows the progress of human knowledge and the practical implications of discoveries made in the region.
Energy
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Should government and industry prioritize funding for seismic resilience testing of critical electrical grid infrastructure?
Researchers Test Power Transformer Seismic Resilience
Engineers at UC San Diego tested a full-scale transformer to evaluate how it holds up during earthquake conditions.
Life Sciences
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Should the government prioritize funding for climate-focused research on the deep ocean?
Researchers Map Marine Snow to Track Carbon Storage
A new 3D imaging technique reveals how marine snow viscosity traps carbon in the deep ocean.
Materials Science
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Do you expect new laser-based storage technology to improve your everyday computer performance?
UC San Diego Researchers Store Data Using Light
A new method developed in San Diego uses ultrafast laser beams to switch magnetic states for high-speed digital data storage.
Botany
Bird Rock Council to Replace Vandalized Pine Tree
The Canary Island pine toppled in May after repeated cuts to its base, and a replacement is expected to be planted in December.
Nuclear
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Should the nation prioritize research into new fusion energy methods despite their current experimental status?
Researchers Confirm Helicon Current Drive in Tokamak
A new study demonstrates plasma heating and current drive using a novel antenna design in a San Diego fusion facility.
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