Research

Decoding Dementia

The path to a world without dementia starts with a brain tissue sample. Researchers at the University of California, Davis, are developing AI-driven tools to analyze vast digital archives of brain tissue scans — work that cannot be done at scale by humans alone — to better understand dementia and improve diagnosis and treatment. 

Marina Radulaski Named Chancellor’s Fellow

Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Marina Radulaski and Associate Professor of Computer Science Mohammad Sadoghi are among this year’s class of Chancellor’s Fellows at the University of California, Davis. The distinction is given to early academics doing exemplary work in their fields.

International Conference on Design Automation Celebrates Aggie Engineers for Most Influential Paper of Past Decade

In 2016, Aggie Engineers set the stage with a groundbreaking paper on the methodical implementation of deep convolutional neural networks. Now, one of the world’s largest international conferences on silicon semiconductor research, ASP-DAC, is recognizing the paper as the most influential article published over the last decade.

Mechanical Power by Linking Earth’s Warmth to Space

Engineers at the University of California, Davis, have invented a device that can generate mechanical power at night by linking the natural warmth around us to the cold depths of space. The invention could be used, for example, to ventilate greenhouses or other buildings.

Controlling the (Casimir) Force

As researchers continue to shrink the size of mechanical devices, controlling the Casimir force has become the first priority. At UC Davis, Calum Shelden, a Ph.D. candidate in electrical and computer engineering, is beginning groundbreaking experimentation to test the theories.

Restoring Voices and Identity with Neuroengineering

Each year, nearly 1 million people worldwide are diagnosed with head and neck cancer, with many losing their ability to speak intelligibly due to treatment. UC Davis researchers are working to restore their lost voices with adaptive technology.

Waves of the Future

In the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UC Davis, a one-of-a-kind hub for vacuum electronic devices allows a community of researchers to build upon the past to discover the future.

3 Questions with Weijian Yang

The associate professor spoke with BioPhotonics about a two-photon fluorescence microscope that captures high-speed neural activity developed by his team.

A New Angle for Quantum

UC Davis researchers have demonstrated an angle etching method for fabricating quantum photonic devices at the wafer scale in silicon carbide. This development has brought within reach the reality of producing quantum nanodevices at scale and, thus, the development of the quantum internet.