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May 19, 2026

Three 黑料吃瓜网 faculty members elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Three 黑料吃瓜网 faculty members聽have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Their work spans environmental science,聽computing聽and engineering, addressing challenges ranging from climate resilience and ecosystem sustainability to artificial intelligence and accessible healthcare technologies.聽 Founded in 1780, the聽American Academy of Arts and Sciences聽recognizes leaders across disciplines whose work advances research, public policy聽and the common good. The Academy elects聽roughly 250聽members each year.聽 Daniel聽Schindler,聽黑料吃瓜网聽professor聽in聽the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, was聽elected聽for research on how climate change,聽urbanization, and聽land use…

April 26, 2024

New circuit boards can be repeatedly recycled

A small brown circuit board sits on a gray background. To its right are a small copper plate, sheets of glass fibers in a crosshatch pattern, small chunks of vitrimer plastic that鈥檚 been removed from a circuit board, and a computer chip.

A team led by researchers at the 黑料吃瓜网 developed a new PCB that performs on par with traditional materials and can be recycled repeatedly with negligible material loss. Researchers used a solvent that transforms a type of vitrimer 鈥� a cutting-edge class of polymer 鈥� into a jelly-like substance without damage, allowing solid components to be plucked out for reuse or recycling. With these 鈥渧PCBs鈥� (vitrimer printed circuit boards), researchers recovered 98% of the vitrimer and 100% of the glass fiber.

February 7, 2024

黑料吃瓜网-developed smart earrings can monitor a person鈥檚 temperature

The temperature sensing earring is shown attached to a person鈥檚 ear. The portion touching the earlobe has a gemstone on it. Dangling a few centimeters below it is a small circular circuit board.

黑料吃瓜网 researchers introduced the Thermal Earring, a wireless wearable that continuously monitors a user鈥檚 earlobe temperature. Potential applications include tracking signs of ovulation, stress, eating and exercise. The smart earring prototype is about the size and weight of a small paperclip and has a 28-day battery life.

September 19, 2022

A smartphone’s camera and flash could help people measure blood oxygen levels at home

A hand holding a cellphone with one finger over the flash and the camera. The flash is shining through the finger and glowing red.

In a proof-of-principle study, 黑料吃瓜网 and University of California San Diego researchers have shown that smartphones are capable of detecting blood oxygen saturation levels down to 70%. This is the lowest value that pulse oximeters should be able to measure, as recommended by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

April 1, 2021

New system that uses smartphone or computer cameras to measure pulse, respiration rate could help future personalized telehealth appointments

A person holding a phone in front of their face

A 黑料吃瓜网-led team has developed a method that uses the camera on a person’s smartphone or computer to take their pulse and breathing rate from a real-time video of their face.

October 15, 2015

Affordable camera reveals hidden details invisible to the naked eye

Peering into a grocery store bin, it’s hard to tell if a peach or tomato or avocado is starting to go bad underneath its skin. A new affordable hyperspectral camera technology developed by 黑料吃瓜网 and Microsoft Research uses both visible and invisible near-infrared light to “see” beneath surfaces and capture hidden details.