University of California, San Diego

Google and researchers at the University of California San Diego are repurposing retired smartphones into cloud servers by using their motherboards in a low-carbon computing system. The project, called phone cluster computing, aims to launch a data center with 2,000 Pixel smartphones in 2026 to provide low-cost cloud computing while reducing reliance on new hardware.

Noted neurobiologist Chih-Ying Su, who studies the sense of smell using fruit flies and mosquitoes, has left her position as faculty vice-chair at the University of California San Diego to join an institution in China. The article highlights this move as part of a broader list of weekend news stories.

Chih-Ying Su, a neurobiologist specializing in olfactory research using fruit flies and mosquitoes, has left her position at the University of California San Diego to join the Shenzhen Academy of Medical Sciences as a senior investigator. Her lab studies how olfactory receptor neurons process odor information.

The oceanfront home where Dr. Seuss wrote 'The Cat in the Hat' in La Jolla, California, sold for $9 million. The four-bedroom, four-bathroom 5,004-square-foot property was listed for $9.95 million and purchased by a local children's bookstore owner.

New research from the University of California, San Diego reveals that tens of millions of Americans are intentionally consuming tiny amounts of psychoactive substances, with microdosing on cannabis being more prevalent than previously known. The conversation has centered on psychedelics like LSD or magic mushrooms. Microdosing is a growing trend among U.S. adults.

Raw sewage from the Tijuana River, contaminated with industrial chemicals and trash, has been flowing into California since 2018, causing health issues for residents like Steve Egger. The U.S. and Mexico recently agreed to upgrade wastewater infrastructure to address the crisis.