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A new (and surprising) way to use solar panels

In the middle of California's Central Valley, a new way to use solar panels could change how we think about clean energy and water. It’s a simple idea that people have talked about for decades, but only now is it finally being tested in real life.

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Five UC-affiliated scientists win 2024 Nobel Prizes

From the ‘Godfather of AI’ to the discoverer of microRNA, the five new Nobelists have made remarkable advances in medicine, chemistry, physics and economics.
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Clinical trial could move the needle in traumatic brain injury

A Department of Defense-funded study aims to end a decades-long impasse in treatment development.
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Airborne plastic chemical levels shock researchers

A new study shows how Southern Californians are being chronically exposed to toxic airborne chemicals.
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