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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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The way we've been thinking about olive oil is all wrong.

Olive oils can be appreciated like wines — and the UC Davis Olive Center wants you to have a taste.
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Meet the new faces of UC

Discover what brought some of UC's 54,000 extraordinary freshmen and transfer students to their new homes this week.
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How we can recycle CO2 to make eco-friendly concrete

UCLA researchers take aim at a surprisingly large source of greenhouse gas emissions: concrete.
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What the battle over scooters gets wrong

The problem isn't what's on our streets. It's the streets themselves.

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