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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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Will cars of the future run on poop?
Is brown the new green? UCLA researchers are using waste matter (yes, including poop) to make a new generation of advanced biofuels.
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When it comes to politics, you’re not as rational as you think
How your moral beliefs become your political facts – even if they're wrong.
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UC rising stars make Forbes 30 Under 30 list
Forty with ties to the University of California recognized by the magazine as young leaders in their fields.
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UC brings California’s climate change message to Paris
All eyes will be on Paris next week as the nations of the world come together to negotiate the future of the planet at the 2015 UN Climate Conference (COP-21), and California will be at the table.
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