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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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Gulf War Illness caused by mitochondrial dysfunction, not inflammation
UC San Diego scientists contest longstanding hypothesis about mysterious illness affecting Gulf War veterans, providing first direct evidence that symptoms are driven by impaired mitochondria.
UC Santa Cruz |
UC Santa Cruz’s Center for Coastal Climate Resilience awards over $4.6 million to support California coastal projects
The projects will support efforts to fight climate change in coastal communities across California and beyond. Funds for these grant programs came from the California State Budget Act of 2022-23.
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How a rare dementia transforms patients into artists
UCSF-led research reveals brain changes that promote visual creativity.
UC Berkeley |
Water from thin air: Hand-held water harvester powered by sunlight could combat water scarcity
Researchers have designed an extreme-weather proven, hand-held device that can extract and convert water molecules from the air into drinkable water using only ambient sunlight as its energy source.
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