Reaching through the screen is about to get more extreme.
Why traffic apps make congestion worse
Has your traffic app ever led you into a jam? The solution is smarter apps that actually talk to one another.
A handout or a hand up? How we judge others guides how we help others
When charities emphasize the helplessness of those they assist, it changes how we give.
Scientists create smart windows that actually generate electricity
Scientists have discovered an ideal window material that can block the sun's heat and glare, while generating electricity.
Beyond 5G
A new research center will explore the next, next generation of communications.
Making fuel cells for a fraction of the cost
A newly developed material could slash fuel cells' burdensome price tag.
5 UC alumni entrepreneurs win opportunity to pitch at venture summit
The University of California today (Jan. 16) announced the five finalists of its new “I am a UC Entrepreneur” contest for alumni. The finalists, selected by a panel of prominent investors, have won the opportunity to pitch their startups to more than 600 business leaders and venture capitalists at the third annual 2018 Global Corporate Venturing & Innovation (GCVI) Summit, held in Monterey, Calif., from Jan. 30 to Feb. 1.
Healing burned paws with fish skin
A young mountain lion injured during the Thomas fire receives an innovative therapy to get him back on his feet.
A guiding light for the vulnerable
Unite to Light, a nonprofit that has distributed over 90,000 solar lamps to 65 countries, now turns to help Rohingya refugees.
Computer scientists develop a simple tool to tell if websites suffered a data breach
No one — companies or nation states — is above big data hacks, researchers find.
How driverless cars will change travel
Transportation expert Lewis Fulton weighs in on what roads will look like five, 10, even 20 years from now.
The amazing sensitivity of human touch
People can feel when surfaces differ by just a single layer of molecules, suggesting new avenues for touch technology.