Student innovation competition inspires big ideas from across the UC system and beyond.
Big Ideas pitch day: seeding the future
Low-cost tool helps improve global nutrition, boost farmers' income
UC Davis researchers' invention measures food dryness to help prevent mold, a pervasive problem in developing countries.
Turning ideas into enterprise
UC Riverside supports innovation by bringing new technologies from the lab to the marketplace.
Device pulls water from dry air, powered only by the sun
Breakthrough harvester could help provide for your home's water needs.
Robots help stroke victims rehab
Patients regain motor control through technology developed by an engineering grad student.
This solar greenhouse could change the way we eat
Pink is the new green, thanks to technology developed at UC Santa Cruz.
Why the climate change fight needs a new type of entrepreneur
Scientists and global leaders are busy seeking solutions to climate change, but a growing number of experts in the field think that another group will have to play a critical role: entrepreneurs. And now is the time for entrepreneurs to enter the fray.
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.
Young tech entrepreneurs take bite out of hunger
How can 50 million Americans not know where their next meal is coming from while 40 percent of food gets wasted?
When the Dalai Lama asks you to make an app...
Inspired by her work with the spiritual leader, Eve Ekman has created an app to help health care workers avoid burnout.
Space startups get their 'Shark Tank' moment
A UC San Diego alum hopes to take advantage of investing's newest horizon.
Student entrepreneur brings light to South African school children
New business donates 300 lanterns to electricity-deprived sections of the country.