UC Berkeley |

Watch a UC Berkeley digital forensics expert break down political deepfakes

AI-generated political content has already wreaked havoc and tilted elections. Here's how to spot it.
UC San Diego |

Blood pressure readings at your fingertips

Billion Labs, a company founded by electrical engineers at UC San Diego, wins a design award for their at-home health app.
UC Merced |

Study: People facing life-or-death choice put too much trust in AI

In simulated life-or-death decisions, about two-thirds of people allowed a robot to change their minds when it disagreed with them — an alarming display of excessive trust in artificial intelligence, researchers said.
UC Berkeley |

New process vaporizes plastic bags and bottles, yielding gases to make new, recycled plastics

The catalytic process, discovered by researchers at UC Berkeley, efficiently reduces polymers to chemical precursors, bringing a circular economy for plastics one step closer to reality.
UC Berkeley |

To kill mammoths in the Ice Age, people used planted pikes, not throwing spears, researchers say

UC Berkeley archeologists say the findings might help resolve the debate about Clovis points and reshape how we think about hunting some 13,000 years ago.
UC Berkeley |

Dozing at the wheel? Not with these fatigue-detecting earbuds

Researchers have created earpieces that identify brain activity associated with relaxation and drowsiness.
UC Davis |

E-sales of a wild bat sold as décor threaten species

A study from UC Davis warns against commodification of wildlife.
UC Newsroom |

California has problems. AI can help solve them.

As AI gets more powerful and easier to use, UC researchers are finding ways to integrate these emerging technologies into their work, shortening the distance to solutions that benefit every Californian.
UC Newsroom |

UC leads the nation’s universities in patents for second year running

The U.S. Patent and Trade Office granted UC inventors 546 utility patents in 2023.
UC Newsroom |

Five genius inventions that grew out of UC research

Dozens of inventors traveled to Sacramento earlier this month to speak about the power of UC research during our annual advocacy event, UC Day.
UC Newsroom |

‘The UC Effect’: Shaping the future of AI

UC’s first systemwide Congress on AI delved into the technology’s promise and perils — and the unique role the university can play in leading the way forward.
UC San Diego |

Say hello to biodegradable microplastics

Research shows plant-based polymers can disappear within seven months.