UC San Diego |

Study shows Africanized bees continue to spread in California

Africanized bees are continuing to expand their range northward since their introduction into Southern California in 1994.

UC Newsroom |

Sun and salt: how solar tech can help California’s drought

Researchers at UC Merced are turning to an unlikely ally to help solve the problem of water availability for California’s farmlands: the sun.  

UC Irvine, UC Davis and UCLA |

Southland wildfires: two types, both raging

Santa Ana-fanned fires in autumn spread much faster than conflagrations in the dry summer months, but both will wreak more damage in the coming decades.

UC Davis |

Flooding farms in winter may help replenish groundwater

UC Davis researchers are encouraged by early results from tests to see if deliberately flooding farmland in winter can replenish aquifers without harming crops or affecting drinking water.

UC San Francisco |

Next-generation genomic tests ID brain-eating amoeba

New center aims to make tests more affordable and accessible to doctors.

Wired |

Laser breakthrough could speed rise of self-driving cars

UC Berkeley research could reduce size, weight, cost, and power consumption of the sensors that help direct the vehicles.

UC San Francisco |

Bike injuries rise, especially among older riders

Resurgence of cycling is taking a toll on middle-aged cyclists: More are getting hurt, and their injuries are more serious.

Lawrence Berkeley Lab |

Solar cells absorb light at 30X the concentration of conventional cells

New solar cells absorb high-energy light at 30 times the concentration of conventional cells.

UCLA |

Completely paralyzed man voluntarily moves his legs

Robotic step training and noninvasive spinal stimulation enable patient to take thousands of steps.

UCLA |

First evidence of how obstructive sleep apnea damages the brain

The disorder contributes to a breakdown of the blood–brain barrier, which protects brain tissue.

UC San Diego |

Magnetic fields provide a new way to communicate wirelessly

New technique could pave the way for ultra low power and high-security wireless communication systems.

UC ANR via The Conversation |

What would it take to end California’s drought?

The state has built momentum on water reform, but rains from an expected El Niño could stall it.