UC Santa Cruz |
Wandering Jupiter cleared path for our unusual solar system
Scientists say the red giant swept clear the inner solar system, resulting in the formation of a planetary system unlike any other astronomers have yet found.
UC San Francisco |
Making neurons from stem cells
Eyes are on Pnky, a noncoding RNA found in brain stem cells — it may have a broad range of clinical applications.
Daily Mail |
The science of folding clothes
UC Berkeley-engineered robot gets the laundry down pat.
UCLA Magazine |
The compassion effect: How social activism is changing everything
Doing well by doing good is increasingly the go-to strategy for everything from marketing to entertainment — driven by millennials, the world’s first digital generation.
Washington Post |
The house of the future is a Honda
UC Davis hosts — with an assist from the car maker — a house that takes green living to a whole new level.
UC Berkeley |
Scientists call for caution in using DNA-editing technology
Its ease and effectiveness may prompt physicians to use the technology before its safety can be assessed.
UC Berkeley |
Altering brain chemistry makes us more sensitive to inequality
What if there were a pill that made you more compassionate and more likely to help someone less fortunate? That's not so far-fetched.
UC Irvine |
Shooting for the stars
Mexican Space Agency hopes partnership with UC Irvine will help develop program’s ‘human capital.’
Capital Public Radio |
Endangered Delta smelt may be extinct
Latest trawl survey found six fish, instead of hundreds.
UC Merced |
Think your morals are unshakeable? Think again
Moral decisions can be swayed by tracking one's eye movements.
UC Riverside |
Prize-winning explanations for those mystery rings
UC Riverside scientists solicited the public's help in solving an ancient riddle in paleontology.
UC Berkeley |
New chameleon-like material changes color
Taking inspiration from nature, engineers have created an ultra-thin film that can shift colors as easily as a chameleon's skin when pulled or twisted.