Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
Diminishing ice means a darker Arctic
Forty-five years after scientists hypothesized that global warming would make Arctic Ocean surfaces darker, Scripps team determines, through satellite data, how much the planet’s albedo has diminished.
UC Riverside |
Holograms boost electronic performance
Researchers demonstrate a holographic memory device that could improve storage capacity and processing capabilities in electronics.
UCLA |
UCLA launches crowdfunding platform to support research
UCLA Spark utilizes social media to connect donors with faculty and students across campus.
San Francisco Chronicle |
Biotech startup turns to crowdfunding
With venture capital funds dwindling, entrepreneurial scientists are turning to online crowdfunding sources.
UC Riverside |
Better batting through brain training
UC Riverside’s baseball team struck out less frequently in the 2013 season after taking part in brain-training research that significantly improved the vision of individual players.
UC Davis |
Small window of time for volcano eruption
Mount Hood study: Liquid magma, necessary for eruption, is uncommon.
UC Santa Cruz |
Black hole shreds a star
New study shows what happens during the destruction of a star as it falls into a black hole, contradicting a 2012 report of the disruption of an exotic helium star.
UC San Francisco |
UCSF schools lead the nation in NIH biomedical research funds
Funding reflects quality of research and enables scientists to continue pioneering efforts.
UC Berkeley |
Marriage, like fine wine: better when well aged
First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby in a baby carriage — and then what?
UC Irvine |
Hackers: Catch them if you can
Unhampered by borders and laws, cybercriminals present new security threats.
KCBS-AM/FM |
Kelp eyed for Fukushima radiation
Researchers are analyzing ocean vegetation to try to detect radioactivity stemming from the quake- and tsunami-damaged nuclear plant in Japan.
UC San Francisco |
Stress is contagious: Babies can catch it from their moms
Infants not only pick up on their mother’s stress, but they also show corresponding physiological changes.