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Can we use Wi-Fi to see through walls?

We use Wi-Fi to stay connected, but UC's Yasamin Mostofi shows that Wi-Fi can also be used to sense the world around us – even behind walls.

The New York Times |

Bill Gates’s clean energy moonshot launches with help of UC

In his first interview since announcing the project, Gates discusses the ambitious agenda of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition.

Science Today |

Eye drops to reverse cataracts

UC San Francisco’s Jason Gestwicki describes his lab’s work developing eye drops to reverse cataracts, a potential boon to millions of people who go blind every year in developing countries because they can't afford (or have access to) the current, successful surgical treatment.

Santa Cruz Sentinel |

Mercury levels on rise, says UC Santa Cruz scientist

A new study finds higher quantities of element in rainwater, likely from coal-burning power plant emissions.

Orange County Register |

UC Irvine experiment allows a paraplegic to walk via brain control for the first time

Researchers use new technology to get patients with spinal cord damage on their feet.

Santa Cruz Sentinel |

Organic diet cuts pesticide exposure in children

A new UC Berkeley study demonstrates how nutritional changes can lower the amount of insecticide traces in kids.

The New York Times |

Study links sleeplessness and false confessions

UC Irvine researcher finds that interrogations during normal sleep hours can result in misleading information.

Medium |

How a matchmaking algorithm saved lives

Long before dating sites, a pair of economists delved into the question of matchmaking, and hit upon a formula with applications far beyond romance.

Carry the One Radio |

Me, myself & my microbiome

UCSF's Katie Pollard discusses the nearly 5 pounds of bacteria living with each of us, known as the human microbiome.

Orange County Register |

Waging a mosquito war

UC Irvine researcher wants to get rid of malaria, Zika and more.

BBC |

The blessing and curse of the people who never forget

Neuroscientists at UC Irvine study the secrets of those with "highly superior autobiographical memory."

Scientific American |

'Schizophrenia gene' discovery sheds light on possible cause

A UC San Diego scientist weighs in on an important new schizophrenia study.