UC San Diego report highlights new possibilities for increasing the efficiency of operations at border crossings in the San Diego-Tijuana region.
San Diego Union Tribune |
Technology key to border's future
The Guardian |
El Nino: a global weather event that may save California — and destroy the tropics
The anticipated El Niño of 2015 could help farmers in California, but this climate phenomenon typically 'creates winners and losers on a global scale,' write UC Berkeley’s Solomon Hsiang and UC Santa Barbara's Kyle Meng.
California Matters by University of California |
A watchful eye on farm families’ health
Venture out into the fields of Salinas with Mark Bittman as he interviews UC Berkeley's Brenda Eskenazi. She leads the CHAMACOS study, which follows children born between 2000-02 and assesses the impact of pesticides and other environmental chemicals (like flame retardants) on their long-term health.
Davis Enterprise |
UC Davis is poised to lead in aquaculture
Aquaculture is reviving now, and the Bodega Marine Laboratory is positioned to further research on local species.
Washington Post |
Skintight ‘invisibility cloak’ can hide any 3-D object — as long as it’s super tiny
We're one step closer to Harry-Potter-style invisibility cloaks. Berkeley Lab researchers report the first ever success in cloaking 3-D objects regardless of their shape.
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.
Fig. 1 by University of California |
Do high fives help sports teams win?
Hugs. High fives. Fist bumps. Touch is an essential part of how people communicate with one another. UC Berkeley psychology professor Dacher Keltner examined NBA games to see if there is a relationship between a team's success and how often they touch.
San Francisco Chronicle |
Food industry needs to step up on responsible groundwater use
Mindy Lubber and UC Irvine's Jay Famiglietti: Food production, the world’s biggest water user, is a major underlying cause of dropping water tables and sinking land in the drought-plagued Central Valley and around the globe.
Fig. 1 by University of California |
How dust is holding science back
To most of us, dust is just something we clean off our furniture; but to scientists, dust can cause big problems in the lab. UC San Diego's Janelle Shane explains how just one of these particles can ruin microscopic components.
NPR Science |
Food waste and beef fat will make airplanes soar
According to the California Biomass Collaborative at UC Davis, anaerobic digesters, which convert waste into biogas and power, can be a good way for large farms to minimize waste and create a value-added product at the same time.
UC Davis |
Be a Tahoe citizen scientist
The Citizen Science Tahoe mobile app — designed by a UC Davis freshman — lets ordinary folks share what they see at Lake Tahoe with researchers at UC Davis: water level, clarity, temperature and more.
Fig. 1 by University of California |
A video game that teaches you how to code
Can video games be an effective teaching tool in the classroom? UC San Diego computer scientist Sarah Guthals believes they can be. With her startup ThoughtSTEM, she’s working with teachers to bring computer science into the K-12 curriculum.