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A new (and surprising) way to use solar panels

In the middle of California's Central Valley, a new way to use solar panels could change how we think about clean energy and water. It’s a simple idea that people have talked about for decades, but only now is it finally being tested in real life.

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UC Berkeley |

Investigating the psychedelic blue lotus of Egypt, where ancient magic meets modern science

Online, products branded as the blue lotus promise calm moments and psychedelic trips. But they're far different from what ancient Egyptians consumed, a UC Berkeley student researcher says.
A man with thinning hair on the back and top of his head looks in the mirror, hands on his head.
UCLA |

Did UCLA just cure baldness?

Bruin genetic scientists are reawakening hibernating follicles.
An illustration of a satellite's eye view of a blue, gaseous planet orbiting a glowing red mass in space
UC Riverside |

Signs of alien life may be hiding in these gases

UC Riverside scientists are advancing the search for weird life on weird planets.
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UC San Francisco |

The fight against TB was frozen in time, until now. See its future.

Leading UCSF physician-scientists are developing targeted treatments, earlier diagnostics, and helping to solve tuberculosis’ biggest mystery.

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