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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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Eleven-year-old studies computer science at UC Riverside
When Alisa Perales was a year old she began learning her ABC’s and 123’s. Now at 11 years old, she’s solving advanced mathematical proofs as a computer science major at UC Riverside.
UC Santa Barbara |
Afraid of aging? Think of it as evolutionary success
By redefining aging as an evolutionary achievement, Michael Gurven challenges a youth-obsessed culture to see the later decades of life as vital to our collective survival.
UC San Francisco |
‘Every time I relapsed, there would be a new course of therapy’
He was told cancer would kill him in two to four years. Fourteen years later, he credits a series of medications and treatments funded by the National Institutes of Health.
UC San Diego |
Scientists produce powerhouse pigment behind octopus camouflage
UC San Diego-led team discovers new method for producing large amounts of color-changing, nature-inspired pigment in the lab.
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