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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’s Omar Yaghi shares 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry

Yaghi created a field called reticular chemistry, which involves stitching together molecular building blocks to form porous structures — metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) — with myriad applications.
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A student's guide to voting in California's special election on Nov. 4

Election Day is coming up. Are you ready to cast your ballot?
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Nobel Prize in physics awarded to 3 University of California faculty

UC Berkeley emeritus professor John Clarke, UC Santa Barbara professor Michel H. Devoret and UC Santa Barbara professor John M. Martinis were awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in physics for their contributions to macroscopic quantum tunneling.
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UCLA, UC San Diego alumnus Fred Ramsdell wins 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine

Ramsdell, who earned his bachelor’s degree from UC San Diego and his doctorate in microbiology and immunology at UCLA, was one of three researchers honored for their work on the human immune system.

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