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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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What cuts to NIH funding mean for cancer patients and their families

The American people have consistently supported life-saving cancer research. Now the nation’s bedrock source of public funding for biomedical research is under attack.
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UC San Francisco |

This new treatment can adjust to Parkinson’s symptoms in real time

FDA approves algorithm developed by UCSF researcher that provides calibrated electrical pulses to fend off stiffness and involuntary movements before they arise.
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Perfect storm: Megafires set the stage for debris flows

Flows following this winter in California pose a bigger threat than typical mudslides, UC Riverside professor Andrew Gray explains in a Q&A.
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‘We have created a new state of matter’: New topological quantum processor marks breakthrough in computing

In a move as significant as the advent of the semiconductor, a Microsoft team led by UC Santa Barbara physicists unveils first-of-its-kind topological qubit, paving the way for a more fault-tolerant quantum computer.

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