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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 San Diego |

Better vision through artificial intelligence

A unique collaboration between electrical engineers and ophthalmologists solves clinical, computational challenges.
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UC Riverside |

Breast cancer treatment advances with light-activated ‘smart bomb’

The breakthrough makes photodynamic therapy safer, more effective.
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UC San Francisco |

Could a bacteria-killing virus help solve antibiotic resistance?

Meet the jumbo phage. Scientists believe they’ve cracked the code on how its ‘secret handshakes’ act as a shield against the host bacteria’s defenses.
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UC Merced |

UC Merced achieves R1 classification, bringing all UC campuses to the highest tier among research universities

Each UC campus now resides among the exclusive group of 187 accredited doctoral-granting universities in the United States designated R1 by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

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