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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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A pre-human skull made of genetic code
UCLA Magazine |

Looking for the legendary ‘missing link’

How a UCLA computer scientist discovered a missing link in the long and tangled story of human evolution.
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UC Riverside |

Inexpensive, carbon-neutral biofuels are finally possible

Study finds a new way for next-generation biofuel production to finally become both cost-effective and carbon neutral.
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UC Berkeley Haas |

Research reveals the key to an irresistible online dating profile

Letting people know what you are looking for instead of focusing solely on yourself might be Cupid’s secret, research shows.
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UC Newsroom |

UC inventions garnered more patents than any other university in the world last year

Six UC campuses also on the list of schools with most undergraduate startup founders

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