Mantis shrimp stronger than airplanes
April 22, 2014
Inspired by tiny crustacean, researchers design composite material stronger than standard used in airplane frames.
Software accurately predicts student test performance
April 15, 2014
Study shows automatic recognition of facial expressions can track student engagement in real time.
Let there be light — everywhere
April 14, 2014
UC Santa Barbara's John Bowers is helping bring low-cost solar lighting to Third World communities through Unite to Light.
Standing on protocol
April 14, 2014
Alumnus Roy Fielding helped develop the now-familiar HTTP that guides the flow of Internet information.
Laser researchers revolutionize aviation industry
April 4, 2014
The flying public benefits from stronger, safer aircraft because of lab research.
A CAVE for supercomputing
April 3, 2014
In this special room, 3-D visualization allows researchers to test hypotheses, fueled by supercomputing power.
The revolution will be printed in 3-D
April 1, 2014
From pizza to prosthetics — even apartments — 3-D printing is poised to revolutionize society.
Whatever floats their boat
March 26, 2014
Cal engineering team designs, builds — and races — a canoe of concrete.
Faking pain? Can't fool a computer
March 20, 2014
Humans may think that grimace is genuine, but a computer-vision system can detect clues that give away the ploy.
Ancestry.com, UC Riverside partner to digitize historical newspapers
March 17, 2014
Historians, genealogists, rejoice: Partnership will bring millions of pages of historical California papers online.