solid-state batteries
UC Riverside |

Solid-state batteries charge faster, last longer

Solid-state batteries charge in a fraction of the time, run cooler, and pack more energy into less space than traditional lithium-ion versions.
A map of the US from 1970 showing a dozen nodes of ARPANET
UC Newsroom |

7 world-changing UC innovations that emerged from federal research funding

From the internet to the ozone layer, AI to the human genome, UC scientists have turned federal research funding into history-making, economy-boosting solutions.
Two researchers wearing lab coats and brightly colored gloves
UC Santa Cruz |

Twenty-five years after the human genome project, a new era is dawning

Today, genomics is saving countless lives and even entire species, thanks in large part to a commitment to collaborative and open science that the Human Genome Project helped promote.
A microscope slide showing delicate gray structures interspersed with pink nodules, against a dark ground
UCLA |

Scientists create first mini-lungs with built-in blood vessels, unlocking new insights for pulmonary vascular disease

The UCLA advance opens the door to growing other vascularized organ models, including intestines and colons, providing unprecedented tools for studying diseases, testing drugs and developing personalized treatments.
A huge, modern building atop a remote, snow-covered mountain, with desolate mountains stretching into the distance
UC Santa Cruz |

Revolutionary Rubin Observatory debuts with first images taken by world’s largest camera

UC researchers have made key contributions to the 20-year collaboration.
Three people in blue lab coats work in a purple-lit facility with large, complex-looking equipment.
UC Newsroom |

Cuts to federal science spending will cost every American

America’s scientific leadership is teetering. The proposed federal budget would send it off a cliff.
An illustration showing giant purple and green zebra fish floating in a purple sky, above 2 figures in white doctor's coats who stand in a zebra-striped green field, looking up.
UC San Francisco |

The quest to reinvent anesthesia

UCSF researchers are scouring millions of compounds – with help from tiny zebrafish – to create anesthetics safe enough to use without an anesthesiologist.
A dessicated agriculture field under a hazy sky
UC Santa Barbara |

The atmosphere’s growing thirst is making droughts worse, even where it rains

New research from UC Santa Barbara reveals that the atmosphere’s drying capacity is outpacing increases to rainfall.
A scan of a mouse brain shows blood vessels (red), brain cells (green), and amyloid plaques (blue). A new gene therapy treatment developed by UC San Diego works by reprogramming the behavior of diseased brain cells.
UC San Diego |

Alzheimer’s gene therapy shows promise in preserving cognitive function

Unlike existing treatments for Alzheimer’s that target unhealthy protein deposits, the new approach developed at UC San Diego could help address the root cause of the disease by influencing behavior of brain cells themselves.
A young man with shoulder-length hair on his shoulders, wearing a stole, smiles at the camera propping up his chin, with the background bearing a gradient illustration of an astronaut pointing at the moon
UCLA |

A future astronaut takes flight

Solar physicist Brandon Lazard shares his appropriately warm outlook on life and science.
Two scientists examine coral specimens in a tank in a dark lab
UC San Diego |

New gel could boost coral reef restoration

A substance developed at UC San Diego improved coral larvae settlement by up to 20 times in experiments compared to untreated surfaces.
A map of the Pacific, Juan de Fuca, and North American plates along a fault line with geological movement shown below
UC Santa Cruz |

The ripple effect of small earthquakes near major faults

Minor quakes can disrupt natural tectonic patterns deep underground and change stress landscape, new study finds.
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