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Optical pre-processing makes computer vision more robust and energy efficient
Hybrid neural network can reconstruct Arabic or Japanese characters that it hasn’t seen before
Cruise buyers’ counterintuitive response to prices could help the industry rebound post-pandemic
The post-pandemic cruise industry should plan ticket sales to attract loyalists, who book early in advance and are less price sensitive
Common pipe alloy can form cancer-causing chemical in drinking water
Water disinfectant reacts with chromium in iron pipes to form hexavalent chromium
Simple new testing method aims to improve time-release drugs
Glass tuning-fork-shaped tubing gives accurate, continuous measurements of drug dissolution
A robot that tells growers when to water crops is on the way
Researchers are creating an autonomous mobile robot to sample leaves and measure their water potential
“I just don’t think shelters work”
Institutions, not only family rejection, underlie LGBTQ youth homelessness
SourceFinder software stalks malware in the wild
UC Riverside computer scientists develop tool to locate malware source code repositories
DNS cache poisoning ready for a comeback
Derandomizing the source port enables attacks that work on all layers of DNS caches
Switching magnetic polarity at record speed
Researchers develop way to use magnetic materials for data storage that is 50 times faster than previous attempts
‘The Cost of Free Shipping’ lifts curtain on Amazon
A new book alleges worker exploitation at Amazon, and shows how communities are resisting it
Gender insecurity prompts women MMA fighters to date hypermasculine men
Challenging gender norms in sport can lead to overdoing them in intimate relationships
Experiencing police violence worsens mental health in distinct ways
Unique effects of police violence create a public health crisis for communities most affected
UC Riverside receives $7.5 million to improve large-scale networked systems
New Department of Defense Center of Excellence will help develop secure, fully networked command, control, and communications infrastructures
Making mezcal is an art; science shows us why
Experiments show how bubbles indicate alcohol value
Queer lessons for straight couples
Book shows how heterosexuals can learn from LGBT people to have better relationships
Newly discovered planet survived the death of its star
Astronomers report what may be the first example of an intact planet closely orbiting a white dwarf
Pandemic gun-buying binge crosses party lines
A fear for health and safety has driven a record number of American gun sales
Want to save shelter animals? Fight for social justice
Humane communities would endorse animal-friendly affordable housing, living wages, and recognize the importance of human-animal bonds
Trust the power of markets
People trust decisions made by groups, but information markets are more accurate
UC Riverside-led research predicted the pandemic economic recession
“The reality of 2020 hits us in the face and I have never been so prescient in my academic research as with this line of work.”