
Chatbots for dementia patients and caregivers need more work
Systematic review of apps finds need for evidence-based chatbots that have undergone end user evaluation

Is it feasible to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?
A UC Riverside engineer discusses direct air capture

Study of perception and memory in older adults will improve understanding of dementias
UC Riverside scientists will use a $2 million NIH grant to study the brain’s locus coeruleus

A new water treatment technology could also help Mars explorers
A catalyst that destroys perchlorate in water could clean Martian soil

UC Riverside offers UC system's first master's degree in robotics
Algorithmic bias is one problem the program will tackle

Tiny tomatoes could mean big profits for urban agriculture
Grants support continued development of tomatoes for vertical farming

Implantable piezoelectric polymer improves controlled release of drugs
Repeated tests showed a similar amount of drug release per activation, confirming robust control of release rate

Nanofiber filter captures almost 100% of coronavirus aerosols
The filter could help curb airborne spread of COVID-19 virus

Electromagnetic levitation whips nanomaterials into shape
Electromagnetic field directs shape formed by gas phase metal molecules

$3 million award to create a new field of research in one-dimensional quantum materials
Alexander Balandin’s Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship will help advance quantum materials for electronics and energy conversion

Cleaner water through corn
Activated carbon made from corn stover filters 98% of a pollutant from water

California’s worst wildfires are helping improve air quality prediction
New method measures and predicts air quality in areas with insufficient monitoring

Picosecond electron transfer in peptides can help energy technologies
Hydrogen bonds reshape peptides to move electrons a million times faster than previously known

Glass nanopore pulls DNA like spaghetti through a needle
The purely electrical technique captures cell-free DNA from the surface of a sample

Should companies let employees choose their tasks?
The tactic can be useful with very skilled employees and independent projects