
Biocompatible glue for corneal repair is a sight for sore eyes
The adhesive would replace stitches and conventional adhesive to speed healing and reduce complications and cost

“Magic wand” reveals a colorful nano-world
Novel color photography using a high-efficiency probe can super-focus white light into a 6-nanometer spot for nanoscale color imaging

Quickly optimizing deep neural networks for different devices
New technique makes apps perform better across devices while keeping costs about the same

Botnet buster finds IoT command and control centers
Tool fools malware twice and can trick it into revealing itself

University sets new enrollment record for fall 2021
UC Riverside has released its enrollment numbers for fall 2021, showing a record student population of 26,847. That represent a 1.6% increase from fall 2020, when 26,434 total undergraduate and graduate students were enrolled. The student population includes 40.8% low-income students and 54.7% first-generation students. Forty-one percent of students are...

Scientists are using AI originally developed for producing deepfake videos to stop future pandemics
Generative adversarial networks are being used to predict the structure of antibodies that could neutralize a previously unknown virus

UC Riverside receives $2 million to monitor air quality impacts of goods movement in Inland Southern California
The grant comes from the California Attorney General’s Office Automobile Emissions Research and Technology Fund

Yeast and bacteria together biosynthesize plant hormones for weed control
Synthetic strigolactones could also improve nutrient uptake in crops

Data mining tools combat COVID-19 misinformation and identify symptoms
Computer scientists use Google Trends and a government dataset to track symptoms and sift through misinformation

Scalable quantum computing research supported by $2 million grant
Project aims to make quantum computers easier to produce and operable at room temperature

Using light to control materials
Supercomputers and machine learning will help scientists optimize light-driven electron transfer

Air-powered computer memory helps soft robot control movements
“Airhead” robot uses pneumatic RAM to play piano

Modified yeast inhibits fungal growth in plants
External application could reduce agricultural reliance on fungicides

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