
Upcycling plastic waste toward sustainable energy storage
Simple process transforms PET plastic into a nanomaterial for energy storage

UC Riverside joins new NSF center for the preservation of biological systems
The grant is the campus’ first successful bid for an NSF Engineering Research Center

UC Riverside computer scientists receive grant to improve security of visual artificial intelligence
Amit Roy-Chowdhury leads project that will develop robust context-aware machine vision for computers

UC Riverside research team fuels the hemp revolution
A new hemp pulping method that converts 100% of the plant to useful components moves toward commercialization

UC Riverside partners with City of Riverside on Eastside revitalization project
CE-CERT will track greenhouse gas reductions, indicators of public health, and economic impacts from the $31 million dollar project

UC Riverside receives $1.2 million grant to build GPUs for autonomous vehicles
Project will develop energy-efficient, energy-elastic, and real-time-aware graphic-processing units

Coveting yeast? It's much more than a loaf of bread
While quarantined bakers discover sourdough starters, bioengineers tweak yeast to produce compounds that could fight cancer

COVID-19 highlights what we have yet to learn about lung mechanics
UC Riverside engineer is working on ways to pre-screen patients with difficulty breathing for earlier intervention

Double bubbles pierce with less trouble
Two optical cavitation bubbles penetrate soft materials better than one

Sterilizing surgical masks for safer reuse
UC Riverside engineers are developing low-temperature plasma technology to sterilize masks

UC Riverside engineers are developing a test to rapidly identify body fluids at crime scenes
The disposable, low-cost tool will improve the speed and accuracy of investigations

UC Riverside bioengineer seeks to calm influenza’s cytokine storms
Work on selective immune system suppression in influenza could transfer directly to COVID-19

Removing the novel coronavirus from the water cycle
Scientists call for more research to understand whether water treatment methods kill the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic

The shutdown brought bluer skies but more nighttime ozone to the Inland Empire
Air quality improvements lead to unique atmospheric chemical behavior

Making ‘soft’ robots work harder
A new robot developed at UC Riverside can navigate uneven surfaces with silicone legs

Fast-charging damages electric car batteries
Just 25 industry-standard fast charging cycles can ruin a car’s batteries