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sourdough bread

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

By Holly Ober | May 19, 2020 | Science / Technology
Police tape at a crime scene

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

By Holly Ober | April 24, 2020 | Science / Technology
Water running from a kitchen tap

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

By Holly Ober | April 2, 2020 | Science / Technology
A blue sky over the empty UC Riverside campus

The shutdown brought bluer skies but more nighttime ozone to the Inland Empire

Air quality improvements lead to unique atmospheric chemical behavior

By Holly Ober | March 31, 2020 | Science / Technology
Ninja destroying PFAs with electrons

A possible end to ‘forever’ chemicals

Excess electrons could help break the strong chemical bonds in products that contaminate water supplies

By Holly Ober | March 10, 2020 | Science / Technology
Wind turbines for producing electricity

New bio-inspired technology is poised to disrupt the composites industry

The patented lightweight, impact-resistant technology could change the way we play sports, and improve wind-farm productivity and automotive fuel economy

By Holly Ober | August 7, 2019 | Science / Technology
A pile of woodchips, or biomass

Supercomputing improves biomass fuel conversion

Researchers combine supercomputing with nano-imaging to reveal how to efficiently break down plant biomass and transform it into transportation fuels

By Holly Ober | August 1, 2019 | Science / Technology
mantis shrimp fighting and using the telson as a shield

The mantis shrimp’s perfect shield

How it’s inspiring a new class of lightweight, impact-resistant materials

By Holly Ober | June 10, 2019 | Science / Technology

Fiber-optic probe can see molecular bonds

Pointing the new nanoscopy tool like a Harry Potter wand reveals a high-resolution image of molecules

By Holly Ober | June 7, 2019 | Science / Technology
SOLAIR team wins third prize

Sustainable laundry dryer lands third in design competition

The solar thermal technology directs heated air from the attic into a closet where wet clothes are hanging

By Holly Ober | April 25, 2019 | Students, Science / Technology
International Space Station

Astronauts might soon grow SPACE tomatoes

Grant to UC Riverside could help put tiny tomato plants on the International Space Station

By Holly Ober | April 25, 2019 | Science / Technology
lab-girl

New degree fills a gap in biotechnology labor force

The Professional Science Master’s Degree in Industrial Biotechnology prepares students for the most in-demand, highly skilled jobs

By Holly Ober | April 16, 2019 | Science / Technology
Bryan Wong

More than $1 million in grants for computational chemistry and materials science

The research will improve understanding of catalysis and develop new photodetection technologies

By Holly Ober | August 30, 2018 | Science / Technology
tap water

Nanofiber filter improves rural water treatment

An electrospun nanofiber uniquely suited to removing nitrogen and phosphorous could help prevent nitrate contamination of drinking water in small, rural communities most at risk

By Holly Ober | August 14, 2018 | Science / Technology
NSF I-Corps logo

Electronic nose startup gets whiff of success

Chromanose chosen for National Science Foundation Innovation Corps entrepreneurial support

By Holly Ober | August 2, 2018 | Science / Technology, Business
mantis shrimp

Why mantis shrimp don’t crack under pressure

Cracking paradoxically improves fracture resistance in the pugnacious crustacean’s dactyl club

By Holly Ober | June 25, 2018 | Science / Technology

Engineering college interim dean to become dean at Drexel University College of Engineering

The interim dean of the Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering at UC Riverside will become the new dean of the College of Engineering at Drexel University in Philadelphia, beginning Sept. 1. Sharon Walker has been interim dean since July 2016, replacing Reza Abbaschian, who had been dean for...

By John Warren | March 20, 2018 | Science / Technology
UC Riverside chemical and environmental engineering graduate student Anthony Gerigk weighs the final mass of emissions on a teflon filter.

UC Riverside Launches Air Quality and Climate Change Training program

The South Coast Air Quality Management District ( AQMD) contributed $1 million to launch the Air Quality and Climate Change Training (ACT) program at University of California, Riverside’s Center for Environmental Research and Technology ( CE-CERT). The program prepares students and working professionals for careers in the industry and will...

By Brittney Carolina | March 15, 2018 | Science / Technology
mantis shrimp

How mantis shrimp pack the meanest punch

Multifaceted design of the mantis shrimp club is inspiring advanced composite materials for airplanes and football helmets

By Sarah Nightingale | January 16, 2018 | Science / Technology
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