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Turning light into usable energy

A grant from the U.S. Department of Defense will allow UCR researchers to address one of physics' most complex mysteries - the process by which light transfers energy through materials.

By Jules Bernstein | May 8, 2025 | Science / Technology
Vitamin B1

 Scientists finally confirm vitamin B1 hypothesis from 1958

Chemists have confirmed a 67-year-old theory about vitamin B1 by stabilizing a reactive molecule in water — a feat long thought impossible.

By Jules Bernstein | April 21, 2025 | Science / Technology
Cancer patient and family member

Breast cancer treatment advances with light-activated ‘smart bomb’

UCR scientists have developed new light-sensitive chemicals that can radically improve the treatment of aggressive cancers with minimal side effects.

By Jules Bernstein | February 10, 2025 | Science / Technology
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A new formula for success in undergraduate chemistry

UCR is transforming undergraduate chemistry, allowing students multiple opportunities to demonstrate knowledge while reducing the high stakes of traditional exams. Educators believe the approach will improve outcomes for underserved students.

By Jules Bernstein | December 11, 2024 | Science / Technology
doctor and patient

Scientists tame chaotic protein fueling 75% of cancers

Meet MYC, the shapeless protein responsible for making the majority of human cancer cases worse. UC Riverside researchers have found a way to rein it in, offering hope for a new era of treatments.

By Jules Bernstein | January 4, 2024 | Science / Technology
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Scientists tame biological trigger of deadly Huntington’s disease

Huntington’s disease causes dementia, has no cure, and is fatal. UC Riverside scientists show they can slow its progression in flies and worms, opening the door to human treatments.

By Jules Bernstein | November 8, 2023 | Science / Technology
MacREU participants in lab

Microchip manufacturing fellowship’s decade of success

To some Inland Empire undergraduates, getting paid to learn microchip manufacturing, resume writing, and professional networking sounds like a dream. This year, UC Riverside is celebrating a decade of making this dream a reality.

By Jules Bernstein | August 17, 2023 | Science / Technology
Cell cross section

Ray of hope for mitochondrial diseases: protein’s surprising second role

A protein that packs massive DNA strands into tiny cells also moonlights as a cleaner of damaged genetic material. This discovery could help detect mitochondrial diseases, which can cause brain damage and organ failure.

By Jules Bernstein | July 26, 2023 | Science / Technology
Vibrant colors

Chemists develop new method to create chiral structures

UC Riverside-led study could have applications in sensing and anti-counterfeit technology

By Iqbal Pittalwala | June 29, 2023 | Science / Technology
diabetic injection

Injections for diabetes, cancer could become unnecessary

Researchers at UC Riverside are paving the way for diabetes and cancer patients to forget needles and injections, and instead take pills to manage their conditions.

By Jules Bernstein | November 10, 2022 | Science / Technology
tryptophan bacteria

No Thanksgiving for bacteria or fungus

UC Riverside scientists have developed a technique for solving a decades-old mystery involving the chemical in turkey that makes people sleepy. Their new ability to map the atoms involved in the production of tryptophan opens the door to new antibiotic and antifungal drugs.

By Jules Bernstein | March 10, 2022 | Science / Technology
Neusbot oscillating

Light-powered soft robots could suck up oil spills

A floating, robotic film designed at UC Riverside could be trained to hoover oil spills at sea or remove contaminants from drinking water.

By Jules Bernstein | December 2, 2021 | Science / Technology
Isomers of tau protein

Scientists discover potential cause of Alzheimer’s Disease

Prevailing theories posit plaques in the brain cause Alzheimer’s disease. New UC Riverside research points to cells’ slowing ability to clean themselves as the likely cause of unhealthy brain buildup.

By Jules Bernstein | November 29, 2021 | Science / Technology
quadruplex DNA

Mystery of four-stranded DNA begins to unravel

DNA is usually depicted as double-stranded, but not much is known about parts of the genome that adopt four-stranded structures known as quadruplexes. UC Riverside researchers have discovered that they play a key role in keeping cells healthy.

By Jules Bernstein | March 18, 2021 | Science / Technology
Color changing film

Nanomaterial gives robots chameleon skin

A new film made of gold nanoparticles changes color in response to any type of movement. Its unprecedented qualities could allow robots to mimic chameleons and octopi — among other futuristic applications. Unlike other materials that try to emulate nature’s color changers, this one can respond to any type of...

By Jules Bernstein | June 15, 2020 | Science / Technology
A green laser light going through the silicon quantum dots, and the silicon quantum dots re-emitting blue light (i.e. upconversion).

Making higher-energy light to fight cancer

Researchers use nontoxic silicon nanocrystals to convert low-energy photons into high-energy ones, bringing scientists closer to developing photodynamic treatments for cancer

By Holly Ober | December 2, 2019 | Science / Technology

Product authentication at your fingertips

UC Riverside-led research brings rapid and reversible switching of plasmonic color to solids

By Iqbal Pittalwala | October 1, 2019 | Science / Technology
neurons

An alternate theory for what causes Alzheimer's disease

A UC Riverside study points to lysosomal storage observed in all brains afflicted with the disease; finding could open up new avenues for treatment and prevention

By Iqbal Pittalwala | August 12, 2019 | Science / Technology, Health

Nobel Prize winner to join UC Riverside faculty

UCR alumnus and renowned scholar Richard Schrock will share pioneering science with faculty and students

By Sarah Nightingale | July 2, 2018 | Science / Technology

Chemist receives Department of Energy award

Early Career Research Program award will support Ming Lee Tang’s research on developing hybrid organic-inorganic materials

By Sarah Nightingale | June 22, 2018 | Science / Technology
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