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Women’s pelvic tissue tears during childbirth unstudied, until now

Millions of women undergo episiotomies during childbirth every year, yet the mechanics behind these surgical cuts remain largely unstudied. A new research project is poised to change that, addressing this significant gap in women’s healthcare.

By Jules Bernstein | January 29, 2025 | Science / Technology
Nanotechnology

Weapons of mass destruction research gets $1 million grant

The UCR Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering, or BCOE, has received $1 million in federal funding that will help develop science to neutralize some of the world's greatest weapons threats. The research will help gain new perspectives on key materials’ reaction under extreme stress and lead to enhanced...

By UCR News | July 27, 2023 | Science / Technology
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Previously unknown material could revolutionize cancer treatment

A new material, created at the little-explored intersection of organic and inorganic chemistry, could not only enable more powerful solar panels, but it could also usher in the next generation of cancer treatments.

By Jules Bernstein | June 12, 2023 | Science / Technology
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The unintended consequences of using a ventilator

Breakthrough research addresses a long-standing question in pulmonary medicine about whether modern ventilators overstretch lung tissue. They do.

By Jules Bernstein | November 3, 2022 | Science / Technology
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Robot sleeves for kids with cerebral palsy

UC Riverside engineers are developing low-cost, robotic “clothing” to help children with cerebral palsy gain control over their arm movements.

By Jules Bernstein | September 23, 2022 | Science / Technology
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Scalable quantum computing research supported by $2 million grant

Project aims to make quantum computers easier to produce and operable at room temperature

By Holly Ober | August 16, 2021 | Science / Technology
A soft robotic hand grips an orange with the UCR logo

Air-powered computer memory helps soft robot control movements

“Airhead” robot uses pneumatic RAM to play piano

By Holly Ober | July 16, 2021 | Science / Technology
a soft robot made at UCR

UC Riverside offers UC system's first master's degree in robotics

Algorithmic bias is one problem the program will tackle

By Holly Ober | May 25, 2021 | Science / Technology
Image of metal nanoparticles formed while in the gas phase and directed by a electromagnetic field

Electromagnetic levitation whips nanomaterials into shape

Electromagnetic field directs shape formed by gas phase metal molecules

By Holly Ober | May 10, 2021 | Science / Technology
A picture of the fires burning in California between Joshua Tree and Los Angeles from above

California’s worst wildfires are helping improve air quality prediction

New method measures and predicts air quality in areas with insufficient monitoring

By Holly Ober | April 21, 2021 | Science / Technology
Images on the far left are original images. Center and right are the same images reconstructed by two different techniques.

Optical pre-processing makes computer vision more robust and energy efficient

Hybrid neural network can reconstruct Arabic or Japanese characters that it hasn’t seen before

By Holly Ober | December 11, 2020 | Science / Technology
Iron fillings organized around the north and south poles of a magnet

Switching magnetic polarity at record speed

Researchers develop way to use magnetic materials for data storage that is 50 times faster than previous attempts

By Holly Ober | November 10, 2020 | Science / Technology

UC Riverside receives $7.5 million to improve large-scale networked systems

New Department of Defense Center of Excellence will help develop secure, fully networked command, control, and communications infrastructures

By Holly Ober | October 2, 2020 | Science / Technology
A stream of mezcal making bubbles in a bowl

Making mezcal is an art; science shows us why

Experiments show how bubbles indicate alcohol value

By Holly Ober | September 23, 2020 | Science / Technology
plastic bottle waste

Upcycling plastic waste toward sustainable energy storage

Simple process transforms PET plastic into a nanomaterial for energy storage

By Holly Ober | August 11, 2020 | Science / Technology
collage of lungs and the novel coronavirus that causes covid-19

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

By Holly Ober | May 14, 2020 | Science / Technology
Vicente Robles performing optical cavitation experiments

Double bubbles pierce with less trouble

Two optical cavitation bubbles penetrate soft materials better than one

By Holly Ober | April 29, 2020 | Science / Technology
Surgeons wearing surgical masks

Sterilizing surgical masks for safer reuse

UC Riverside engineers are developing low-temperature plasma technology to sterilize masks

By Holly Ober | April 27, 2020 | Science / Technology
A Tesla car battery broken by industry standard fast charging

Fast-charging damages electric car batteries

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

By Holly Ober | March 11, 2020 | Science / Technology
Basilard CEO Brynley Lee and founder Masa Rao

Highlander Venture Fund invests in Basilard BioTech

The UC Riverside-based startup will use the investment to develop next-generation prototypes

By Holly Ober | February 20, 2020 | Science / Technology, Business
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