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mitochondria

Chemical shield stops stressed DNA from triggering disease

Stressed DNA sets off a cascade of failures in the body linked to heart conditions, neurodegeneration, and chronic inflammation. A new, UCR-designed tool interrupts this process, preserving DNA before the damage causes disease.

By Jules Bernstein | July 21, 2025 | Science / Technology
Fake video generator interface

UC Riverside scientists develop tool to detect fake videos

UCR computer scientists team up with Google scientists to develop an artificial intelligence model that detects fake videos — even when manipulations go far beyond face swaps and altered speech.

By David Danelski | July 18, 2025 | Science / Technology
solid-state batteries for electric vehicles

Solid-state batteries charge faster, last longer

Solid-state batteries are poised to transform everything from electric cars to consumer electronics, and represent a transformational leap in energy storage.

By Jules Bernstein | July 16, 2025 | Science / Technology
overheating worker

Cleaner East Asian air unmasks a much hotter planet

As China slashed sulfur dioxide emissions by roughly 75 percent, a new study finds Earth began warming much, much faster.

By Jules Bernstein | July 14, 2025 | Science / Technology
futuristic central processing unit

Scientists find new way to control electricity at tiniest scale

Researchers have uncovered how to manipulate electrical flow through crystalline silicon, a discovery that could lead to smaller, faster, and more efficient devices by harnessing quantum electron behavior.

By Jules Bernstein | July 8, 2025 | Science / Technology

Pair of malaria parasite proteins could lead to therapies

A University of California, Riverside-led team has made an advance in the basic understanding of Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite responsible for the deadliest form of human malaria, that could make novel, highly targeted anti-malarial therapies possible. Led by Karine Le Roch, a professor of molecular, cell and systems biology, the...

By Iqbal Pittalwala | July 1, 2025 | Science / Technology
greenhouse plants

Sugar, the hidden thermostat in plants

For a decade, scientists have believed that plants sensed temperature mainly through specialized proteins, and mainly at night when the air is cool. New research suggests that during the day, another signal takes over. Sugar, produced in sunlight, helps plants detect heat and decide when to grow.

By Jules Bernstein | July 1, 2025 | Science / Technology
Galapagos tomatoes

Tomatoes in the Galápagos are de-evolving

Wild-growing tomatoes are on the black-rock islands of the Galápagos are doing something peculiar. They’re shedding millions of years of evolution, reverting to a primitive genetic state that resurrects ancient chemical defenses.

By Jules Bernstein | June 23, 2025 | Science / Technology
South Greenland iceberg

Strange Atlantic cold spot traced to ocean slowdown

For more than a century, a patch of cold water south of Greenland has resisted the Atlantic Ocean’s overall warming, fueling debate amongst scientists. A new study identifies the cause as the long-term weakening of a major ocean circulation system.

By Jules Bernstein | June 20, 2025 | Science / Technology
Plants in a laboratory

How ubiquitous small particles turn harmful inside plants

A new UC Riverside-led study reveals how common small particles produced by nature as well as human activities can transform upon entering plant cells and weaken plants’ ability to turn sunlight into food.

By Jules Bernstein | June 18, 2025 | Science / Technology
Wafer scale computer chip

Wafer-scale accelerators could redefine AI

The promise of a new type of computer chip that could reshape the future of artificial intelligence and be more environmentally friendly is explored in a technology review paper published by UC Riverside engineers in the journal Device.

By David Danelski | June 16, 2025 | Science / Technology
cows in a field

A California dairy tried to capture its methane. It worked.

A University of California, Riverside study shows dairy digesters can reduce methane emissions on farms by roughly 80 percent, which matches estimates state officials have used in their climate planning.

By Jules Bernstein | June 11, 2025 | Science / Technology
Universe

Decades-old mystery of AlCl dipole moment resolved

Study paves way for advances in astrophysics and quantum technology

By Iqbal Pittalwala | June 11, 2025 | Science / Technology
Bumble bee queen

Even bumble bee queens need personal days, too

A new study shows that bumble bee queens take regular breaks from reproduction, likely to avoid burning out before their first workers arrive.

By Jules Bernstein | June 6, 2025 | Science / Technology
Cargo ships enters Port of Long Beach

UCR launches study of ship emissions off SoCal coast

A team of UC Riverside environmental engineers are embarking on a $3.5 million study of air pollution from massive oceangoing vessels that frequent the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach—one of the region’s largest sources of toxic air pollution.

By David Danelski | June 2, 2025 | Business, Science / Technology
tropical forest

Does planting trees really help cool the planet?

Replanting forests can cool the planet even more than some scientists once believed, especially in the tropics. But even if every tree lost since the mid-19th century is replanted, the total effect won’t cancel out human-generated warming.

By Jules Bernstein | May 29, 2025 | Science / Technology
dripping water faucet

Home water-use app improves water conservation

A UC Riverside-led study has found that a smartphone app that tracks household water use and alerts users to leaks or excessive consumption offers a promising tool for helping California water agencies meet state-mandated conservation goals. The study found that use of the app—called Dropcountr—reduced average household water use by...

By David Danelski | May 23, 2025 | Social Science / Education, Science / Technology
Coastal reef survey

Chemical warfare on the seafloor

Study shows how turf algae undermine kelp forest recovery

By UCR News | May 22, 2025 | Science / Technology
Scientist using a computer

New computer language helps spot hidden pollutants

Courtesy of UC Riverside, biologists and chemists have a new programming language to uncover previously unknown environmental pollutants and other information at breakneck speed – without requiring them to code.

By Jules Bernstein | May 12, 2025 | Science / Technology
solar panel installation

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
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