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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...
Eurosemillas will test some of UCR’s avocado scion and advanced rootstock selections on other continents
World Bee Day is May 20. To mark the occasion, we gathered some of UC Riverside’s top bee experts to answer questions submitted on our Instagram page. The response created, for lack of a better term, quite a buzz! We got so many questions — hundreds — that we could...
Sean Harper is the first person to admit he wasn’t the most disciplined student when he came to UC Riverside as a biomedical sciences student four decades ago. “I was still 17 for my first few weeks at UCR,” Harper said. “I knew that I wanted to study medicine but...
While quarantined bakers discover sourdough starters, bioengineers tweak yeast to produce compounds that could fight cancer
Vegetation changes can outweigh climate change in rangeland water budgets
UC Riverside engineer is working on ways to pre-screen patients with difficulty breathing for earlier intervention
The Paleo-Agulhas Plain had diverse, verdant ecosystems and abundant game
An international research team led by scientists at the University of California, Riverside, has observed light emission from a new type of transition between electronic valleys, known as intervalley transmissions. The research provides a new way to read out valley information, potentially leading to new types of devices. Current semiconductor...
UC Riverside scientists have solved a 20-year-old genetics puzzle that could result in ways to protect wheat, barley, and other crops from a devastating infection. Ayala Rao, professor of plant pathology and microbiology, has been studying Brome Mosaic virus for decades. Unlike some viruses, the genetic material of this virus...
UC Riverside-led study identifies role played by an immune signaling molecule in regulating memory function in the normal and injured brain
A team of UCR water economists finds certain types of water conservation could have unintended consequences
First survey of California’s bees in 50 years will look for effects of habitat destruction
Though “murder hornets” are dominating recent headlines, there are no Asian Giant Hornets currently known to be living in the U.S. or Canada, according to UC Riverside Entomology Research Museum Senior Scientist Doug Yanega.
Native bees that boost food crops are in decline but changing fire management policies could help them. Most flowering plant farms employ honeybees, a non-native species originally imported from Europe and managed by beekeepers. However, research shows that farms surrounded by natural bee habitat have higher crop yields. UC Riverside...
Two optical cavitation bubbles penetrate soft materials better than one
One of humanity’s oldest creations is the most powerful weapon against the coronavirus
UC Riverside engineers are developing low-temperature plasma technology to sterilize masks
The disposable, low-cost tool will improve the speed and accuracy of investigations
Computer science student helps ensure Covid-19 pandemic won’t hinder academic success in his community
