Science & Technology

UC Davis, Carnegie Mellon engineers bring together synthetic biology and soft robotics Robots are often thought of as metallic, manufactured and artificial. Yet recent research conducted by engineers at both UC Davis and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) has opened up a branch of science in which robots and nature collide. Carmel Majidi, an associate professor […]

Researchers take a leap in the dark with new research Looking up at the night sky filled with innumerable stars can often make one feel small in comparison, yet there is much more to the universe than stars, planets, gases and dust. Although dark matter compromises a large part of our universe’s matter, it still […]

Helpful, hidden applications for students to enhance the college experience As Spring Quarter draws to a close at UC Davis, and high school seniors elsewhere prepare to make the college transition, the time has come for incoming freshmen to type “UC Davis” into their Google search bars, looking for advice on how to start off […]

UC Davis researchers explore the role of metal in biological processes. Metals like copper, zinc and iron are necessary for many biological processes. Oftentimes, however, when biologists study those processes, metals are controlled for or ignored because they are present only in trace amounts. For most research, this approach is warranted due to an inability […]

University looking at reducing carbon emissions from its heating, cooling systems For students sticking around campus for summer session classes, research or work, more triple-digit degree weather is ahead thanks to climate change — but that’s not all. “What we are used to is going to be gone [over the next few decades], there is […]

New machine learning tool could aid Alzheimer’s research In an effort to speed up Alzheimer’s research, researchers at UCSF, UC Davis and Tsinghua University in Beijing have found a way to apply machine learning techniques to accurately find two hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease in human brain tissue: amyloid plaques and blood vessel abnormalities. “One of […]

Team created conceptual design for greenhouse on Mars Have you ever imagined living in a greenhouse on Mars? A team of undergraduate students from the UC Davis Space and Satellite Systems Club designed a greenhouse for astronauts to reside in for two years on Mars. The project was entered into the Martian Agricultural and Plant […]

Research at UC Davis shows the dangers of algorithmic bias Digital tools are omnipresent in everyday life, and while they are known for being objective and unbiased, that isn’t entirely accurate. In fact, if left unaddressed and unregulated, digital tools could inadvertently reinforce current racial inequalities. Without formal regulations, public awareness and further research, algorithms […]

The White Abalone Recovery Program reaches huge milestones in their mission to recover wild and endangered white abalone species Last month, the White Abalone Recovery Program saw success in the form of millions of larvae. In an effort to save the white abalone species, researchers with the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory and other collaborators […]

Summer school, heavier class loads solution for some Pass times frequently come and go and, each time, students log into their Schedule Builders searching for chemistry classes to meet major requirements and career goals. Some look for the right professor, lecture and discussion times, finally settling on the best lab time for their needs. But […]

New research explores how the Gulf Killifish adapted to deadly pollution in the Houston Ship Channel In the 1970s, toxic chemicals in the Houston ship channel off the coast of Texas were causing catastrophic heart problems in a population of Gulf Killifish, leading to population shrinkage. Yet today, 50 years later, Gulf Killifish are thriving […]

New research shows that the notorious heat waves in the California Central Valley are connected to weather events tens of thousands of miles away Thunderstorms appear overhead in the East Indian Ocean, less than two weeks later a major heat waves strikes California. That is the seemingly strange pattern that atmospheric scientists have uncovered. In […]