Science & Technology

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara are breaking new ground in demonstrating the effectiveness of using the quantum properties of matter to build new “quantum processors” for the next generation of computers. Quantum computers use atoms to represent arithmetical bits that are called “qubits,” but in order to show that quantum processors can be built, the […]

In medicine, the road from laboratory research to clinical application is often a long and complicated route. But sometimes, it’s no farther than a five-minute walk. Such is the unique advantage enjoyed by doctors at UC Davis Veterinary Teaching Hospital, nestled among a complex of biomedical research facilities on the southwestern edge of campus that […]

Recent advances in DNA sequencing techniques in the fields of biology and medicine have led to a greater focus on the role of microbes on human health. Synthetic chemicals that are added to foods and hygiene products can affect the relationship between microbes and humans and human health. Recent research conducted at UC Davis involving […]

Shakira and Simple Plan had it right: Being in love is like being addicted. It’s strange to think that the pleasure we feel when eating is the same pleasure we get from winning a competition, taking a recreational drug or even being in love. In reality, the pleasure we get from these things all comes […]

Beauty may be only skin deep, but for scientists working at the scale of single molecules, it can go deeper still. A joint research team from UC Davis and Peking University has shown for the first time how the active ingredient in cosmetic treatments such as facial peels function at the molecular level to produce […]

According to Todd Akin, Republican representative from Missouri, rape does not result in pregnancy. He also says that his views are different from those of his opponent who “supports abortion.” Mr. Akin, not only have your statements offended the vast majority of the population of this country, but you have flaunted your ignorance and embodied […]

Steve Wozniak, legendary Apple co-founder and personal computer guru, virtually single-handedly designed the hardware system for the world’s first user-friendly home computer, the Apple I, and later the Apple II. Wozniak is coming to speak at the Mondavi Center at UC Davis at 8 p.m. on Oct. 29, 2012. Wozniak has been invited to come […]

Will newly designed space rockets and vehicles be used only for exploration, travel and tourism in the coming decades, or will humans take the first major steps toward establishing multi-generational “colonies” of people in space? Professors and students at UC Davis involved with Professor Steve Robinson’s upcoming research center on campus for the study of […]

All things flow. Nothing stands. – Plato Throughout history, many writers, scientists and philosophers have waxed poetically some version of the idea that we are the universe experiencing itself. At first, this seems like some hippie jargon about universal love and peace. But look deeper, and there is an astounding level of scientific and philosophical […]

After “Mars Curiosity,” a space probe sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), successfully landed on Mars Aug. 5, UC Davis researchers continued to work. The 567-million-kilometer journey marked the 12th successful NASA Mars mission out of 16 attempted since 1964. Dawn Sumner, UC Davis associate professor in geology, is a member of […]

In a world of flesh and cellulose, who holds the power?  Do we, the flesh, hold the power to cut down the trees, or do the trees hold to power to relieve us of our air once they are gone?  This attitude of mutually assured destruction is the wrong way to go about creating balance. […]

Usually when one thinks of tomatoes, images of nice round fruits with a bright red color spring to mind. Heirloom tomatoes, on the other hand, typically don’t enjoy the same patterns of uniform redness. However, despite their lackluster color, a distinction in their genetics allows them to exhibit a higher level of sweetness than their […]