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A new (and surprising) way to use solar panels

In the middle of California's Central Valley, a new way to use solar panels could change how we think about clean energy and water. It’s a simple idea that people have talked about for decades, but only now is it finally being tested in real life.

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An illustration of a busy intersection in a major city lit up by digital billboards, where a hand holds a computer chip in a pair of tweezers. Rays of light coming out of the chip connect to a building marked "AI data center" and to vehicles and digital devices being carried by pedestrians.
UC Irvine |

Engineers invent wireless transceiver rivaling fiber-optic speed

Silicon chips operate in F-band spectrum, enabling ultrafast data transmission.
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UC Davis |

UC Davis receives $120M gift, largest ever to veterinary medicine worldwide

The commitment from the Weill Family Foundation, led by UC Presidential Medal awardees Joan and Sanford I. Weill, will modernize facilities and advance animal and human health.
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UC Riverside |

Tango’s sweet legacy lives on

As U.S. patent for UC Riverside's game-changing citrus variety expires, growers can now plant this tasty, virtually seedless mandarin royalty-free.
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UC Santa Cruz |

Misleading text in the physical world can hijack AI-enabled robots

New research anticipates hijacking against AI systems in order to create defenses for a more secure future.

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