The UC system easily rises to the top when it comes to invention.
The University of California leads in US patents
New app tells hearing-impaired parents when and why their baby is crying
Chatterbaby uses artificial intelligence to help determine if baby is hungry, fussy or in pain.
Digitizing Thomas Edison's record label
Recordings of Teddy Roosevelt and Morse code are among early audio experiments.
The next Silicon Valley?
How UC Merced undergrads are solving real-life problems, from BART escalators to the disappearing monarch butterfly.
Paralyzed hands move again
A nonsurgical technique allows six patients to turn doorknobs, open water bottles for the first time in years.
UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute receives funding for Human Cell Atlas projects
Three new projects will support efforts to develop a comprehensive reference atlas of all cells in the human body.
The end of the breathalyzer?
A tiny, injectable sensor could provide unobtrusive, long-term alcohol and drug monitoring.
The ‘aha moment’ that led to nuclear physics
How Ernest O. Lawrence looked inside the atom — and beyond.
A safer, better plastic
Aging plastic leaches harmful chemicals. Rebecca Braslau has made it her life's work to create a safer alternative.
An invisibility cloak in real life
Inspired by animals, engineers have developed a material that is invisible to infrared night vision cameras.
Facebook fallout: Americans' privacy at risk across entire tech, information industry
It wasn't a breach that let Cambridge Analytica access Facebook users' data. It was the platform working as intended.
The tech declared ‘coolest’ at SXSW
Katia Vega's tattoos, in which biosensors replace ink, earn the “Sci-fi No Longer” award.