Efficient, eco-friendly production of fine chemicals

Chemical engineers have developed a new catalyst for forming a bond between two carbon atoms in…

Nanomaterials could mean more algae outbreaks for wetlands, waterways

The last 10 years have seen a surge in the use of tiny substances called nanomaterials…

How social media’s powerful ‘silent majority’ moves Bitcoin prices

In the past four years, the value of a single bitcoin has soared from approximately $500…

Eye-in-the-sky to save olive trees

A devastating and fast-spreading infection killing olive trees and grapevines around the world can now be…

Pain relief at a lower opioid dose

A team of researchers have found that activating nerve cell receptors along two chemical pathways --…

In melanoma, radiosurgery may combine well with immunotherapy, especially PD-1 inhibitors

Of 38 melanoma patients treated with immunotherapy and radiosurgery between 2012 and 2017, median overall survival…

A multifunctional, multiscale, reconfigurable surface

Materials scientists have developed a dynamic surface with reconfigurable topography that can sculpt and re-sculpt microscale…

Recipe for star clusters

Clusters of stars across the vast reaches of time and space of the entire universe were…

Journey into the lungs of mice infected with influenza

A new tool they call FluVision allows researchers to witness influenza infection in a living animal…

Scientists developing guidebook for finding life beyond Earth

Some of the leading experts in the field, including a UC Riverside team of researchers, have…