Tag: UC Berkeley
New device paves the way to 3D-printed organs, food
3D printing or additive manufacturing is a process of making three dimensional solid objects from a digital file. It enables users to produce complex...
Researchers use jiggly Jell-O to make powerful new hydrogen fuel catalyst
Scientists at the UC Berkeley have developed a new, efficient catalyst that can produce hydrogen fuel from water. Working as effective as Platinum, this...
Prenatal exposure to chemicals in personal care products may speed puberty in girls
Many previous studies have suggested that girls and possibly boys have been experiencing puberty at progressively younger ages. Puberty at an early age may lead...
Stereotypes measurably influence how we treat each other
UC Berkeley neuroscientist Ming Hsu and individual analysts have created a computational model that can anticipate how much we discriminate against each other are...
Blood tests reveal broad extent of Zika infection
In a new study by the UC Berkeley, scientists showed that almost half of the population in Managua, Nicaragua, has been infected with the...
Engineered sand to purify stormwater
Stormwater runoff is often worsened by human activities and can contain nitrogen and phosphorus pollutants from fertilizers, pet and yard waste. Because stormwater flows...
Nature is proving to be awesome medicine for PTSD
A new study by the UC Berkeley scientists, the amazement we feel in nature can significantly decrease side effects of post-traumatic stress disorder. Scientists tracked mental...
Start of most sensitive search yet for dark matter axion
Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley have recently developed low-noise superconducting quantum amplifiers through which, they are embarking the most sensitive search yet for axions,...
Fleet of automated electric taxis could deliver environmental and energy benefits
Scientists at the UC Berkeley have developed a new model that could analyze taxi trips provided by shared automated electric vehicles in Manhattan. It...
