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Environment

Scientists urge to resist reliance on “bathtub modeling” of flood risk

Ashwini Sakharkar

Researchers recommend analysis of complex factors.

Photon Momentum Enabled Light Absorption in Silicon
Science

Light momentum turns indirect silicon into direct semiconductor

Ashwini Sakharkar

This revelation promises to revolutionize our understanding of light-matter interactions.

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Neuroscience

Ophthalmic acid: An alternative neurotransmitter

Pranjal Malewar

Scientists are first to reveal role of ophthalmic acid in motor function control.

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Neuroscience

Learning difficulty gene directly affects memory, study finds

Pranjal Malewar

Reduced function of the gene in the brain results in loss of learning ability and memory.

the way light interacts with solid matter
Physics

A new property of light discovered

Amit Malewar

Photon momentum discovery unlocks novel, silicon-based optoelectronic capabilities.

Study finds security flaws in first- and next-gen LiDAR systems
Technology

Study finds security flaws in first- and next-gen LiDAR systems

Ashwini Sakharkar

Autonomous vehicle technology is vulnerable to road object spoofing and vanishing attacks.

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Quantum Computing

Breakthrough in quantum materials research

Amit Malewar

The advance will allow researchers to transform everyday materials into conductors.

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Biology

A new molecular mechanism found for stimulating hair growth

Pranjal Malewar

Findings may offer road map for next generation of therapies for androgenetic alopecia.

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Invention

UC irvine researchers have developed long-lasting, cobalt-free lithium-ion batteries

Vidya Nagalwade

Manufacturers are encouraged to move away from toxic metals.

FASER particle detector
Science

Scientific first: Physicists detected neutrinos created by a particle collider

Amit Malewar

Discovery promises to help physicists understand the nature of the universe’s most abundant particle.

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Health

Adult brain has the potential to recover from inherited blindness partially

Pranjal Malewar

Eye-opening discovery about adult brain’s ability to recover vision.

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Science

Scientists discovered a signaling molecule that potently stimulates hair growth

Pranjal Malewar

The study may offer therapeutic treatment for androgenetic alopecia.

In the ultrahigh vacuum of a scanning tunneling microscope, a hydrogen molecule is held between the silver tip and sample. Femtosecond bursts of a terahertz laser excite the molecule, turning it into a quantum sensor. Credit: Wilson Ho Lab, UCI
Science

Turning Hydrogen Molecule into a quantum sensor

Editorial Team

Technique for precise measurement of electrostatic properties of materials

FASER particle detector
Science

Signs of neutrinos detected for the first time at LHC

Amit Malewar

Scientific first at CERN facility a preview of upcoming 3-year research campaign.

dogfish sharks
Science

Shark intestines function like Nikola Tesla’s valve

Pranjal Malewar

It's time to use modern technology to look at these really amazing spiral intestines of sharks.

Low levels of a sugar metabolite associated with progressive disability and neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis
Health

Low levels of a sugar metabolite associated with progressive disability and neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis

Pranjal Malewar

GlcNAc is reduced in the serum of progressive MS patients and those with worse clinical disability and neurodegeneration.

The monkeyface prickleback fish could be the new white meat
Science

The Monkeyface Prickleback fish could be the new white meat

Amit Malewar

Recently, scientists from the University of California, Irvine, studied the genome of a fish called Cebidichthys violaceus, also known as monkeyface prickleback. Scientists found...

Mystery in the world's most expensive painting has been solved
Science

Mystery in the world’s most expensive painting has been solved

Amit Malewar

A virtual version of da Vinci’s mystery glass orb has helped explain its weirdness.

Transplanted inhibitory neurons (green) successfully incorporated into the hippocampus of a mouse with traumatic brain injury.
Health

Neuron transplant could possibly repair damaged brain circuits

Pranjal Malewar

Cell therapy to improve memory and stop seizures.

Microglia, shown in red, surround and react to the amyloid-beta plaques, shown in green, in the Alzheimer's disease brain. CREDIT Kim Green lab / UCI
Health

Scientists identified the link between brain immune cells and Alzheimer’s disease development

Pranjal Malewar

UCI study finds the absence of microglia prevents plaque formation.

Science

New algorithm solves Rubik’s Cube in just 1 second

Pranjal Malewar

Recently, scientists at the University of California, Irvine solved the Rubik’s cube in 1 second using DeepCubeA, a deep reinforcement learning algorithm.

Exercise Is Not Key To Controlling Weight
Social Science

The effect of exercise may differ depending on the time of day

Pranjal Malewar

Finding the perfect time to exercise is as much about personal preference as it is physiology. Exercise is supposed to feel good—but if muscles...

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A rare Pterosaur fossil has a Crocodile bite mark on its neck bone

Science

Exotic electron crystal uncovered in graphene

Quantum Physics

Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration releases new images of M87*

Space

New epilepsy tech enhances the accuracy of routine EEGs

Health

Fast radio burst found in outskirts of an ancient galaxy

Space