Scientists Discover a High-Performance, Low-Cost Sodium-Ion Battery
Scientists have discovered a novel chemical state of the element manganese. This chemical state, first proposed about 90 years ago, enables a high-performance, low-cost sodium-ion…
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Astronomers Have a New Explanation for the Moon’s Origin
A new explanation for the Moon’s origin has it forming inside the Earth when our planet was a seething, spinning cloud of vaporized rock, called…
Scientists Reveal a New Type of Planetary Object
Scientists reveal that planet-sized bodies can form a new, much larger structure called a synestia – an indented disk rather like a red blood cell…
Less Algae Gives Lake Tahoe Its Blue Color
New research from UC Davis and NASA reveals that the blueness of Lake Tahoe is controlled by algal concentration, which in turn is driven by…
Dose-Dependent Relationship Between Sugar Beverages and Heart Disease Risk
New research from the University of California Davis is the first to demonstrate a direct, dose-dependent relationship between the amount of added sugar consumed in…
Stem Cell Study Reveals the Brain-Protective Powers of Astrocytes
A newly published stem cell study from UC Davis uncovers the brain-protective powers of astrocytes, finding that astrocytes can protect brain tissue and reduce disability…
UC Davis Researchers Identify a Biomarker for Autism
In a newly published study, researchers from UC Davis identify a biomarker for autism in a subset of children, finding that the mothers of children…
New Fabric Works Like Human Skin, Drains Sweat
Researchers at UC Davis have developed a new fabric that works like human skin, forming excess sweat into droplets that drain away by themselves. A…
Iron-Platinum Alloy Retains Information at Nanomagnet Sizes
An international team of researchers used a method called atomic-scale multilayer sputtering to create iron-platinum alloys with an ordered crystal structure that could be used…
Mechanism for Controlling Calcium Influx in Cells Identified
In a newly published study, scientists identify the mechanism for controlling calcium influx in cells, helping researchers better understand the molecular causes of the disruption…
Study Suggests Europeans Are Closely Related
A newly published study suggests that Europeans are closely related, finding on a genealogical level that everyone in Europe traces back to nearly the same…
Nanomaterials Found in Everyday Products Can Cause Lung Inflammation and Damage
A new study, which examined the health effects of engineering nanomaterials in a mouse model, reveals that breathing ultrafine particles from nanomaterials found in household…
Cyanobacteria Engineered to Make Raw Materials for Fuels from Sunlight
In a newly published study, UC Davis scientists detail how they engineered cyanobacteria to grow chemical precursors for fuels and plastics, taking a step forward…
Waste to Energy Technology Commercially Available in the US
Is your company looking for their very own high-solid anaerobic digestion system? Well look no more. Invented by a researcher at UC Davis, this commercially…
Four Genes May Increase Memory Loss and Risk of Alzheimer’s
Based on a genetic analysis of more than 9,000 people, a new study shows that four genes may speed shrinkage of the hippocampus in the…