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- Study identifies new temperature sensing mechanism in plants Sun, 5 Apr 20, 12:00amPhytochrome foci have different behaviors at different temperatures and types of light University of California – Riverside A protein called phytochrome B, which can sense light and temperature, triggers plant growth...
- Lithium-ion batteries made from recycled glass bottles store almost 4x more energy Mon, 24 Apr 17, 10:41pmA team of researchers at UC Riverside developed a low-cost way of turning disgarded glass bottles into lithium-ion batteries that store almost four times more energy and can last much longer than conventional batteries...
- Scientists Develop an Electronic Nose That Can Detect Dangerous Airborne Chemicals Sat, 25 Aug 12, 2:25amThe human nose is an exquisitely sensitive organ, capable of recognizing over 10,000 different smells. Yet, when toxins are in the air, it may be best to leave the sniffing to a device that can’t suffer damage from...
- University of California Riverside Gets an Olympic Pool-Sized Battery to Power Its Engineering Building Wed, 16 Nov 11, 4:10amThe University of California Riverside has one very dedicated alum who puts our measly $50 annual donations to our alma maters to shame. Winston Chung, founder and CEO of Chinese energy heavyweight Winston Global Energy recently...