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UC Riverside environmental engineers are testing a van imported from France with a hydrogen combustion engine as part of an international effort to advance decarbonization of the transportation industry and curb greenhouse gas emissions.

Is the internet losing its soul? A collaborative study by UC Riverside computer and social scientists suggests so. As artificial intelligence increasingly answers our online questions with quick summaries and polished explanations, we may be gaining efficiency while losing something distinctly human in the process.

For the first time, scientists have directly measured how smoking changes the mechanical behavior of human lung tissue.

Computer scientists at UC Riverside have identified troubling flaws in a new generation of artificial intelligence (AI) agents designed to take over routine computer chores while users are away — sorting emails, organizing files, analyzing data, and handling other everyday digital tasks that might otherwise consume hours. The researchers found that the automated agents can become dangerously fixated on completing assignments without recognizing when their actions are harmful, contradictory, or simply irrational.

Members of the U.C. Riverside Foundation Board of Trustees make a planned gift to support environmental research.

Fake news can be tricky to spot, but spotting fake drugs just got a little easier. UC Riverside researchers have devised a low-cost way to help distinguish legitimate medications from counterfeit ones. 

Researchers have identified a network of connections between the brainstem and spinal cord that enables people to grasp, hold, and manipulate objects. The discovery could guide new stroke therapies.

The rapid growth of artificial intelligence and cloud computing is outpacing the ability of many community water systems to deliver large bursts on the hottest days of the year, and building the necessary infrastructure is expected to cost billions of dollars.

UC Riverside computer scientists identify major security weaknesses in the Wi-Fi networks we rely on at work, at home, in airports, and in coffee shops, among other locations. Even the most advanced “enterprise-grade” encryption systems used by universities and corporations were found to be vulnerable.

UC Riverside researchers have developed an oxygen-delivering gel capable of healing injuries that might otherwise progress to limb loss. 

UCR-led study finds that tiny, invisible gases long thought to be irrelevant in cloud formation appear to play a major role in determining whether clouds form—and possibly whether it rains. This realization runs counter to more than a century of assumptions about the physics behind cloud droplet formation.

Georgios Karavalakis, a UCR professor of chemical and environmental engineering, has been elected a Fellow of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International, one of the highest honors in the mobility engineering field.

Using robotic fins, researchers have learned how stingrays are able to swim with impressive control. These insights could help underwater vehicles avoid disastrous ground collisions. 

UCR researchers develop a method called Test-Time Matching, an approach that significantly improves how AI systems interpret relationships between text and images, especially when presented with unfamiliar combinations.

The UCR-developed Tango mandarin has established itself as a symbol of innovation and sustainability in the global citrus market, generating more than $70 million in cumulative economic value for the university.

A little-known region deep in the brain could be crucial for preserving physical strength as we age, and could even help prevent frailty before it begins.

UCR chemical engineering researchers have completed construction of a pilot biomass processing facility that transforms forestry and agricultural waste into pulp that can be made into textiles and building construction products.

Matthew Barth, a longtime UC Riverside engineering professor whose work has shaped global transportation systems and clean mobility innovations, has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

Alumnus William Carter has pledged two gifts totaling an estimated $3.65 million to UCR.

Landmark UC Riverside vehicle emissions study allows California to move forward with less costly and less polluting gasoline blend.

Researchers from the University of California, Riverside, found that health impacts from pollution associated with California’s computer processing data centers tripled from 2019 to 2023 — and could rise by another 72% by 2028 unless mitigation policies are enacted.

UCR leads $8 million effort for dynamic and secure computer networks to benefit military needs and civilian applications.

UCR engineering scientists offer blueprint to cut pollution & prolong server life at big data processing centers

UCR scientists create a fully synthetic model for growing brain cells that could allow for animal-free drug testing.