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A Far-Sighted Approach To Machine Learning

New system can teach a group of cooperative or competitive AI agents to find an optimal long-term solution.

A Simpler Path To Better Computer Vision

New research reveals a scalable technique that uses synthetic data to improve the accuracy of AI models that recognize images.

New Device Can Control Light At Unprecedented Speeds

Researchers have developed a programmable optical device for high-speed beam steering.

Effects Of Ancient Carbon Releases Suggest Possible Scenarios For Future Climate

A new study provides practical guidelines for using biomarkers to identify ‘smoke taint’ in grapes and wines affected by the smoke from wildfires

Chemical Analysis Reveals Effects Of Wildfire Smoke On Grapes And Wines

A new study provides practical guidelines for using biomarkers to identify ‘smoke taint’ in grapes and wines affected by the smoke from wildfires

New Study Confirms Bioengineered RSV Protein Vaccine Evokes Protective Immune Response

This research is an important milestone in the pursuit of a vaccine against the virus that can cause severe respiratory disease in children and the elderly

Elephant Seals’ Map Sense Tells Them When To Head ‘Home’

Researchers found that female elephant seals know their distance from the breeding beach and allocate extra time to get back if they have farther to travel

New Responsible Data Sharing Technique Will Enable Better Understanding Of Disease-Causing Genetic Variants

Using federated analysis on protected health data sets can lead scientists to a more nuanced understanding of heritable disease

A Surprising Heat Source Is Melting The Greenland Ice Sheet From The Bottom Up

Melt rates measured at the base of the ice sheet are several orders of magnitude higher than previous estimates

Reversing The Charge

Battery power from electric vehicles to the grid could open a fast lane to a net-zero future.

Tilting Of Earth’s Crust Governed The Flow Of Ancient Megafloods

Study provides new perspective on Washington state’s Channeled Scablands, carved by the Missoula megafloods at the end of the last ice age

Easy Aluminum Nanoparticles For Rapid, Efficient Hydrogen Generation From Water

UCSC chemists developed a simple method to make aluminum nanoparticles that split water and generate hydrogen gas rapidly under ambient conditions

First Nationwide Study Of Scams Targeting Immigrants Shows Local Social Context May Help Or Hinder Reporting

Assistant Professor of Sociology Juan Manuel Pedroza recently published the first nationwide data analysis on immigration scams that target noncitizens.

San Lorenzo River Was Transformed By Early Logging In The Santa Cruz Mountains

The river cut a deep channel and abandoned its floodplain in the Felton area around the time of intensive clearcutting in the surrounding mountains

Breaking The Scaling Limits Of Analog Computing

New technique could diminish errors that hamper the performance of super-fast analog optical neural networks.

Genome Of Extinct Steller’s Sea Cow Reveals Surprising Link To Human Skin Disease

Analysis of ancient DNA from sea cow bones finds genes that may have played a role in adaptation to cold marine environment and yields evidence of a long population decline

Equity Gaps In COVID-19 Deaths Closed For Some Racial And Ethnic Groups, Widened For Others During Vaccine Rollout In California

A team of public health researchers from UC Santa Cruz, Stanford University, and UC San Francisco published new research showing how racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 deaths across California changed as the rollout process for vaccines began.

Climate Action Planning Misses Equity Opportunities In Many California Cities

A new study led by UC Santa Cruz found that most California cities still have a long way to go in addressing equity as part of their climate action plans, and researchers identified common pitfalls that may be holding back progress on these efforts.

Astronomers Witness The Explosive End Of A Dying Star

The Young Supernova Experiment transient survey observed a red supergiant during its final 130 days leading up to a supernova explosion