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A new (and surprising) way to use solar panels
In the middle of California's Central Valley, a new way to use solar panels could change how we think about clean energy and water. It’s a simple idea that people have talked about for decades, but only now is it finally being tested in real life.
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UC Santa Barbara |
Setting up a ‘school zone’ for whales
Marine research and conservation institutions band together to expand whale-saving technology to the San Francisco Bay.
UC San Diego |
Why are prescription drugs so expensive? It’s not necessarily high R&D, new study shows
Pharmaceutical companies claim they need to charge high drug prices to recover the costs of research and development, but researchers found no link between the two.
Berkeley Lab via The Conversation |
Hurricane Ian: When the power grid goes out, could solar and batteries power your home?
A study of real-world disasters shows how home solar and storage could keep the lights on and the air conditioner running during many outages, if not all.
UC Davis |
Revealing the genome of the common ancestor of all mammals
Every modern mammal is descended from a common ancestor that lived about 180 million years ago. We don’t know a great deal about this animal, but the organization of its genome has now been computationally reconstructed by an international team of researchers.
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