New 'KiloCore' Chip Is the World's First With 1,000 Processors
In an impressive display of one-upmanship, UC Davis has created a monster of a chip, called “KiloCore,” which houses…
UC Davis Tried Really, Really Hard to Erase That 2011 Pepper Spray Incident From the Internet
Remember the November 2011 pepper-spray incident at UC Davis? After video footage of a campus police officer casually…
Giant Shake Table Helps Design Quake-Proof California Homes
When the Loma Prieta earthquake struck San Francisco in 1989, it gutted the Marina neighborhood. While part of that was…
"The Pope of Foam" explains the art and science of beer
This is great. It's a five-minute guide to the craft of beer brewing, led by Charlie "The Pope of Foam" Bamforth. It's…
The Pope of Foam Explains the Science of Beer Brewing
Crack open a bottle of suds and prepare to be amazed as Professor Charlie Bamforth leads a tour of the UC Davis…
This Tiny Telescope Implant Gives Eyesight to the Blind
Getting old isn't all it's cracked up to be. Sure, you get a hefty discount at the Country Kitchen Buffet. But you also…
Neurosurgeons banned from human research for giving infectious bacteria to brain tumor patients
UC Davis neurosurgeons J. Paul Muizelaar and Rudolph J. Schrot have been barred from performing human medical research,…
The Most Precise Image of a Post-Earthquake Landscape Ever Created
A new measurement tool that uses light detection and ranging (or LiDAR) can show how earthquakes have changed the…
What Pepper Spray Does to Your Body
When Lieutenant John Pike casually hosed down a line of seated protesters with pepper spray, a lot of weird stuff…
Hammock Boat!
Sorry. One-of-a-kind. Make your own. Like a Sasquatch in the Himalayas, this was allegedly seen at the University of…
The Giant Machines That Create Earthquakes
It may not be Lex Luthor's earthquake-causing missile, but the earthquake centrifuge at UC Davis in California is the…
Smart Contacts Will Detect Glaucoma Before It Blinds You
Researchers at UC Davis have designed contact lenses that can give you an in-eye checkup to make sure there's nothing…
Contact Lenses of the Future Will Treat Your Eye Diseases
The World Health Organization estimates that glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide. And though…