Category Archives: Technology
Iron-platinum alloys could be new generation hard drives
Meeting the demand for more data storage in smaller volumes means using materials made up of ever-smaller magnets, or nanomagnets. One promising material for a potential new generation of recording media is an alloy of iron and platinum with an …
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Alumn judges the Big Brains on TV
UC Davis multi-alumna Christine Gulbranson is bringing her talents to a new challenge starting today, May 1: She is one of two regular judges on a new reality TV show, “Big Brain Theory: Pure Genius” which begins an eight-week run …
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Robots teaching math: C-STEM Day and one-day conference
Two upcoming events showcase how teachers can bring robots into the classroom to help teach algebra, math and science and get kids fired up about careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. C-STEM Day, May 4 — Middle and high …
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Rocket team flies high in Alabama
The UC Davis SpaceED rocket team has returned from the NASA Student Launch Projects competition in Huntsville, Alabama. They didn’t bring back prizes on their first trip to the competition — but they did bring back some great experiences, despite …
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Students’ rocket to fly in NASA competition
A team of UC Davis students aims to fly their rocket exactly one mile high April 20 during NASA’s Student Launch Projects competition near Huntsville, Alabama. This is the first year the UC Davis SpaceED rocket team has taken part …
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Touchscreen pioneer, alumnus Francis Lee to speak
Francis Lee, current board chair and former CEO of Synaptics, Inc., will speak at UC Davis on Tuesday, April 23. His talk begins at 4 p.m. in Kemper Hall, room 1065 and admission is free. RSVP via Facebook. When Lee …
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Obama’s BRAIN Initiative: UC Davis reaction
President Obama yesterday announced the broad outlines of a major new plan to study the human brain. The President is proposing a budget of about $110 million in 2o14 for the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies initiative, drawn from …
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Cyberattack slows the internet
A massive “distributed denial of service” attack on a spam-fighting nonprofit is slowing down network speeds for services across the internet, according to a number of media reports. The attack is apparently being launched against Spamhaus, a nonprofit group based …
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Geospatial consulting offers technical mapping services on campus
Newly launched on campus: Geospatial Consulting @ UC Davis is available to help the UC Davis researchers with geospatial questions and projects. Like the services provided by the Statistical Laboratory for addressing statistical questions, Geospatial Consulting offers campus researchers and …
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Great new apps on the move: Mileage and music
Jason Moore and Tai Stillwater, two researchers at the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, have developed a neat little smartphone app that monitors fuel economy as you drive. They have already been awarded $2,000 in phase one of the …
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