The physics of folding clothes

Pieter Abbeel and his UC Berkeley students have developed a robot to help out with laundry. At the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society, their aim now is to expand the robotic repertoire to aid surgeons.

Green crusader

A lab researcher's campaign to reuse, recycle and reduce draws national acclaim.

Keeping the planet from being cooked

Reducing black carbon could immediately slow global warming and save millions of lives, says a UC San Diego scientist. And simply providing cleaner-burning stoves in rural villages can help do the trick.

Building a green lab

Making research labs more sustainable can help UC campuses to cut energy use and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Bringing a gold mine of Egyptology online

UCLA scholars developed the world's first comprehensive E-encyclopedia on ancient Egypt, and it is full of information on ancient temples, archaeological treasures, hieroglyphics and more.