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Testing Astronaut Health in 30 Seconds of Weightlessness
UC Davis researcher Rich Whittle joined an international team aboard a parabolic flight to study how microgravity affects blood flow to protect astronauts during long-duration space missions.
UC Davis to Set Standard for Measuring Airborne Nanoplastic Health Risks
UC Davis researchers have received a nearly $4 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to develop the world’s first standardized method for measuring and describing the neurotoxicity of nanoplastics inhaled as part of air pollution.
Rewriting Macbeth: New UC Davis Game Uses AI to Teach Conflict De-Escalation
What if you could talk Shakespeare’s Macbeth out of violence? A new UC Davis-developed game lets players do just that, using AI to simulate dialogue and teach real-world conflict de-escalation skills through interactive storytelling rooted in some of the greatest dramas in the English language.
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Aerospace Engineering Alum Develops New Way to Move Cargo Across the Moon
As the co-founder and CEO of InSitu Space, Toby Li ’25 is developing Daedalus, a rocket-propelled “hopper” designed to transport cargo across the lunar surface. By flying over craters, slopes and other obstacles, Daedalus could change the lunar transportation landscape, giving scientists quicker access to multiple sites from a single moon landing.
Alum’s Millimeter-Wave Technology Takes Major Step Toward Spaceflight
Three-time engineering alum Diana Gamzina’s company, Elve, has qualified its 100-watt millimeter-wave tube amplifier platform for spaceflight. The technology, which grew from Gamzina’s research in the College of Engineering, could enable high-data-rate communications for satellite networks and is expected to be demonstrated in orbit within a year.
UC Davis Researcher Takes Leadership Role in Soft Robotics
Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Wenzhong Yan has joined Soft Robotics, the leading journal in the field, as an associate editor. The appointment recognizes Yan's growing contributions to soft robotics, an emerging area of research focused on robots that safely interact with people and adapt to complex environments.
