Research

Total-Body PET Imaging Takes a Look at Long COVID

Using total-body PET imaging to get a better understanding of long COVID disease is the goal of a new project at the University of California, Davis, in collaboration with UC San Francisco. The project is funded by a grant of $3.2 million over four years from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health.

New Research Shows Roasted Coffee Beans Follow a ‘Universal Color Curve’

A new Scientific Reports study by UC Davis Coffee Center researchers shows that coffee beans follow a universal color curve during roasting, offering significant implications for the coffee industry and how “light,” “medium” and “dark” roast levels could be more consistently defined.

Controlling the (Casimir) Force

As researchers continue to shrink the size of mechanical devices, controlling the Casimir force has become the first priority. At UC Davis, Calum Shelden, a Ph.D. candidate in electrical and computer engineering, is beginning groundbreaking experimentation to test the theories.

EV Battery Recycling Key to Future Lithium Supplies

UC Davis researchers model the future of lithium supplies and find battery recycling could dramatically reduce the need for new mines. The team calls for smarter policies and faster action to make EV adoption greener, cleaner and more resilient.