Apr. 27, 2017 – A multidisciplinary team of UC Irvine undergraduate students from the schools of engineering and arts took fourth place in an international business competition with their bicycle-powered, sustainable, closed-loop 3-D printing process. The ambitious prototype, or

Apr. 25, 2017 – The California Plug Load Research Center (CalPlug) hosted its 11th workshop on April 11 at CALIT2. The morning sessions, titled “CAMPUS COOL – CalPlug and UCI” featured an update report on CalPlug projects as well as next steps planned for the center. Prese

Mar. 02, 2017 – Stephen J. Kovacic, director of technology for Skyworks Solutions, spoke today at CALIT2’s Distinguished Lecture event on the topic of Technology Requirements and Initiatives for 5G Smartphones. Kovacic discussed basic-use cases that have emerged for 5G ‘new radi

Mar. 01, 2017 – Sudarsan Rachuri, Federal Program Officer and Technology Manager at the Department of Energy (DoE) Advanced Manufacturing Office, spoke at CALIT2 Friday about Smart and Advanced Manufacturing Innovation in DoE. Smart manufacturing, also referred to as Advanced Ma

Feb. 08, 2017 – Mobile devices are today’s technology of choice, generating the majority of internet traffic. They’re ubiquitous tools for those working, socializing, communicating, shopping and more. But they also harbor a treasure trove of personal data, which, unbeknownst to

Feb. 08, 2017 – According to the International Trade Association, the United States remains the largest medical device market in the world with a market size of around $148 billion, and it is expected to reach $155 billion by 2017. The U.S. market value represented about 43 perc

Feb. 06, 2017 – The University of California, Irvine, in collaboration with the Rochester Institute of Technology’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability, has launched the Reducing Embodied-Energy & Decreasing Emissions Institute to improve the efficiency and competitiveness

Dec. 14, 2016 – UC Irvine graduate, Austin Marron was the feature speaker at CALIT2’s Fall IoT seminar, held last Wednesday at CALIT2. In his presentation, “Making Blindness Less Blinding with Realtime Video in the IoT,” Marron highlighted a few of the more successful applicatio

Nov. 30, 2016 – In collaboration with UCI department of Urology, CALIT2 has  developed a training tool to improve surgical technique. Minimally invasive surgery has been a major revolution in medicine, but it is not without its own set of risks. In urological procedures an acces

November 25, 2014 – Siblings Gina and Jenae Heitkamp, winners of the 2014 Merage Business Plan Competition, are breaking glass ceilings: first all-female team to win, first sister team to make the finals and first toy idea to take the 11-year-old contest. Their company, iBesties