Jun. 21, 2016 – The California Energy Commission has awarded $785,124 to the California Plug Load Research Center (CalPlug) at UC Irvine to develop a new tool to increase utilization of low-power modes in computers. The project will be led by Joy Pixley, CalPlug social sciences

Jun. 25, 2016 – The California Plug Load Research Center (Calplug) hosted its ninth semiannual workshop on energy efficient plug loads, Thursday, May 12 at CALIT2. The center, located at CALIT2, was established in 2011 to improve energy efficiency in the use and design of applia

May. 05, 2016 – They didn’t teach this in grad school. UC Irvine (UCI) biomedical engineer Christopher Heylman, PhD, is standing in a room with 30 potential investors who are grilling him about his vision for a novel device that can return biological testing results faster and m

May. 05, 2016 – Dream It, Build It, Test It, Commercialize It A new maker lab, one with a high-tech twist, opened on the UC Irvine campus last fall. Combining the latest in integrated circuit technology, a panoply of cutting-edge fabrication and analysis equipment, and a come-on

Mar. 17, 2016 – Joshua and Karen Tanenbaum come from Larry Williams, director of product Management at ANSYS Inc, was the featured guest at an IoT-themed event held Wednesday at CALIT2. Williams’ presentation titled, “Engineering the “Internet of Things Using Simulation,”

Feb. 04, 2016 – This year, 66 MDP Fellows were selected to participate in 13 projects mentored by 41 faculty and graduate students project leads as part of the Multidisciplinary Design Program (MDP). MDP engages UCI undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines in fiv

Jan. 22, 2016 – This year, 66 MDP Fellows were selected to participate in 13 projects mentored by 41 faculty and graduate students project leads as part of the Multidisciplinary Design Program (MDP). MDP engages UCI undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines in fiv

Dec. 16, 2015 –   Near the end of the Ice Age, about 10,000 years ago, man discovered fire. This magical element allowed our early ancestors to warm their homes, cook food and clear vast forests for livestock and agriculture. By the Industrial Age, mankind had mastered the

Nov. 30, 2015 – Augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) are going to be huge, and both will be adopted quickly – even though the average person isn’t familiar with the technology today. This was the message shared by the five speakers featured at the fall 2015 Igniting Tec

Nov. 20, 2015 – Plug load waste is identified as standby power from appliances that continue to draw power even when they are turned off, or appliances that aren’t turned off when they’re not in use. This sort of wasted power – from televisions, lighting, air conditioners, water