May 01, 2014 – One of the more popular demonstrations in the CalPlug Center housed at CALIT2 is the “Wall of Power.” The living room simulation, equipped with everyday entertainment and household devices that plug into outlets, allows “consumers” to control energy usage by power

April 14, 2014 – Policy makers, manufacturers, utility representatives and academic researchers joined forces last week at CALIT2 to learn from each other in an attempt to advance energy efficiency measures in the rapidly growing plug load sector of electricity use. The Emerging

March 26, 2014 – When CALIT2 researchers launched a large-scale online survey at UC Irvine last spring to learn more about how people manage their computers’ energy usage, more than 2,000 people participated. The respondents included students, staff, faculty and retirees. Respon

March 04, 2014 – A NASA scientist brought space exploration down to Earth last week in an engaging presentation at CALIT2. Tara Ruttley, assistant project scientist for the International Space Station, shared with a packed house some of the research occurring aboard the space st

February 24, 2014 – Philip M. Smith, the founding co-chair of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (CALIT2) Advisory Board, passed away on Feb. 16, 2014, after a brief illness. Smith was one of the most experienced science policy professiona

February 14, 2014 – On a clear and appropriately sunny Southern California day, the CALIT2 courtyard yesterday provided a picturesque setting for a formal announcement that many at UC Irvine had been anticipating eagerly. U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman announced

February 12, 2014 – Not even a two-hour, campus-wide power outage could deter the 82 attendees who came to CALIT2 last Saturday for a full-day symposium held by the Southern California Society for Microscopy and Microanalysis. The seminar, which focused on hybrid approaches in m

February 10, 2014 – During a visit earlier this month to UC Irvine, California Energy Commissioner Chair Robert Weisenmiller made a stop at the CalPlug research and demonstration center to see first-hand the numerous energy-efficiency projects underway. The Center’s initial rese

February 07, 2014 – Computer network expert Marco Levorato figured out early in his career that computers are just one part of any truly effective communication system. The humans who interact with the systems are equally as important. Levorato, CALIT2’s newest FTE professor, br

January 28, 2014 – Eighty-four ambitious UC Irvine students have begun working on 19 cross-disciplinary projects as the popular Multidisciplinary Design Program kicks off its fourth year. MDP, first launched in 2011, is sponsored by CALIT2 and UCI’s Undergraduate Research Opport