July 26, 2010 – Research is multi-faceted, as this summer’s SURF-IT undergraduates are quickly learning. One of the most essential components for many projects is the protection of the human research subjects participating in them. During last week’s SURF-IT lunchtime seminar, K

July 22, 2010 – Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems – known as MEMS – are tiny devices that combine silicon-based microelectronics and micromachining technology. Made from components ranging in size from 0.001 to 0.1 millimeters, the finished devices generally are smaller than one

July 21, 2010 – To celebrate its 350th anniversary, the Royal Society  last month hosted “Culture Evolves,” a London-based conference focused on the notion that culture is more important to animals than previously believed. Twenty four international experts presented talks on th

July 19, 2010 – Given current global affairs, researchers the world over are seeking new ways to conserve energy. uci@home, a project funded through the university’s Environment Institute, is using a unique approach to achieve that goal. What sets uci@home apart is its emphasis

July 13, 2010 – In 2008, a U.S. Department of Education progress report cited California African-American 8th grade math proficiency scores in the bottom 18% nationwide. In an effort to turn that statistic around, parents, educators and business leaders in the Inland Empire and

July 12, 2010 – Cells share several traits with mechanical structures. Both incorporate tubes, rods and cables; both exert push-and-pull forces; and both adhere to a substrate of some type. Biomedical engineering professor William Tang is using those similarities as a way to bet

July 02, 2010 – Climate disruption, biodiversity loss, rising sea levels, pollution and exploding populations portend possibly devastating global consequences. But CALIT2 affiliate Bill Tomlinson, author of the recently published book “Greening through IT: Information Technology

June 30, 2010 – Fourteen graduate students studying nanomaterials at England’s Imperial College London are sufficiently acquainted with the scientific aspects of their field. What they are not as familiar with is the emphasis on multidisciplinary research they witnessed during a

June 25, 2010 – If the nine undergraduates who attended this week’s SURF-IT orientation came away with one thing, it’s the knowledge that large doses of commitment and communication are the necessary ingredients for success in the 10-week summer research program. That theme was

June 23, 2010 – Last week, UCI Associate Professor Chen Li and his summer interns made it official: they carried boxes and computers into a pristine lab on the second floor of the CALIT2 Building, becoming the inaugural tenants of TechPortal, UCI’s newly minted technology busine