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Jun. 15, 2017 – Near the end of fall quarter, five students majoring in engineering and computer science had a simple business idea and no business knowledge. This quarter, those same students advanced to the final rounds of the Beall New Venture Competition and the Beall and Bu

Jun. 12, 2017 – A sold-out audience showed up at CALIT2 Wednesday, June 7 for the Igniting Technology program titled, “5G and the Factories of the Future.” This is the eleventh year the popular, semi-annual event has brought together technology experts to discuss how innovative

May. 19, 2017 – Student-fellows from the 2016-2017 Multidisciplinary Design Program (MDP) met Saturday, May 13, to present their design projects at a symposium held in the CALIT2 auditorium. The 80 current fellows had been selected to participate in 16 projects mentored by 39 fa

May. 17, 2017 – Twenty electrical engineering and computer science graduate students — 10 from UC Irvine and 10 from UC Los Angeles — gathered at UCI’s CALIT2 for the first Broadcom Fellows Student Research Workshop and Symposium, May 10-11, 2017. Supported by the Br

May. 05, 2017 – This story appears in the Spring 2017 edition of Interface, the magazine of CALIT2. A self-described “nerdy” kid, Bill Tomlinson has been a nature enthusiast as long as he can remember. His mother, a former college zoology major, filled their Philadelphia home wi

May. 01, 2017 – A low-cost device designed to help people with walking disabilities took home the top prize in the local round of the Aging 2.0 Global Startup Search pitch held at CALIT2 last week. The winning pitch showcased Red Lion Robotics’ Gait Rehab Adaptive Machine (GRAM)

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