Features

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

Nov. 21, 2016 – CalPlug Semiannual Workshop #10 was held Nov. 9, at CALIT2. The California Plug Load Research Center (CalPlug) was established to improve energy efficiency in the use and design of appliances and consumer electronic devices. This semiannual workshop was created t

Nov. 21, 2016 – Hundreds of brutal, efficient killers crowd Carter Butts’ home, bringing grim death to any unwise enough to venture into range. But fear not. These are magnificent bug-eating plants that populate nearly every continent. Drosera capensis, commonly known as the cap

Nov. 21, 2016 – Tucked into an inconspicuous space in one of UC Irvine’s arts buildings is a potential game-changer: a why-didn’t-I-think-of-that model that its creators hope will redefine environmental awareness and help reduce the world’s surfeit of plastic waste. The ambitiou

Nov. 16, 2016 – According to a report by the Orange County Healthy Aging Initiative, the OC is home to more than 3.1 million people and is the sixth most populous county in the nation. Today, 13.5% of the county’s population is 65 year old and older. This number is projected to