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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

January 14, 2014 – CALIT2 TechPortal tenant Biopico Systems is the recipient of a 6-month, $150,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant from the National Science Foundation. The funding will allow the startup to test the feasibility of an innovative method fo

January 14, 2014 – Three new tenants, all of whose pioneering products are the result of UC Irvine research projects, are now calling CALIT2’s TechPortal business technology incubator home. Defineqa (pronounced De-fin’-a-ka) headed by Arlene Doria and Nick Martin, is produ

December 16, 2013 – Malaria kills a child somewhere in the world every minute. This life-threatening disease, caused by parasites transmitted through infected mosquitoes, can be prevented and cured if detected and treated early. But malaria afflicts primarily the poor, who often

December 11, 2013 – UC Irvine professor Chen Li jots equations directly on the windows of his new office overlooking a busy intersection near Orange County’s John Wayne Airport. The view just outside is loaded with information, he says, which he wants to make easier for you to s

December 05, 2013 – Among the many disturbing aspects of cancer is the fact that single cells can detach from a tumor and roam the bloodstream, perhaps settling in a place where a new tumor forms. And, just like that, the disease has an opening to spread or recur. In his busy la

December 04, 2013 – Hearing aids, as those who wear them know, have some flaws. Whistling, echoing and feedback often frustrate even the most intrepid user. Biomedical engineering graduate student Peyton Paulick seeks to give those with hearing loss a better option, and if the f

November 26, 2013 – Most would-be entrepreneurs know that marketplace innovation requires a great idea, a strategic business plan and solid financial backing. Also essential to kick-starting new products: proof-of-concept and prototyping services, something inventors may have tr

November 22, 2013 – In 2006, soon after arriving at UC Irvine, a new assistant professor was introduced to an engineering school administrator who asked what her major was. “I’m not an undergrad,” the new hire said politely. “Oh, you’re here for the graduate program?” inquired t

November 19, 2013 – When a group of UC Irvine students began creating a mobile game to teach children the mechanisms of human digestion, they never imagined how much the kids would ultimately teach them. They also had no way of knowing the widespread reverberations their experie