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December 04, 2012 – Once, scientists worked alone or with others in their own fields of expertise. Today, their collaborations span disciplines, institutions and sites, thanks to advances in science and engineering, and a trend towards increased specialization. From a few resear

November 07, 2012 – They may be small but they have big appetites, devouring energy 24/7, even when they’re not in use. They’re set-top boxes, those little devices that receive TV satellite and cable signals. And they’re priority number one for the California Plug Load Research

November 01, 2012 – Visitors to the fourth floor CalPlug Center in the CALIT2 Building are greeted by the “Wall of Power” – a living room simulation equipped with everyday entertainment and household devices that plug into outlets and consume energy. The Wall has become a popula

November 01, 2012 – Jeff Russell, former UC Irvine dance assistant professor, moved from Southern California last summer to teach at Ohio University. But the former manager of the SHAPe (Science and Health in Artistic Performance) Lab in the CALIT2 eHealth Collaboratory has cont

October 31, 2012 – Telecommunications and information technology have seen a radical transformation in the last 20 years, and by all accounts, innovations in this arena will continue to revolutionize the way we interact personally and globally. In October, CALIT2 supported “Comm

October 29, 2012 – Each year U.S. universities create approximately 600 new companies. SRCH², a UC Irvine startup headquartered at CALIT2’s TechPortal incubator, has been nominated as one of the best in the country. The National Council for Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer this mon

October 17, 2012 – Last May, an energy-saving Web/mobile app developed by a CALIT2-affiliated team of UC Irvine students won the $15,000 grand prize in the student category of a national competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy. This month, the app – dubbed Wotz –

October 05, 2012 – CALIT2’s eHealth Collaboratory has been selected by Samueli Institute to collaborate on an initiative aimed at developing a set of “smart-home” toolsfor veterans and active duty service people with traumatic brain injuries and other war-related trauma. The new

July 09, 2012 – This year’s SURF-IT undergraduates may just have begun the 10-week program but already they’re learning how their summer research experience can enhance their graduate school application process. The program’s first lunchtime seminar, delivered last Tuesday by pr

September 07, 2012 – The planar multi-projection display in the CALIT2 Visualization Lab had already grabbed the attention of a wide audience of researchers who saw it last March during the IEEE Virtual Reality international conference and exhibition held in Irvine. The display

September 05, 2012 – Last spring, two state-of-the-art materials characterization instruments were delivered to CALIT2’s Microscopy Center, further enhancing UC Irvine’s growing reputation as a one-stop shop for complex materials characterization work. The Microscopy Center is a

August 31, 2012 – Final presentations have been delivered, audience questions asked and answered, and certificates of completion distributed. For the eighth consecutive summer, the 10-week SURF-IT student research program has come to a successful conclusion. SURF-IT – the Summer