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November 08, 2011 – Hiperwall, Inc., the spinoff company that sprang from a CALIT2 research project, has donated software worth more than $75,000 to the UC Irvine division of the institute. Hiperwall, Inc.’s newest version 2.0 software will help CALIT2 better showcase its innova

November 08, 2011 – UC Irvine engineering professor and CALIT2 academic affiliate Scott Samuelsen was recognized by the White House last week as a Champion of Change. The weekly initiative honors individuals and businesses making an impact in their communities and working to hel

October 31, 2011 – CALIT2 academic affiliate Jeff Russell, assistant professor of dance science, couldn’t be prouder. Seven of his students, including four who are undergraduates or recent graduates, presented their research last month at the 21st annual meeting of the Internati

October 20, 2011 – It appears that Aditi Majumder really can be in two places at once. On a late September afternoon, she stands in Arches National Park, its signature red rock and blue sky unfurling around her. But Majumder is not in Utah; she’s in the Visualization Lab she man

October 12, 2011 – CALIT2 academic affiliate David Reinkensmeyer has been chosen to deliver a noteworthy lecture this week at the annual meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society in Hartford, Conn. Reinkensmeyer, UC Irvine professor of biomedical engineering and co-PI of CAL

September 28, 2011 – Visitors from industry and a federal laboratory were introduced to CALIT2’s new center on energy efficiency last week. Representatives from Belkin International, Broadcom Corp., and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) met with UCI faculty member

September 21, 2011 – The California Energy Commission has awarded the UC Irvine division of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology $1 million to further its research on plug-load devices, including creating more energy efficiency and providing

September 08, 2011 – UCI’s Environment Institute is collaborating with CALIT2 and three other partners to encourage innovators working in the fields of energy and the environment. The 2011 Clean Tech Academy, also supported by the Orange County chapter of the Tech Coast Angels,

August 31, 2011 – An almost audible and certainly collective sigh of relief permeated the air last Friday in the CALIT2 Building. This year’s SURF-IT Fellows were now official SURF-IT alumni: they formally completed the 10-week research program by presenting their final results.

August 24, 2011- Flexible and reconfigurable wireless systems are the future of telecommunications, according to last week’s SURF-IT seminar speaker, who gave his CALIT2 audience a sneak peek at some innovative offerings under development. To optimize often-shrinking resources, said K

August 12, 2011 – A UC Irvine materials scientist saved the day for a SURF-IT lunchtime-seminar audience. Chemical engineering and materials science professor Albert Yee, who also happens to be CALIT2’s former director, was planning to listen to this week’s scheduled talk about

August 08, 2011 – Employees who spend their days juggling multiple demands can take comfort knowing they’re part of a burgeoning trend. Multitasking has become the norm in today’s office environments. When informatics professor Gloria Mark found herself struggling to stay abreas