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Reducing Energy Usage One Project at a Time

April 13, 2012 – How can UC Irvine students help California improve energy efficiency while earning class credit? By participating in a research team for CalPlug – the California Plug Load Research Center – housed in the CALIT2 Building. A group of about 20 interested students a
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System Advances Materials Characterization

April 02, 2012 – A state-of-the-art X-ray diffraction (XRD) system installed last week in CALIT2’s Microscopy Center (part of LEXI, the Laboratory for Electron and X-ray Instrumentation), continues UCI’s march toward first-class materials characterization capabilities. The Rigak
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Symposium Addresses Water Issues

March 29, 2012 – Drinking water standards, regulatory processes, treatment technologies and detection of carcinogens are just a few of the topics discussed today as almost 150 environmental chemists and others with an interest in drinking water gathered in the CALIT2 Auditorium
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Living Beyond Limits

February 16, 2012 – At the age of 19, Amy Purdy lost the lower half of both legs due to a near-death battle with bacterial meningitis.  Now, eleven years later, the double amputee has conquered professional snowboarding with back-to-back world cup adaptive female champion titles
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