Oct. 3, 2007 – It isn’t particularly fashionable or trendy, but it’s a model nevertheless. A computer model, that is. Arabidopsis, a small flowering plant in the mustard family, is the diva of a computer modeling experiment that will help scientists better understand how and why

Oct. 2, 2007 – Bill Tomlinson and his Social Code research group use information technology in a slightly different way to confront environmental challenges. The researchers are not creating cleaner fuels or more energy-efficient systems – instead, they are using IT as a catalys

Oct. 1, 2007 – Act one, Scene one: Cars idle bumper-to-bumper on a Southern California freeway, stretching as far as the eye can see. Tailpipes emit noxious fumes while drivers do their own slow burn. Act one, Scene two: Relaxed commuter disembarks from train at station, walks t

Sept. 15, 2007 – For thousands of years, a common strain of yeast has been used to make bread, beer and wine. Now, unique research underway in the CALIT2 Building at UC Irvine aims to transform it into something more: an efficient producer of ethanol to help meet the nation’s in