UC Irvine-led research team leverages power of ribosomes to develop chemical libraries
Transformative technique replaces manual process, accelerating discovery of new drugs
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UCI materials scientists discover design secrets of nearly indestructible insect
Southern California’s diabolical ironclad beetle can even survive being run over by car
UCI scientists create new class of two-dimensional materials
Fabrication could help unlock new quantum computing and energy technologies
A materials world
Director of new UCI research institute discusses its origins, assets and purpose
UCI scientist helps create nanomaterials that mimic living tissue
A team of researchers including Allon Hochbaum, UCI assistant professor of chemical engineering & materials science, has made a breakthrough recently in creating synthetic materials that behave like living tissue. In a paper published in Nature Chemistry, the scientists discuss the development of nanomaterials that transform in response to chemical signals. Applying amino acids to […]
2 UCI engineering professors included in 2016 class of National Academy of Inventors fellows
UCI engineering professors Michelle Khine and Enrique Lavernia have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors for 2016. The distinction is awarded to academics who’ve demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation with outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development and the welfare of society. Lavernia is UCI’s provost and executive vice chancellor […]
UCI materials engineer wins Presidential Early Career Award
President Barack Obama has named UCI’s Alon Gorodetsky as one of 105 new recipients of the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their careers. Recognition of the assistant professor of chemical engineering & materials science comes with a […]
Prominent materials science physicist to join UCI faculty
Xiaoqing Pan, an internationally recognized researcher in the physics of materials, will join the UC Irvine faculty and lead a $20 million initiative to establish a world-class electron microscopy and materials science research facility.
The spooky side of science
In the spirit of Halloween, we offer a witches’ brew of peculiar probes and freaky findings by UCI researchers
Engineering professor receives prestigious NSF early-career award
The National Science Foundation has recognized Timothy Rupert, UCI assistant professor of mechanical & aerospace engineering and chemical engineering & materials science, with a CAREER award.