Physical Sciences

Manabu Shiraiwa (right), UC Irvine professor of chemistry, shown with project scientist Pascale Lakey.

Indoor surfaces act as massive sponges for harmful chemicals, UC Irvine-led study shows

Permeable materials in homes can retain volatile organic compounds for up to a year

Researchers at UC Irvine are first to image directional atomic vibrations

New microscopy method unveils pathways for developing advanced materials

UC Irvine advances neutrino science in historic JUNO project

Decadelong global research collaboration has begun yielding particle physics data

UC Irvine-led research team uncovers global wildfire paradox

Total burned area declined in past two decades while human impacts worsened

Professor Luis Jauregui

UC Irvine scientists discover new state of quantum matter

Breakthrough material may power future space-ready, low-power computers

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UC Irvine researchers win Frontiers of Science Award

Recognition spotlights origination of FASER neutrino-hunting program

Professor Luis Jauregui

UC Irvine scientists discover new state of quantum matter

The research can help make new quantum technologies primed for deep-space travel

Artist's rendering of a star with an exoplanet transitioning in front of it.

UC Irvine astronomers discover scores of exoplanets may be larger than realized

The finding could impact search for extraterrestrial life

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Eight UC Irvine faculty members named Hellman Fellows

Program supports research by promising assistant professors

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Roy Eddleman estate's $64.7 million donation establishes quantum science institute

Researchers will probe nature at the atomic level, seeking beneficial new technologies