Physical Sciences

Chemists are astounded to see it fluctuate from one quantum state to another

With Comic-Con looming, UCI professor says our fascination with superheroes provides fertile ground for teaching fundamentals of physics

Undergraduate, graduate speakers at commencement are both first in their families to earn university degrees

Multidisciplinary projects focused on data science, medical humanities and water will be funded under new Interschool Academic Initiative program

UC Irvine researchers sort out the sticky situation at the La Brea Tar Pits by refining methods for measuring the age of fossils

Scientists use radiocarbon dating to analyze everything from the world’s oldest shoe to sediment samples that shed light on global climate change.

UCI’s Michael Prather is a lead author on the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report.

UC Irvine has long been committed to gender equity in science, technology, engineering and math

Rachel Martin’s offbeat interests have led to a potentially eyesight-saving discovery

Year brings scientific advances, national accolades, international outreach, student achievement … and zombies