UC Irvine scientists believe sunlight is the fuel of the future.
February 13, 2009
As hybrid-electric vehicles gain popularity, UCI scientists turn to nature to improve battery design.
February 9, 2009
An insecticide used to fumigate termite-infested buildings is a strong greenhouse gas that lives in the atmosphere nearly 10 times longer than previously thought, UC Irvine research has found.
January 20, 2009
Peter Bryant, developmental & cell biology professor, has spent decades photographing tide pool invertebrates called filter feeders, which keep the water clear by eating suspended matter and food particles.
December 22, 2008
In the rainforests of equatorial Asia, the practice of using fire to clear forests and destroy organic soil increases substantially in dry years, releasing huge amounts of climate-warming carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, according to a new international study analyzing six years of weather and fire observations.
December 8, 2008
If David Feldman has his way, you could soon be working with water policy managers and scientists to allocate California's precious liquid resource.
December 3, 2008
UC Irvine and other organizations recently challenged Orange County students to "imagine life without water" and create multimedia projects promoting water conservation in California.
December 3, 2008
Population growth, climate variations and urbanization have the potential to cause chronic water shortages in a growing number of regions worldwide.
November 25, 2008
Raging wildfires that engulfed Southern California earlier this decade not only destroyed neighborhoods laying in their path, they also caused significant health problems for many who lived outside the fires' reach.
November 18, 2008