Fueling the hydrogen highway
Scott Samuelsen is UC Irvine’s go-to guy on fuel cell and hydrogen technology.
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Advanced technology designed by nature
As hybrid-electric vehicles gain popularity, UCI scientists turn to nature to improve battery design.
Pregnancy hormone predicts postpartum depression
Ilona Yim studies the relationship between hormones and postpartum depression. Her research could help identify, treat women before onset of symptoms.
Postdoctoral scholars in the spotlight
UC Irvine’s postdoctoral research staffers asked, “Where’s the love,” and the university responded, making February “Postdoc Appreciation Month.”
Stem cell grant to boost training program
The state today tentatively approved $3.3 million over three years to enhance UC Irvine’s stem cell training program, which teaches tomorrow’s experts the techniques, ethics and clinical knowledge critical to this fast-growing field.
What Obama’s presidency means to UCI research
Barack Obama swept into the presidency on a platform of change, one that includes a number of scientific policy and research issues. As a major research university, UC Irvine is deeply involved in some of these key areas – stem cells, global warming and alternative energy, to name a few. Research vice chancellor Susan Bryant discusses how changes made in Washington, D.C., and Sacramento, especially during the current economic crisis, will impact research efforts at UCI.
Drippy faucets offer lesson in physics
Peter Taborek uses high-speed video to capture the motion of drops and bubbles coming apart. Knowing the details of this “pinch-off” process is important when designing inkjet printers and also is useful in biotechnology when fluid is used on microchips, as well as for applications in cosmetics, food and structural materials industries.
Robots and superheroes: taking science public
James Hicks and Michael Dennin could tell you a story about the ontogeny of cardiovascular regulation in reptiles and Langmuir monolayers. Or they could talk to you about the science of WALL-E and Superman.
UCI behind world’s first embryonic stem cell study in humans
A therapy developed at UC Irvine that made paralyzed rats walk again will become the world’s first embryonic stem cell treatment tested in humans.
Mathematics in the real world
Professor Hongkai Zhao uses mathematics to make computers run better, which in turn improves medical imaging and engineering design.