The widespread adoption of electrified transportation is seen as an important step in slowing climate change, but that depends on our ability to produce enough batteries for this and other applications. Huolin Xin, UCI associate professor of physics & astronomy, recently collaborated with scientists at UC San Diego and leading national laboratories to identify a […]
UCI scientists quantify impact with NASA satellite data and simulations
As with the coronavirus, low-income communities of color are most affected by unsustainable practices
Previously unknown mid-Holocene event led to major changes in human settlement
Pandemic has heightened awareness of weaknesses in nation’s animal-based supply chain, which could accelerate trend toward plant-derived products
Despite reductions, pollution in growing regions persists, pointing to mitigation opportunities
UCI discovery points to aquaculture potential of the monkeyface prickleback
A University of California, Irvine-led team has received $3.6 million over three years for a project that uses science and engineering to help California fight wildfires. The funding comes from the University of California Laboratory Fees Research Program competition, a contest designed to promote the development of multicampus projects and collaborations that advance the missions […]
EVENT: The UCI Forum for the Academy and the Public will host a two-day conference on “The Future of the Future: The Ethics and Implications of AI.” Keynote speaker Bruce Sterling, an award-winning science fiction author, and an interdisciplinary and international panel of writers, academics and communicators will tackle an advance in technology that touches […]
Machine learning Earth system model projects growth in lower latitudes by 2100