CERN approves UCI-initiated hunt for new particles at the Large Hadron Collider
FASER detector will seek clues pointing to hidden matter in the universe
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UCI and national lab researchers see lifelike ion differentiation in synthetic nanopores
Scientists at UCI and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have shown that synthetic nanopores can possess the same ion-transporting and differentiation capabilities as living tissue. They detail their discovery in a study published today in Science Advances. “Biological systems use ion selectivity to chemically store and exchange energy, making it available for use when needed,” said […]
UCI scientists develop method for observing nanocrystal formation at atomic resolution
Scientists at UCI’s Irvine Materials Research Institute have made a breakthrough in directly imaging a platinum precursor compound and its dynamic transformation into nanocrystals. The observation was made in real space and time in IMRI’s state-of-the-art transmission electron microscope facility. The research team’s results were published today in Science Advances. Knowing the dynamics and kinetics of materials […]
Clean and green: UCI physicist helps invent novel way of converting nitrogen to ammonia
The ammonia you use to clean and disinfect your kitchen floor starts off as nitrogen, a gas that makes up almost 80 percent of Earth’s atmosphere. But the conversion requires the breaking of a strong triple-chemical bond in a high-heat, high-pressure industrial process. UCI physicist Huolin Xin worked with his colleagues at Brookhaven National Laboratory […]
2 UCI studies ranked among the 10 most popular climate research papers of 2018
Carbon Brief, a website devoted to the analysis of energy policy and climate change science, has published a list of the 10 climate research papers in 2018 that received the most global media attention, and two originated at UCI. The rankings are based on scores tabulated by Altmetric, which tracks and measures exposure of academic […]
2018 Year in Review
2018 was a big year for UCI, where new levels of excellence were achieved, and the foundation was laid for a brilliant future. To help all our students learn and flourish, the campus unveiled the Anteater Learning Pavilion, California’s first “active learning” facility. The Institute and Museum of California Art voiced bold plans for a world-class […]
Seven UCI researchers named AAAS fellows
Honor is conferred for distinguished contributions to their fields
Huolin Xin is awarded $2.5 million grant to research next-generation lithium-ion batteries
Huolin Xin, UCI assistant professor of physics & astronomy, has been awarded $2.5 million by the U.S. Department of Energy to advance research in next-generation lithium-ion batteries. His project is one of 42 supported by an $80 million fund for promising vehicle technologies to enable more affordable mobility, strengthen domestic energy security, reduce our dependence […]
UCI scientists discover technique for manipulating magnets at nanoscale
Physicists from the University of California, Irvine have discovered a new way to control magnets at the nanometer scale by electric current. This breakthrough, detailed in a paper published today in Nature Nanotechnology, may pave the way for the next generation of energy-efficient computers and data centers. “There is growing interest in using magnetic nanoparticles […]
UCI study: Reduced Sierra Nevada snowmelt runoff to threaten California agriculture
One-degree rise in global winter temps to cause less high country snow accumulation