UC Irvine engineers invent a way to 3D print optical-grade glass at the nanoscale
Innovation enables on-chip manufacturing for technologies in medicine, communications and other applications
June 06, 2023
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materials science & engineering
UCI engineers push nanostructure properties to new extremes
Applications for strong and lightweight materials range from aviation to medical implants
August 22, 2022
UCI scientists observe effects of heat in materials with atomic resolution
Research will benefit design of future electronic and thermoelectric technologies
June 08, 2022
UCI scientists measure local vibrational modes at individual crystalline faults
Breakthrough research made possible by advanced microscopic techniques
January 11, 2021
UCI materials scientists discover design secrets of nearly indestructible insect
Southern California’s diabolical ironclad beetle can even survive being run over by car
October 21, 2020
UCI materials scientists study a sea creature that packs a powerful punch
Mantis shrimp’s dactyl clubs could hold secrets to more resilient surfaces for human use
August 17, 2020
NSF grants $18 million to UCI for materials science and engineering center
Researchers will develop new substances for manufacturing, defense and health
July 14, 2020
High-Speed Research, High-Impact Application
While all but essential research shut down, studies connected to COVID-19 ramped up as UCI’s scientific community mobilized in a quest to serve the public good. Researchers harnessed their intellectual resources to investigate how the coronavirus behaves and mutates. They created diagnostic tools to help doctors predict which patients aremore likely to be admitted to […]
July 06, 2020
Microorganisms in parched regions extract needed water from colonized rocks
Interdisciplinary UCI-led team is first to demonstrate long-suspected survival strategy
May 04, 2020
UCI-led team designs carbon nanostructure stronger than diamonds
Novel plate-cell architecture reaches theoretical limit of performance
April 13, 2020