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
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microscopy
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
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 scientists reveal mechanism of electron charge exchange in molecules
Breakthrough has applications in data storage, energy conversion, quantum computing
October 14, 2019
UCI engineering researchers get $1.9 million grant from NIH for ‘microtsunami’ microscope
The National Institutes of Health has awarded UCI engineering researchers a four-year, $1.9 million grant for the development of a noninvasive biophotonics technology platform. The proposed new optical tool will enable scientists to investigate the role of mechanical forces in normal-tissue disease development, and it has applications for high-throughput drug screening. The collaborative, interdisciplinary project […]
September 20, 2019
UCI’s Kumar Wickramasinghe is named a fellow of the Royal Society
Accomplished engineer is recognized for contributions to nanotechnology, microscopy
April 17, 2019
UCI scientists are first to observe and image all-important molecular vibrations
Using light focused to size of an atom, they push microscopy resolution to new level
April 03, 2019
UCI scientists push microscopy to sub-molecular resolution
Carbon monoxide used to measure electric forces in single chemical compound
October 02, 2018