KEYWORD

solar power

Two male scientists in a research laboratory.

UC Irvine-led research team discovers new property of light

Photon momentum discovery unlocks novel, silicon-based optoelectronic capabilities

Middle Earth – elevated

New towers add modern touch to student housing community inspired by Tolkien mythology

UCI chemists’ solar-powered device generates electricity through ion transport

Innovative technology could lead to low-cost seawater desalination

UCI chemist Shane Ardo named one of 5 inaugural Moore Inventor Fellows

$825,000 in funding will help advance his solar-powered desalination innovation

Ahead of Their Time

In the spirit of UCI’s forward-thinking founders, campus researchers see beyond the present to create a brilliant future

chemist Reg Penner

Kicking the oil habit

Can the U.S. cure its addiction to oil? To help wean the country from its petroleum habit, UC Irvine researchers have been working to find viable sources of alternative energy – from deep in the earth to the sun. Here, researchers Scott Samuelsen, Reg Penner and Derek Dunn-Rankin discuss their work on transforming solar power, […]