A trick of light: UC Irvine researchers turn silicon into direct bandgap semiconductor
Discovery enables manufacturing of ultrathin solar panels, advanced optoelectronics
October 31, 2024
KEYWORD
solar power
UC Irvine-led research team discovers new property of light
Photon momentum discovery unlocks novel, silicon-based optoelectronic capabilities
May 06, 2024
Middle Earth - elevated
New towers add modern touch to student housing community inspired by Tolkien mythology
September 27, 2019
UCI chemists' solar-powered device generates electricity through ion transport
Innovative technology could lead to low-cost seawater desalination
November 15, 2017
UCI chemist Shane Ardo named one of 5 inaugural Moore Inventor Fellows
$825,000 in funding will help advance his solar-powered desalination innovation
November 02, 2016
Ahead of Their Time
In the spirit of UCI’s forward-thinking founders, campus researchers see beyond the present to create a brilliant future
January 01, 2016
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, […]
January 01, 2009