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Squid skin inspires versatile new "tunable" insulating material
A team of engineers led by [associate engineering professor] Alon Gorodetsky at the University of California, Irvine, has come up with a new infrared-reflecting, metalized polymer film inspired by the color-changing skin of the squid. The tunable insulating properties of the composite could make it useful in everything from coffee cups to shipping containers, plus its recyclable and can be manufactured economically at scale. Read More
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In case of a Fire, pull the nearest Fire Alarm handle; call 911, and evacuate your space following the instructions of your Floor Warden and Building Coordinator. The listing below identifies the General Safety Condition. There is a Primary Contact to whom you should immediately report the condition, and the there is a follow up contact who will follow up to mitigate the unsafe condition.
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Study reveals new ways microbes might help humans build colonies on Moon, Mars
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have been motivated to consider new ways that microbes can assist humans in colonising the Moon and Mars by studying the biochemical process by which cyanobacteria absorb nutrients from rocks in Chile's Atacama Desert. … Corresponding author David Kisailus, UCI professor of materials science and engineering [said], "Could humans use a similar biochemical approach to obtain and manipulate the minerals that we find valuable?
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Shrinky Dinks Inspire Respiration Monitor
“The current standard of care in respiration monitoring is a pulmonary function test that's often difficult to perform and limited in terms of the snapshot it provides of a patient's respiratory health—meaning problems can sometimes be missed,” Michael Chu, UCI graduate student researcher in biomedical engineering and lead author of the study, said in a statement. “Our new stretch sensors allow users to walk around and go about their lives while vital information on the health of their lungs is being collected.”
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Startups & Innovations – Coronavirus updates
Nanommune Inc. and Velox Biosystems Inc., both of Irvine, have partnered to offer a COVID-19 immune profiling service to researchers and clinicians “to accelerate the use and adoption of microarray tests,” the companies said. …Nanommune spun out of the University of California, Irvine in March. It was founded by Phil Felgner, the director of the Vaccine R&D Center, who developed a series of tests for COVID-19.
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Stacey Nicholas Gifts $5M to UCI STEM Program
University of California, Irvine Foundation trustee Stacey Nicholas has gifted $5 million to a diversity program in the Henry Samueli School of Engineering. The donation will rename the school’s Office of Access and Inclusion to the Stacey Nicholas Office of Outreach, Access and Inclusion. Nicholas’ donation will also create the Women in Engineering Program, which will support women pursuing the field with leadership training and professional development mentorship. Read More
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Squid-inspired packaging keeps contents not too hot, not too cold, but just right
Inspired by the way squid skin changes color, researchers have made a temperature-regulating material for coffee cups, takeout containers, grocery delivery bags, and shipping boxes. … “There is an enormous array of applications for this material,” said University of California, Irvine chemical and biomolecular engineering [associate] professor Alon Gorodetsky …. Read More
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Spies can steal objects by recording the sound of a 3D printer
Industrial spies could accurately 'steal' 3D objects by recording the sound of them being produced on a 3D printer. Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, have demonstrated a method by which a 3D design could be reverse-engineered by analysing the vibrations picked up from a common 3D printer.
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Status Update: Raising Canes, Grocery Outlet raise money for the needy
The Advanced Casting Research Center has relocated to UC Irvine, effective July 1, moving from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts. Diran Apelian, ACRC’s founding director, was recently appointed as distinguished professor at UCI’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering. He retired earlier this summer from his position as Alcoa-Howmet professor of mechanical engineering at WPI after 30 years.
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Speed thrills: Germans dominate Hyperloop Pod Competition at Hawthorne’s SpaceX for second year in a row
Miles Richman, a mechanical engineering student competing with the HyperXite team from University of California at Irvine, said just being a part of the event was a great experience – even though the pod did not make it to the final round. “It’s great to see everyone come together and work on a common goal of trying to build the next form of transportation,” Richman said. “It’s really cool.”
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Southern California coastal towns are losing valuable sand, putting some beaches at risk
If solutions aren’t swift, the Southern California coast — and the economy it supports — will surely suffer. “If we have no sand, it’s like a car and we’ve taken the engine out of it,” said UC Irvine civil engineering professor Brett Sanders, a leading expert on coastal erosion. … UCI grad student Daniel Kahl recently analyzed satellite imagery — a project possible with a