The University of California, Irvine received $18 million from the National Science Foundation to support research in materials discovery for the technology and life sciences sectors. Research will focus on the development of high strength materials for aerospace, automotive, national defense and space exploration; as well as the study of “living” materials that could improve wound healing or tissue growth. Funds will support a division of the UCI Materials Research Institute …. [Subscription required, you can request an electronic copy of the article by sending an email to communications@uci.edu.] Read More