Method turns urine into super valuable material
In a paper in Nature Communications, the researchers offer
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Meet the diabolical ironclad beetle, which can survive being run over by a car
Scientists are unraveling the mystery of a bug with one of the coolest names in the animal kingdom: the diabolical ironclad beetle. … "The ironclad is a terrestrial beetle, so it's not lightweight and fast but built more like a little tank," lead author David Kisailus, a UCI professor of materials science and engineering, said in a news release.
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More than half of California’s bridges are not in good shape; billions on way for repairs
“The bottom line is that big ticket items get the press, and not pavement management or bridge conditions,” said Michael McNally, professor of civil and environmental engineering at UC Irvine. … “Given our state’s booming economy and budget surpluses, however, now may be the time to reconsider infrastructure health before we have bridge collapses, drinking water problems or related issues for things people just expect to work,” McNally said. [Subscription required, campus-wide access provided by UCI Libraries.
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More than a million displaced as China’s Hebei region reels after record rains
Shao Sun, [engineering visiting associate researcher], a climatologist who studies meteorological hazards at the University of California Irvine, told CNN that northern China has faced intensifying extreme rain over the past decade and needs to enhance its disaster defense capabilities. … “The drainage design standards in northern Chinese cities need further improvement to withstand the increasing frequency of extreme weather events caused by climate change,” he said.
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Microbial mining could help colonize Moon and Mars, study claims
Some universities study colonization in space, like the University of California, Irvine. Engineers at the University of California, Irvine said microbes could help colonize the Moon and Mars.