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Microscale Spherical Structures
Microscale spherical structures with embedded electrodes prior to wafer-level glassblowing process. Photo by: Alexander Trusov
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Mega Cities Poised to Become the Hottest and Most Dangerous Places Under Climate Change
A team of researchers from the University of California, Irvine analyzed data from 9,000 weather stations around the world and determined the global temperature has increased by 0.19 degrees Celsius each decade for the last 50 years. They also noted that the increase was even more pronounced in the last 30 years — a 0.25 degree-increase each between 1986 and 2015.
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Meet the other kind of electric car: Hydrogen fuel cell EVs
Hydrogen gas is charged in kilograms, rather than gallons. It currently costs about $12 per kilogram. The equivalent gasoline cost is about $6 per gallon. University of California, Irvine researchers project that hydrogen will be cost-competitive with gasoline by 2030. Read More
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Message From Chair
On behalf of our faculty and staff, we extend a warm welcome to you!
In the UC Irvine Department of Biomedical Engineering, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where interdisciplinary researchers collaborate to advance human health. Our mission is to train students and researchers to use creative and critical thinking skills, enabling them to achieve groundbreaking innovation in research and the development of new biomedical devices.
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Microbial miners could help humans colonize the moon and Mars
"Through a biological process that has evolved over millions of years, these tiny miners excavate rocks, extracting the minerals that are essential to the physiolo
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Map Tracks Valley Deluge Should Either Lake Oroville Spillway Fail
A map intended for planners and first responders plots the likely path of devastation should either of the compromised spillways at Lake Oroville fail while the reservoir is full.
