In a presentation delivered at the recent Usenix Security 2020 conference, Mohammad Al Faruque, UCI associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science, and his team revealed that the spoofing mechanism can generate a 32% change in output voltage … “Without touching the solar inverter, without even getting close to it, I can just place a coffee cup nearby and then leave and go anywhere in the world, from which I can destabilize the grid,” Al Faruque said.

One of the study’s most striking revelations is the comparison of chiton teeth to human-made materials. According to Professor David Kisailus, lead author and materials science expert at UC Irvine, these biological structures surpass human tooth enamel not only in hardness and stiffness but also exceed industrial benchmarks set by high-carbon steel, stainless steel, zirconium oxide, and aluminum oxide ceramics. Read More

The California Energy Commission has released a UC Irvine roadmap for the buildout and deployment of renewable hydrogen production plants in California to support policy decisions and inform stakeholders. The study concludes that, with appropriate policy support, the renewable hydrogen sector can reach self-sustainability (price point at parity with conventional fuel on a fuel-economy adjusted basis) by the mid- to late-2020s.

UC Irvine is spearheading a project to transform an underserved Huntington Beach community into an energy-efficient area as part of a nationwide challenge led by the California Energy Commission. [Subscription required, you can request an electronic copy of the article by sending an email to communications@uci.edu.]

“It’s not just a California problem, it’s a global problem,” Brett Sanders, Ph.D., professor of civil and environmental engineering at UC Irvine, explained to Irvine Weekly. Now, thanks to a $675,000 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Sanders and his team of researchers in Irvine and Houston are remotely monitoring the volume of sand on beaches and coastal dunes via satellites. Read More

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) has announced a $5 million gift from 

Noting that synthetic materials and other approaches have proved ineffective, researchers at the University of California Irvine (UCI) are developing biological temporomandibular joint (TMJ) discs that will be suitable for implantation in human beings. “The TMJ is central to chewing, talking, and so many other daily activities. So when this crucial joint is impaired, there are significant negative effects on quality of life,” said Kyriacos A. Athanasiou, PhD, PhM, MS, distinguished professor of biomedical engineering.