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The researchers state that the new process can make use of the low-grade silk that is normally wasted because it has no applications. “This elegant and clever study describes a sustainable and biodegradable silk-based replacement for microplastic encapsulants, which are a pressing environmental challenge,” says Alon Gorodetsky, an associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of California at Irvine, who was not associated with this research. Read More

Meet the Talented 12 class of 2022. These early-career researchers are using chemistry to make the world a better place. ... [UC Irvine assistant professor of civil & environmental engineering] Adeyemi Adeleye. This environmental chemist develops nanomaterials to save contaminated soil and water. Read More

[Tasha Higgins] earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering in 1993 from the University of California, Irvine …. [She says:] "I began my career at the University of California, Irvine. ... During freshman orientation, we heard from civil, mechanical and electrical engineering professors. The civil engineering professor floored the entire room. He did this speech, “Have you ever been on [Interstate] 405 and traffic comes to a screeching halt, then in a couple minutes it opens up?” Everyone was like, “Yes!” “Do you want to know why it happens? Take my class to find out.” I changed my major that week. I knew I wanted to be a transportation engineer. The rest is history.” Read More

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have developed a novel self-powered, wristwatch-style health monitor that can wirelessly interact with a nearby smartphone or tablet and measure a wearer’s pulse without needing a battery or an additional power source. … Imagine you’re out working in a remote location—anywhere, the desert on a mission, in mountains hiking or even a space station, for example—and you need to keep track of your health information on demand, or there’s an incident, and you need to monitor someone’s vital signs urgently and accurately said Rahim Esfandyar-Pour, Study Senior Co-Author and Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine. Read More