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SDG&E and SoCalGas Announces Hydrogen Blending Demonstration Program
Times of San Diego -
SoCalGas, which is working in partnership with the National Fuel Cell Research Center and UC Irvine to develop the technology, launched the first power-to-gas demonstration project in the United States in 2015. Read More
Hydrogen replacing fossil fuels and becoming new source of power
ABC7 Los Angeles -
Jack Brouwer, Professor of Engineering at UC Irvine is ecstatic to see the change. "It's exciting to have this happening in our backyard. It's exciting also to be one of the first in the world to actually adopt this platform," he says. Professor Brouwer says green hydrogen can be used to power not only buildings and cars, but also jets, ships, trains and long haul trucks and its emissions won't harm people or the environment. … “The only emission is water," he says. Read More
A New Device Aims to Make Breast Cancer Screenings Part of Your Regular Self-Care Ritual
Vogue -
“The Blue Box sends the info to the phone and then to the cloud and then our server uses an artificial intelligence algorithm [to assess the results],” Benet, who graduated from UC Irvine this summer with a Master’s in Embedded Cyber-physical Systems, explains. “So even though what you see is the box, the key value is the software behind it.” Once a diagnosis is reached, results are sent back to your phone. Read More
The diabolical ironclad beetle is nearly unsquishable
Science News for Students -
The diabolical ironclad beetle is like a tiny tank on six legs. … A study has now revealed now revealed the secrets of this beetle’s armor. … It has a distinctly hard-to-squish shape, notes David Kisailus. He’s a materials scientist at the University of California, Irvine. … Kisailus was part of a team that tested how much the beetle’s armor would compress. Read More
Home-testing kit for breast cancer wins Dyson prize
BBC -
A home-testing kit for breast cancer has won this year's international James Dyson Award. The Blue Box was designed by 23-year-old Judit Giró Benet, from Spain, who will receive £30,000 in prize money. … Over the next few years, Ms Benet and her team will be developing prototypes and developing data analytics software at the University of California Irvine. Read More
AL.com
Potential solution emerges for Alabama’s Black Belt sewage woes -
Mark Elliott, civil engineering professor at the University of Alabama, said UA is working with a consortium that also includes the University of South Alabama, Auburn University, Columbia University in New York, the University of North Carolina and the University of California, Irvine to test a potential solution to the area’s sewage problems. Read More
L’Oréal USA Reveals 2020 For Women in Science Fellows
Yahoo Lifestyle -
L’Oréal USA revealed the 2020 recipients of its For Women in Science fellowship. The program, in its 17th incarnation, gives $60,000 research grants to five female postdoctoral scientists. According to a statement from L’Oréal, the grant has given more than $4 million in funding to 85 different scientists since its inception. … Also seeking medical solutions is [Wendy] Brown, who conducts her research in biomedical engineering at the University of California, Irvine. Her objectives include growing cartilage for use in surgery. Read More
L'Oréal Names 2020 For Women in Science Fellows
happi.com -
The 2020 For Women in Science fellows are being honored for their important research across a wide range of fields, from integrative biology to material science and engineering: … Wendy Brown, whose research in Biomedical Engineering at the University of California, Irvine, focuses on growing cartilage from cells in anatomical shapes and sizes for surgical implantation. Her research seeks to help millions of people around the world with facial damage due to cancer, burns, congenital defects, or other physical trauma. Read More
San Diego Postdoctoral Researcher Named Grant Recipient
Patch -
A postdoctoral researcher studying systems neurobiology at the Salk Institute of Biological Studies in San Diego was announced Monday as one of five recipients of L'Oreal USA's 2020 For Women in Science Fellowship, which annually awards grants of $60,000 to five female postdoctoral scientists. … Other 2020 recipients include: … Wendy Brown, whose research in biomedical engineering at UC Irvine focuses on growing cartilage from cells in anatomical shapes and sizes for surgical implantation …. Read More
L’ORÉAL USA ANNOUNCES 2020 FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE FELLOWS
Ritz Herald -
The 2020 For Women in Science fellows are being honored for their important research across a wide range of fields, from Integrative Biology to Material Science & Engineering: … Wendy Brown, whose research in Biomedical Engineering at the University of California, Irvine, focuses on growing cartilage from cells in anatomical shapes and sizes for surgical implantation. Her research seeks to help millions of people around the world with facial damage due to cancer, burns, congenital defects, or other physical trauma. Read More