For the first time, researchers at the University of California, Irvine, alongside international collaborators, have achieved atomic-scale observations of grain rotation within polycrystalline materials. These materials, fundamental to electronics, aerospace, automotive, and solar technologies, have long intrigued scientists due to their unique structural dynamics.

A first-ever tissue implant to safely treat a common jaw defect, known as temporomandibular joint dysfunction, has been successfully tested by UCI-led researchers in animals. “We were able to show that we could achieve exceptional healing of the TMJ area after eight weeks of treatment,” said UCI Distinguished Professor of biomedical engineering Kyriacos Athanasiou, senior author on the study, published in Science Translation...

The United States could reliably meet about 80% of its electricity demand with solar and wind power generation, according to scientists at the University of California, Irvine; the California Institute of Technology; and the Carnegie Institution for Science. However, meeting 100% of electricity demand with only solar and wind energy would require storing several weeks’ worth of electricity to compensate for the natural variability of t...

A stem cell-based method created by University of California, Irvine scientists can selectively target and kill cancerous tissue while preventing some of the toxic side effects of chemotherapy by treating the disease in a more localised way. Weian Zhao, associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences, and colleagues have programmed human bone marrow stem cells to identify the unique physical properties of cancerous tissue.

  Physicists at the University of California, Irvine and elsewhere have fabricated 2D quantum materials with breakthrough electrical and magnetic attributes that could make them building blocks of future quantum computers and other advanced electronics.

Integrated circuit researchers at the University of California, Irvine have created a silicon microchip-based component that could make these and many other actions possible. Known as a "radiator," the tiny gadget emits millimetre-wave signals in the G band (110 to 300 gigahertz). Waves of this frequency easily penetrate solid surfaces and provide extremely sharp resolution, enabling more effective methods of biomedical and security scanning...

Recent findings indicating the possible discovery of a previously unknown subatomic particle may be evidence of a fifth fundamental force of nature, according to a paper published in the journal Physical Review Letters by theoretical physicists at the UC, Irvine. “If true, it’s revolutionary,” said Jonathan Feng, professor of physics & astronomy. “For decades, we’ve known of four fundamental forces: gravitat...

Atom and bond arrangements help determine a molecule's identity. Researchers adapted a technique called "itProbe," based on the scanning tunneling microscope (STM), to produce images of structure and bonding in a single molecule, essentially unmasking the molecules. The STM tip ends with a single carbon monoxide molecule. The tip is scanned over single molecules and changes in the carbon monoxide provide insights about the molecule's internal bon...

  A University of California, Irvine engineer has invented a method for analysing nanowires at temperatures approaching 800ºF in first-ever experiments, showing the valuable role the materials could play in converting excess heat from machines and electronics into useable electricity.

A way of recycling millions of tons of plastic garbage into liquid fuel has been devised by researchers from the UC Irvine and the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry (SIOC) in China. "Synthetic plastics are a fundamental part of modern life, but our use of them in large volume has created serious environmental problems," said UCI chemist Zhibin Guan. "Our goal through this research was to address the issue of plastic pollution as well as ach...

University of California, Irvine researchers have invented nanowire-based battery material that can be recharged hundreds of thousands of times, moving us closer to a battery that would never require replacement. The breakthrough work could lead to commercial batteries with greatly lengthened lifespans for computers, smartphones, appliances, cars and spacecraft. Scientists have long sought to use nanowires in batteries.

With findings that could have been taken from the pages of a spy novel, researchers at the University of California, Irvine have demonstrated that they can purloin intellectual property by recording and processing sounds emitted by a 3D printer.