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Two-dimensional compounds can capture carbon from the air

David Danelski — Wed, 04 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0700

Some of the thinnest materials known to mankind can be engineered to capture carbon dioxide from the air.

Turmeric compound helps grow engineered blood vessels and tissues

Holly Ober — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0700

Magnetic hydrogels embedded with curcumin-coated nanoparticles promote the secretion of vascular endothelial growth factor

Time crystals leave the lab

Holly Ober — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0800

Time crystals that persist indefinitely at room temperature could have applications in precision timekeeping

Scalable quantum computing research supported by $2 million grant

Holly Ober — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0700

Project aims to make quantum computers easier to produce and operable at room temperature

Using light to control materials

Holly Ober — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0700

Supercomputers and machine learning will help scientists optimize light-driven electron transfer

Is it feasible to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?

Holly Ober — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0700

A UC Riverside engineer discusses direct air capture

Electromagnetic levitation whips nanomaterials into shape

Holly Ober — Mon, 10 May 2021 00:00:00 -0700

Electromagnetic field directs shape formed by gas phase metal molecules

$3 million award to create a new field of research in one-dimensional quantum materials

Holly Ober — Fri, 07 May 2021 00:00:00 -0700

Alexander Balandin’s Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship will help advance quantum materials for electronics and energy conversion

Polymer film protects from electromagnetic radiation, signal interference

Holly Ober — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0800

The breakthrough combines excellent electromagnetic shielding with ease of manufacture and electrical isolation

Sterilizing surgical masks for safer reuse

Holly Ober — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0700

UC Riverside engineers are developing low-temperature plasma technology to sterilize masks

New bio-inspired technology is poised to disrupt the composites industry

Holly Ober — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0700

The patented lightweight, impact-resistant technology could change the way we play sports, and improve wind-farm productivity and automotive fuel economy

The mantis shrimp’s perfect shield

Holly Ober — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0700

How it’s inspiring a new class of lightweight, impact-resistant materials

Magnetic teeth hold promise for materials and energy

Holly Ober — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0800

A mollusk with teeth that can grind down rock may hold the key to making next generation abrasion-resistant materials and nanoscale materials for energy

UC Riverside receives $4.5 million for engineering graduate education

Holly Ober — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0800

Five GAANN Awards from the U.S. Department of Education will support 90 engineering graduate students

Physicists name and codify new field in nanotechnology: ‘electron quantum metamaterials’

Iqbal Pittalwala — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -0800

UC Riverside’s Nathaniel Gabor and colleague formulate a vision for the field in a perspective article

Federal grant will help develop new stroke treatment

Holly Ober — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0700

The device aims to reduce brain swelling and deliver a neuroprotective drug

More than $1 million in grants for computational chemistry and materials science

Holly Ober — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0700

The research will improve understanding of catalysis and develop new photodetection technologies

Genetically engineered virus spins gold into beads

Holly Ober — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0700

The discovery could make production of some electronic components cheaper, easier, and faster

Nanofiber filter improves rural water treatment

Holly Ober — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0700

An electrospun nanofiber uniquely suited to removing nitrogen and phosphorous could help prevent nitrate contamination of drinking water in small, rural communities most at risk

UC Riverside startup receives National Science Foundation grant

Holly Ober — Thu, 19 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0700

Small Business Innovation Research Program provides seed funding for BEAM-CA, LLC