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Battery scientist shares honest review after one year of driving Tesla Model Y — here's what she had to say
The Cool Down -
Battery scientist Jill Pestana's Tesla Model Y has somehow improved itself during the first year she has owned it, as the expert shared in a glowing review on TikTok. … Pestana is a battery engineer who obtained her Master of Science in materials science and engineering at the University of California, Irvine, according to her LinkedIn profile. Read More
Squid-inspired fabric can temperature-control clothing
The Brighter Side -
When balancing comfort and climate, advanced wearable materials are poised to revolutionize thermal management. A research team from the University of California, Irvine, has developed a groundbreaking fabric inspired by the unique properties of squid skin, capable of adapting to temperature needs. … “The strategies used for endowing our materials with breathability, washability, and fabric compatibility could be translated to several other types of wearable systems, such as washable organic electronics, stretchable e-textiles, and energy-harvesting triboelectric materials,” notes Alon Gorodetsky, lead researcher. Read More
California's Beaches Face Uncertain Future
KQED – The California Report -
UC Irvine Professor Brett Sanders, a coastal engineering expert, said … “We built dams all across the California coast. And the strategy behind the dams, in most areas, was either to provide flood control for downstream communities, in some cases to provide water supply,” Sanders said. “But the dams have now blocked the natural supply of sediment that the coastline needs to be healthy. And now we’re seeing accelerated rates of beach erosion.” [Starts 4:00]min Listen More
Community Invited To Celebrate Engineers Week With Public Lecture By Pramod Khargonekar Of UC Irvine Feb. 19
Los Alamos Daily Post -
The community is invited to celebrate Engineers Week with a public lecture by Pramod Khargonekar of the University of California, Irvine. … Khargonekar, the vice chancellor for research and professor of electrical engineering and computer science, will present “Future of Work and Workers in the AI Era”. Read More
Opinion: After the Los Angeles fires stop burning, another grave risk to lives and property looms
Los Angeles Times -
Brett Sanders, UC Irvine professor of civil and environmental engineering, urban planning and public policy and Jeffrey Mount write, “Any rain that follows the fires will bring a heightened risk of mudslides and debris flows that will test the limits of the region’s infrastructure. … Recent research at UC Irvine has shown that debris basins may overtop because of the cumulative effect of back-to-back storms. … Just as the danger of wildfires has grown, the risk of post-fire mudslides and debris flows is urgent and profound. It calls for immediate preparations and public cooperation to save lives and protect neighborhoods.” Read More
Researchers invent soft, bioelectronic sensor implant
Today’s Medical Developments -
UC Irvine and Columbia University researchers develop a device that conforms to the body’s tissues, allowing brain monitoring through development. … co-author Dion Khodagholy, Henry Samueli Faculty Excellence Professor in UC Irvine’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, says, “For our innovation, we used organic polymer materials that are inherently closer to us biologically, and we designed it to interact with ions, because the language of the brain and body is ionic, not electronic.” Read More
Soft Bioelectronic Sensor Implant Can Monitor Signals in the Developing Brain
Technology Networks -
“Advanced electronics have been in development for several decades now, so there is a large repository of available circuit designs. The problem is that most of these transistor and amplifier technologies are not compatible with our physiology,” said co-author Dion Khodagholy, Henry Samueli Faculty Excellence Professor in UC Irvine’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. “For our innovation, we used organic polymer materials that are inherently closer to us biologically, and we designed it to interact with ions, because the language of the brain and body is ionic, not electronic.” Read More
Scientists Create ‘Living’ Electronic Sensor
ScienceBlog -
In a significant advance that could transform the field of neural monitoring, researchers have developed a bioelectronic implant that grows and adapts alongside living tissue – a feat that has long eluded medical device developers. … “For our innovation, we used organic polymer materials that are inherently closer to us biologically, and we designed it to interact with ions, because the language of the brain and body is ionic, not electronic,” explains Dr. Dion Khodagholy, Henry Samueli Faculty Excellence Professor at UC Irvine’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Read More
Soft biosensor that adapts as your brain grows tested on butterfly wings
Interesting Engineering -
Researchers from the University of California, Irvine (UCI) and Columbia University have developed a groundbreaking biocompatible sensor implant capable of monitoring neurological functions as patients grow. … “For our innovation, we used organic polymer materials that are inherently closer to us biologically, and we designed it to interact with ions, because the language of the brain and body is ionic, not electronic,” said co-author Dion Khodagholy. Read More
Biocompatible sensor implant conforms to organ growth
The Engineer -
“Advanced electronics have been in development for several decades now, so there is a large repository of available circuit designs. The problem is that most of these transistor and amplifier technologies are not compatible with our physiology,” said co-author Dion Khodagholy, Henry Samueli Faculty Excellence Professor in UC Irvine’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. “For our innovation, we used organic polymer materials that are inherently closer to us biologically, and we designed it to interact with ions, because the language of the brain and body is ionic, not electronic.” Read More