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Buying a home in California? Here’s how seriously you should take Zillow’s climate risk data
San Francisco Chronicle -
“Flooding is probably one of the toughest hazards to get right,” said Brett Sanders, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at UC Irvine. He and his colleagues developed a detailed flood model for Los Angeles that highlighted much higher flood risk than indicated in federally defined floodplains. In a 2024 study, Sanders and colleagues reported that just 20% of the Los Angeles properties their model identified as having a high risk of flooding overlapped with First Street’s predictions. Read More
Engineers Week Features Community Lecture On AI And Engineering By Pramod Khargonekar Feb. 19
Los Alamos Reporter -
The community is invited to celebrate Engineers Week with a public lecture by Pramod Khargonekar of the University of California, Irvine, on Wednesday, Feb. 19 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Fuller Lodge in Los Alamos. 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
Landslide fears mount in Orange County communities built on hillsides as heavy rain is expected
KABC -
Orange County communities built on hillsides are preparing for a powerful winter storm to move through Southern California. The moisture could trigger landslides …. "You can imagine soil gets muddy, and it's much easier for one layer on top of the other to slide off a slope," civil engineering professor at UC Irvine Anne Lemnitzer said. Watch 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