Campus News

A research team co-led by a UC Irvine chemistry professor has developed a new device that removes salt and other charged compounds from water efficiently and effectively. The ratchet-based ion pump works without moving parts or chemical reactions. Applications include desalination, harvesting lithium ions from seawater and biomedical devices. Funding was provided by the National…

UC Irvine Climate Collaboration researchers are studying the economic and environmental factors in transporting sediment by rail to Southern California beaches. The Prado Dam Basin, near Corona, has an overabundance of sediment, and coastal areas need sand. UC Irvine faculty and students recently participated in a workshop on this topic with officials from several Orange…