by eosarmie | Oct 22, 2023 | News
Organized by SCHOTT in Mainz, Germany, the Materials Panel for New Space brought together luminaries from the international space industry to share ideas on the future of materials for space. Dr. David Kisailus spoke to representatives from space agencies (NASA Jet...
by eosarmie | Dec 13, 2022 | News
Our lab recently published a paper in Materials Today Bio that reveals how cyanobacteria can extract minerals from the worlds driest non-polar place, the Atacama desert. An excerpt from an article written by UCI News titled “Microbial miners could help humans...
by dkisailu | Oct 4, 2021 | News
These ancient crustaceans are equipped with two hammer-like raptorial appendages known as dactyl clubs. They use these clubs to bludgeon and crush their prey. Read more at AzoNano and UCI News.
by dkisailu | Oct 4, 2021 | News
The diabolical ironclad beetle is like a tiny tank on six legs. This insect’s rugged exoskeleton is so tough that the beetle can survive getting run over by cars, and many would-be predators don’t stand a chance of cracking one open. Phloeodes diabolicus is...
by dkisailu | Mar 24, 2021 | News
Smithsonian Institute: 5 scientific findings that could lead to new inventions.Our work on investigating the mantis shrimp provides inspiration!Read more at Smithsonian magazine
by dkisailu | Mar 24, 2021 | News
Your future car that emits only water through its tail pipe just got a lot closer to becoming a reality. Scientists have discovered a cheaper metal can be used to spark the necessary reaction in hydrogen fuel cells-and they still have the capability of functioning at...
