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<p>The tiny fragments of fungal cells could contribute to asthma, allergic reactions and ice cloud formation. Michael Lawler / UCI</p>

Physical Science

UCI chemists find fungal shrapnel in the air

<p>The 3.5-meter WIYN telescope at Arizona’s Kitt Peak National Observatory houses NEID, a new exoplanet hunting instrument that will help astronomers find planets close to Earth’s mass orbiting nearby stars. National Optical Astronomy Observatory</p>

Physical Science

Exoplanet hunting instrument created in part by UCI astronomer makes first observations

<p>The CUORE detector is surrounded by a layer of highly pure lead that was recovered from a 2,000-year-old Roman shipwreck. (Credit: CUORE Collaboration)</p>

Physical Science

The CUORE Underground Experiment Narrows the Search for Rare Particle Process

The largest set of data yet from an underground experiment called CUORE sets more stringent limits on a theoretical ultra-rare particle process known as neutrinoless double-beta decay that could help to explain the abundance of matter over antimatter in the universe.

Physical Science

Greenland ice loss is at ‘worse-case scenario’ levels, study finds

UCI glaciologists play key roles on international assessment team

Physical Science

Taming wildfires

UCI-created AI tool for predicting blaze size proves successful in Alaska; team now focuses on California

Physical Science

Tiny Quantum Sensors Watch Materials Transform Under Pressure

A team of scientists led by Berkeley Lab has transformed diamonds’ natural atomic flaws into an ultrasensitive diamond anvil sensor that could open the door to a new generation of smart, designer materials, as well as the synthesis of new chemical compounds, atomically fine-tuned by pressure.