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The Dawn of Gallium Oxide Microelectronics

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 6, 2018– Silicon has long been the go-to material in the world of microelectronics and semiconductor technology. But silicon still faces limitations, particularly with […]

The Future of Wireless Communications is Terahertz

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 6, 2018 — Electrical and optical engineers in Australia have designed a novel platform that could tailor telecommunication and optical transmissions. Collaborating scientists from […]

Sequential Model Chips Away at Mysteries of Aircraft Ice

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 6, 2018 — Ice accumulation on aircraft wings is a common contributing factor to airplane accidents. Most existing models focus on either ice that […]

Diamonds Show Promise for Spintronic Devices

WASHINGTON, D.C., January 29, 2018 — Conventional electronics rely on controlling electric charge. Recently, researchers have been exploring the potential for a new technology, called spintronics, that […]

Advances in Lasers Get to the Long and Short of it

WASHINGTON, D.C., January 24, 2018 — Since lasers were first developed, the demand for more adaptable lasers has only increased. Chiral nematic liquid crystals (CLCs) are an […]

New Oxide and Semiconductor Combination Builds New Device Potential

WASHINGTON, D.C., January 10, 2018 — Insulating oxides are oxygen containing compounds that do not conduct electricity, but can sometimes form conductive interfaces when they’re layered together […]

Locating the Precise Reaction Path: Methane Dissociation on Platinum

WASHINGTON, D.C., January 2, 2018 — Transition-metal catalysts, such as nickel and cobalt, are widely used in industry to produce hydrogen and other useful compounds from natural […]

Silver Nanoparticles Take Spectroscopy to New Dimension

WASHINGTON, D.C., January 2, 2018 — As medicine and pharmacology investigate nanoscale processes, it has become increasingly important to identify and characterize different molecules. Raman spectroscopy, a […]

An Organ-On-A-Chip Device That Models Heart Disease

WASHINGTON, D.C., January 2, 2018 — When studying diseases or testing potential drug therapies, researchers usually turn to cultured cells on Petri dishes or experiments with lab […]