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Ashwin Shahani honored by White House with PECASE

Ashwin Shahani honored by White House with PECASE

The award is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on early-career scientists and engineers.
Faster organic phosphorescence for better display tech

Faster organic phosphorescence for better display tech

Layering an organic material on top of 2D materials achieves stable, fast phosphorescent light emission without using expensive and hazardous heavy metals.
Battery-like computer memory keeps working above 1000°F

Battery-like computer memory keeps working above 1000°F

The material transports oxygen ions rather than electrons, creating heat-resistant voltages for both digital memory and in-memory computing.
Burned rice hulls could help batteries store more charge

Burned rice hulls could help batteries store more charge

New research finds hard carbon in rice hull ash, providing a cheap, domestic source of the material that can replace graphite in lithium-ion or sodium-ion battery anodes.
Po-Yu Kung receives international students fellowship

Po-Yu Kung receives international students fellowship

A member of the Li group, Kung's research focuses on the charge transfer properties of single-particle battery materials.
Annual food drive for Food Gatherers runs through Dec. 9

Annual food drive for Food Gatherers runs through Dec. 9

Please support the efforts to raise needs funds for the hungry in our area this holiday season.
MSE undergrad program ranked #4 in U.S.

MSE undergrad program ranked #4 in U.S.

Our undergraduate program maintained its #4 national ranking for the second year in a row.
This screen stores and displays encrypted images without electronics

This screen stores and displays encrypted images without electronics

It uses magnetic fields to display images at the same resolution as a squid’s color-changing skin.
Yiyang Li receives Young Faculty Award from DARPA

Yiyang Li receives Young Faculty Award from DARPA

His research could have significant implications for improving the reliability and functionality of a wide range of electronic devices and systems.
Grace Hsia Haberi featured in Culture Capital docuseries

Grace Hsia Haberi featured in Culture Capital docuseries

The founder of a global non-electric warming technology manufacturing company, Haberi is one of nine diverse entrepreneurs highlighted in the series.
Solving a memristor mystery to develop efficient, long-lasting memory devices

Solving a memristor mystery to develop efficient, long-lasting memory devices

Newly discovered role of phase separation can help develop memory devices for energy-efficient AI computing
Unraveling the fundamental principles of eutectic solidification with real-time, nanoscale imaging

Unraveling the fundamental principles of eutectic solidification with real-time, nanoscale imaging

Understanding how to control microstructure during solidification can help achieve desirable properties like strength and ductility
19 participate in MRSEC CMI summer research projects

19 participate in MRSEC CMI summer research projects

The REU and REY programs were held as part of the Center for Materials Innovation's mission to attract next-gen materials researchers.
Liz Holm receives endowed professorship title

Liz Holm receives endowed professorship title

Holm was officially installed as the Richard F. and Eleanor A. Towner Professor of Engineering during a special ceremony.
First 3D visualization of an aluminum nanocomposite for the auto industry

First 3D visualization of an aluminum nanocomposite for the auto industry

The lightweight material could extend EV range or fuel efficiency once its microstructure is understood.