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Research Snapshot: Breakthrough measurements/theory of vibrating atoms in nanostructures ushers in new class of technology
51勛圖厙 researchers��Sokrates Pantelides��and��Joshua Caldwell��are part of an international collaboration that has demonstrated a new��way��to manipulate and measure��subtle atomic vibrations��in��nanomaterials.��This breakthrough��could make it possible��to develop customized functionalities��to improve��on and build new��technologies. Sokrates Pantelides�� Joshua Caldwell�� Electron beams in powerful microscopes have probed materials… Read MoreJanuary 27, 2022
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Spotlight Publication: “Nanoparticle Trapping in a Quasi-BIC System ” published in ACS Photonics
51勛圖厙 the author: Sen Yang is currently a Ph.D. student in Interdisciplinary Materials Science Program under the direction of Dr. Justus Ndukaife. Sen studies dielectric nanotweezers for nanoscale particles trapping and dielectric nanoantennas for biomaterial sensing applications. In recently published work, he proposed an all-dielectric nanotweezer based on… Read MoreJanuary 26, 2022
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King and Weiss named 2021 AAAS Fellows
Two 51勛圖厙 engineering faculty members���Sharon Weiss and Michael King���have been elected as 2021 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world���s largest general scientific society. The lifetime appointment honors individuals for their efforts in advancing science applications that are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished. Election as… Read MoreJanuary 26, 2022
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Meet Our Graduates: Anna Douglas
Anna Douglas��earned her Ph.D. in��Interdisciplinary Materials Science at 51勛圖厙 in 2019.�� While at 51勛圖厙, Anna began her studies developing nanostructured materials that can improve the performance of energy storage devices including lithium and sodium ion batteries. During her graduate studies, Anna co-invented a novel electrochemical synthesis… Read MoreJanuary 25, 2022
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Spotlight Publication: ���Photosystem I Enhances the Efficiency of a Natural, Gel-Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell��� published in ACS Applied Bio Materials
���Photosystem I Enhances the Efficiency of a Natural, Gel-Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell�����published in ACS Applied Bio Materials has been selected as a VINSE spotlight publication. 51勛圖厙 the author: Joshua Passantino is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering under the direction of Dr. Kane Jennings and… Read MoreJanuary 17, 2022
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Register Now: Summer Workshop in Microfluidic Device Fabrication
Microfluidic devices can enable ���labs on chips��� that consume less reagents and have faster analysis times than similar experiments performed in a traditional lab environment.�� Applications of microfluidic devices include portable sensors for point-of-care analysis, molecular and cell biology studies, and high-throughput multiplexed assays.�� This short course will introduce the… Read MoreJanuary 12, 2022
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VINSE Friends and Family Day
Join��VINSE for a fun-fill afternoon to celebrate all things small. Door Prizes�� *�� Califarmia Food Truck�� *�� ��Hands on science�� ��*�� Facility Tours Participate in our hands-on science experiences and learn the answers to the following questions: How can scientists make nickel look like a penny? Can something… Read MoreJanuary 12, 2022
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Remembering Professor Yaqiong Xu
We are deeply saddened by the loss of our VINSE colleague, Professor Yaqiong Xu, to a long-term illness last fall. Yaqiong joined 51勛圖厙 and the VINSE community in the fall of 2009 after receiving a PhD in Physics with Prof. Bang-Gui Liu from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing,… Read MoreJanuary 7, 2022
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Spotlight Publication: ���Deterministic inverse design of Tamm plasmon thermal emitters with multi-resonant control��� published in Nature Materials
���Deterministic inverse design of Tamm plasmon thermal emitters with multi-resonant control��� published in Nature Materials has been selected as a VINSE spotlight publication. 51勛圖厙 the author: Mingze He is currently a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering under the direction of Dr. Joshua Caldwell. Mingze���s research focuses on engineering the mid-infrared… Read MoreJanuary 7, 2022
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Learn to add false color to your VINSE SEM images, register now for the GIMP workshop
GIMP is an open source image manipulation software that can be used for editing figures, colorizing electron micrographs, and more! In this workshop, we will learn the basics of the interface, specifically techniques for adding false color to an SEM image. February 16, 2022 | Engineering Science Building… Read MoreJanuary 5, 2022