Materials
Researchers have scaled up a new low-cost cooling system that can provide efficient cooling for homes and beyond using minimal electricity. The system is built from a highly reflective glass and polymer material slightly thicker than aluminum foil.
Bloomberg recently reported that Solid Power Inc., a Colorado-based developer of next-generation solid-state batteries, has completed a $20 million deal with Samsung Venture, Hyundai and others.The deal comes less than a year after Solid Power
The National Science Foundation is honoring six current or incoming ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ mechanical engineering students with Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) awards and five students with honorable mentions.
¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ engineers have received a $2.45 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to develop a scalable, cost-effective greenhouse material that splits sunlight into photosynthetically efficient light and
Physics World has recognized a metamaterial film that provides cooling without the need for a power source, invented by ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ mechanical engineering professors Ronggui Yang and Xiaobo Yin, as one of the Top 10 Breakthroughs of 2017.Made out of
Chemical and Engineering News has chosen ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ spin-off company Solid Power as one of the Top 10 start-ups of 2017. The business grew out of research conducted by professors Sehee Lee and Conrad
¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ mechanical engineering professor Xiaobo Yin has been named a 2017 Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Moore Inventor Fellow, an award bestowed on scientist-inventors for their inventions in
Pushing the boundaries of science requires flexibility. Allowing scientists to follow where their research takes them, even if that is into areas that may seem illogical to some, often is what leads to the most remarkable breakthroughs. For some
¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ professor of chemistry and mechanical engineering Steven George is the 2017 AVS John A Thornton Memorial Award winner, “for seminal contributions to understanding, development and applications of
Kelvin Thermal Technologies Inc., a smartphone-technology startup from two ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ mechanical engineering professors, raised $200,000 in private equity to match a $250,000 grant from the state of Colorado