Michigan Engineering | University of Michigan The new approach moves energy efficiently and could reduce energy losses converting light into electricity.
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Photosynthesis copycat may improve solar cells
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Next generation neural probe leads to expanded understanding of the brain
The hectoSTAR probe, with 128 stimulating micro-LEDs and 256 recording electrodes integrated in the same neural probe, was designed for some stellar brain mapping projects
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ZEUS Joins International Community of Extreme Light Virtuosos
As a member of the X-lites program, ZEUS joins an international community of extreme light labs working together to advance laser science for the benefit of society
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Ester Bentley receives Impact award for her research with the goal of GPS-free navigation
Bentley presented her research as an NDSEG Fellow. She is working to make smaller, more affordable high accuracy navigation-grade gyroscopes.
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Toward manufacturing semitransparent solar cells the size of windows
A peel-off patterning technique could enable more fragile organic semiconductors to be manufactured into semitransparent solar panels at scale.
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Solar-powered chemistry uses carbon dioxide and water to make feedstock for fuels, chemicals
Producing synthesis gas, a precursor of a variety of fuels and chemicals, no longer requires natural gas, coal or biomass.
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2022 IEEE APS R. W. P. King Award recognizes new theory in computational electromagnetics
Patel and Michielssen developed the Wigner-Smith time delay matrix for electromagnetics.
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Emulating impossible “unipolar” laser pulses paves the way for processing quantum information
Quantum materials emit light as though it were only a positive pulse, rather than a positive-negative oscillation.
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Overcoming the efficiency cliff of red micro-LEDs for virtual/augmented reality
Prof. Zetian Mi leads a team that created highly-efficient red micro LEDs suitable for augmented and virtual reality.
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Graphene-hBN breakthrough to spur new LEDs, quantum computing
Study uncovers first method for producing high-quality, wafer-scale hexagonal boron nitride.
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