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Solar Cells: Nanoscale Organization for Higher Efficiency
Professor Chinedum Osuji and members of the Yale Nano-Solar Group use nanotechnology to manipulate the organization of solar cells in the active layer, with the ultimate goal of optimizing solar cells.
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Nanowires and Fuel Cells
Dr. Andre Taylor is developing carbon nanotubes and bulk metallic glasses as new catalysts for fuel cells, aiming to reduce the inefficiencies of current platinum-based models and design cells that are versatile and economical
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Bulk Metallic Glasses: Constructing the Future
Professor Jan Schroers is developing ways to manufacture complex objects out of new metallic alloys known as bulk metallic glasses, which combine the elasticity of glass with the flexibility of metal and can be
Read More »Medical Advances in Surgery and Treatment
John S. Reach, Jr. has developed a number of new orthopedic products, including "foam metal" implants that can integrate with tendons and a new system for targeted medication delivery
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New Center for Materials Science and Engineering
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $13 million grant to establish a Center of Excellence for Materials Research and Innovation (CEMRI) at Yale University and Southern Connecticut State University
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David Kohn TC ‘11
In his time at Yale, David Kohn TC '12 has developed a new method for thin-film deposition of electrodes, even taking a year off to work full-time on this project
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Closer to Flexible LED Displays
Yale Professor of Electrical Engineering Jung Han has developed a nanoetching technique to create thin, flexible gallium nitride (GaN) films for LEDs
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Paint Drying: A Stressful Process
Members of Professor Eric Dufresne’s laboratory are studying the mechanical forces generated by crawling cells and have related these forces to those generated when paint dries, helping to build a greater understanding of the
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How can you cut a diamond?
Before that development of polishing techniques in the Middle Ages, diamonds were used only in their natural octahedral state due to difficulty in cutting. So why are diamonds so hard to cut
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A Golden Ticket: The Massive Potential of Bulk Metallic Glass
In the search for a material with the durability of steel and the flexibility of plastic, Dr. Jan Schroers, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, may have found the “golden ticket” - a biomaterial called
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