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Engineers on a Roll Toward Smaller, More Efficient Radio Frequency Transformers

University of Illinois engineers have minimized the size of one notoriously large element of integrated circuits used for wireless communication – the transformer – creating three-dimensional rolled-up radio frequency transformers that take 10 to 100 times less space, perform better when the power transfer ratio increases, and have a simpler fabrication process than their 2-D progenitors

Using a 'Magneto-Gravitational Trap,' IU Physicists Measure Neutrons with Unprecedented Precision

A study led in part by physicists at the Indiana University Center for the Exploration of Energy and Matter could provide new insight into the composition of the universe immediately after the Big Bang -- as well as improve calculations used to predict the life span of stars and describe the rules that govern the subatomic world.

Understanding the Proton's Weak Side

Research from the Qweak experiment provides a precision measurement of the proton’s weak charge and narrows the search for new physics.

Uncertainty in Long-run Economic Growth Likely Points Toward Greater Emissions, Climate Change Costs

Researchers from the University of Illinois and Yale University present a systematic method of integrating current models to develop forecasts of uncertainty in global and regional per capita economic growth rates through the year 2100.

Self-Assembling 3D Battery Would Charge in Seconds

Ulrich Wiesner, the Spencer T. Olin Professor of Engineering in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Cornell University, and collaborators have developed a block copolymer self-assembled 3D energy storage architecture that could help change the way batteries are constructed.

OU Physicist Developing Quantum-Enhanced Sensors for Real-Life Applications

A University of Oklahoma physicist, Alberto M. Marino, is developing quantum-enhanced sensors that could find their way into applications ranging from biomedical to chemical detection.

A Green Approach to Making Ammonia Could Help Feed the World

UCF research team with collaborators at Virginia Tech have developed a new “green” approach to making ammonia that may help make feeding the rising world population more sustainable.

An Innovative Approach to Better Energy Storage

A Penn/Drexel research team has engineered a way to manipulate nanomaterials to stand up vertically on a scale that has potential for industrial applications.

Strain Game: Leveraging Imperfections to Create Better-Behaved Quantum Dots

Potentially paving the way toward advanced computers, lasers or optical devices, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have revealed new effects in tiny electronic devices called quantum dots.

New Device Could Increase Battery Life of Electronic Devices by More than a Hundred-fold

A group of physicists led by Deepak K. Singh, associate professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Missouri, has applied for a patent for a magnetic material that employs a unique structure—a “honeycomb” lattice that exhibits distinctive electronic properties.

Strings of Electron-Carrying Proteins May Hold the Secret to “Electric Bacteria”

Could a unique bacterium be nature’s microscopic power plant? Scientist Moh El-Naggar and his team at USC think it’s possible. They work with the Shewanella oneidensis species of bacteria, one of a group of microbes that essentially “breathe” rocks.

UF Joins New Center to Create Fuel from Plants

The University of Florida is one of 17 institutions partnering with the University of Illinois in the $115-million Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI). Researchers will work to develop efficient ways to grow, transform and market biofuels.