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The Strange World and Weird Science of Real Invisibility Suits
An article depicting how metamaterial technology first developed by ECE Professor David Smith could someday lead to true invisibility suits.
‘Gigantic Jet’ Lightning Is a Mystery. These Researchers Are Solving It.
ECE Professor Steve Cummer is helping to crack the mystery of the phenomenon behind a massive electrical discharge that rose 50 miles into space.
Stranger Than Fiction: Using Electronic Tattoos To Monitor Health
ECE Professor Aaron Franklin describes how nanotechnology can revolutionize health care through the use of electronic temporary tattoos that monitor and treat patients.
Adult “Picky Eaters” Recall Helpful Parent Feeding Strategies
Working with colleagues in the School of Medicine, ECE Professor Guillermo Sapiro asked a group of adults who identified themselves as “picky eaters” to reflect on their parents’ feeding strategies when they were children to better understand which strategies were perceived as helpful and which weren’t.
Turning on the Glass: Chalcogenides and the Future of Photonics
ECE Professor Natalia Litchinitser talks about how emerging materials called chalcogenide glasses has applications in the future of UV-light-based technologies.
How the SEC Threw a Wrench in Bank Regulators’ Crypto Custody Efforts
Jimmie Lenz provides insight into the consequences of a new SEC ruling into how institutions should treat digital assets they hold in custody.
Physics for AI: Venture to Help Artifical Intelligence to Make Own Discoveries, But Is It Ideal?
Is it a good idea to teach physics to AI to help it make novel discoveries, as ECE Professor Willie Padilla recently demonstrated with metasurface technology?
Manhole Explosions Add Chaos to Morning Rush
ECE/CS Professor Cynthia Rudin explains why New York City might have been a special case in being able to predict which manhole covers were in danger of exploding after an incident in Boston.
People of ACM – Yiran Chen
A Q&A about the field of memory and storage systems with Yiran Chen from the Association for Computing Machinery.
Is Nuclear Power the Future?
ECE student Maxwell Tardif offers his opinion that the future of U.S. energy should include a stronger commitment to nuclear power.