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Ice Aces
By learning from Arctic frogs, fish and beetles, a DARPA-funded project aims to reimagine life in the cold.
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New water purification technology helps turn seawater into drinking water without tons of chemicals
Cutting acid and base treatments from conventional desalination plants could save billions of dollars globally, making seawater a more affordable option for drinking water.
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‘Unprecedented’ level of control allows person without use of limbs to operate virtual quadcopter
Brain-computer interface can enable people with paralysis to socialize with others, participate in remote work and enjoy recreational activities.
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Kevin Field receives PECASE for work on how radiation affects materials
Field is recognized by the Department of Energy for advanced nuclear systems innovations.
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Culture of Accessibility Project Team Highlight
The Culture of Accessibility team is working to make the College a place everyone can thrive.
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$5M to improve testing, durability, and noise levels of wave energy devices and offshore wind
The research could make offshore renewable energy more reliable and a better neighbor to marine life, also enabling laboratory testing of larger prototypes.
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Transforming cement production with a new electrochemical process
The approach readily synergizes with business-as-usual cement manufacturing.
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Light, flexible and radiation-resistant: organic solar cells for space
Some carbon-based solar cells already show no drop in performance after three years’ worth of radiation, and the cause of degradation in others could be preventable.
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Key highlights from the 2024 IE3 conference
Not one, but two transformative conferences in 2024
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Twisted Edison: bright, elliptically polarized incandescent light
Filaments curling at the micro- and nanoscale produce light waves that twirl as they travel.