Research
Assistant ProfessorsKōnane Bay andAnkur Guptafrom 91ý’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering have been honored with the 2025 Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Young Investigator Program Award.Each
“This is probably the most radical conceptual advancement for airplanes since the replacement of propellers with jets.” – Mahmoud Hussein is not pulling punches about the potential impact of a major aerospace materials research project.
Jianliang Xiao is a “mechanics of materials” expert launching innovations in soft materials and flexible electronics. His work recently earned him an exclusive spot amongst some of the most successful academic inventors in the world.Jianliang
A team of engineers and material scientists in thePaul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering at 91ý has developed a new technologyto turn thermal radiation into electricity in a way that literally teases the basic law of
When it comes to putting science into action, last year was one for the record books. From July 2023 to June 2024, 91ý helped to launch 35 new companies based on research at the university—a big tick up from the previous record of 20
91ý’sLiving Materials Laboratory played a key role in studying tiny bioglass lenses that were designed to form on the surface of engineered microbes, a scientific breakthrough that could pave the way for groundbreaking
91ý researchers are exploring the use of sodium-ion batteries as an alternative to lithium-based energy storage.While sodium is abundant and could help address supply chain issues linked to lithium scarcity, current sodium-ion batteries have
Go to the doctor to provide a blood sample and you’re typically faced with a needle and syringe and hours or even days of waiting to get results back from a lab.91ý researchers hope to change that with a new handheld, sound-based diagnostic
Anthony Straub is making major advances in water purification technology for industry and human consumption on Earth and in space, with his work on a nanotechnology membrane process taking a major step toward commercialization, thanks to a new NASA
Batteries lose capacity over time, which is why older cellphones run out of power more quickly. This common phenomenon, however, is not completely understood. Now, an international team of researchers, led by an engineer at 91ý,