Month: November 2020

Ten NC State faculty members have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest scientific society and publisher of the journal Science.

Congratulations to Xingao on his passing the prelim exam!

This multi-disciplinary multi-PI project is looking to develop molecule/material hybrid photoelectrodes for cooperative sunlight-driven generation of liquid fuels from carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and water

• Author Correction: The dynamics of plasmon-induced hot carrier creation in colloidal gold
• Photoinduced copper-catalysed deracemization of alkyl halides
• Photoredox cobalt-catalyzed asymmetric desymmetric reductive coupling of cyclobutenes with alkynes
• Asymmetric photooxidation of glycerol to hydroxypyruvic acid over Rb–Ir catalytic pairs on poly(heptazine imides)
• Photoelectrochemical production of disinfectants from seawater

• Infrared heavy-metal-free quantum dots deliver sensitive and fast sensors for eye-safe LIDAR applications
  The frequency regime lying in the shortwave infrared (SWIR) has very unique properties that make it ideal for several applications, such as being less affected by atmospheric scattering as well as being "eye-safe." These include Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR), a method for determining ranges and distances using lasers, space localization and mapping, adverse weather […]
• Twisted crystals open door to smaller, more powerful sensors for optical devices
  Twisted moiré photonic crystals—an advanced type of optical metamaterial—have shown enormous potential in the race to engineer smaller, more capable and more powerful optical systems. How do they work?

• Researchers recycle wind turbine blade materials to make improved plastics
• Scientists merge two 'impossible' materials into new artificial structure
• Study tracks chromium chemistry in irradiated molten salts
• Electrochemical process separates valuable industrial chemicals from animal waste
• Diagnosing a dud may lead to a better battery

• Physicists uncover electronic interactions mediated via spin waves
  April 3, 2025
  Physicists have made a novel discovery regarding the interaction of electronic excitations via spin waves. The finding could open the door to future technologies and advanced applications such as optical modulators, all-optical logic gates, and quantum transducers.