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Electron sandwich doubles thermoelectric performance

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Researchers from Hokkaido University and their colleagues in Japan and Taiwan have more than doubled the ability of a material to transform wasted heat into usable electricity by significantly narrowing the space through which spread electrons move, according to a new open-access study published in the journal Nature Communications.

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Former Berkeley Dean of Engineering David A. Hodges Dies at 85

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An active IEEE volunteer, Hodges served in several leadership roles including 2007 vice chair of the IEEE Awards Board and 2011–2012 vice president of the IEEE Publication Services and Products Board. He received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering in 1973 from National Taiwan University in New Taipei. for 37 years.

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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Later, the converted Kim would become the “loudest-speaking” professor at KAIST, according to several fellow faculty members, and they say his absence made the whole campus seem quiet. He returned to KAIST in 2007 and pioneered research in graphene and thermoelectric devices. Kim rose quickly within Fairchild’s hierarchy.