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JULY 24, 2022
Now, a team of researchers at MIT, the University of Houston, and other institutions have shown that cubic boron arsenide overcomes these two limitations of silicon as a semiconductor material. Cubic boron arsenide provides high mobility to both holes as well as electrons, and has excellent thermal conductivity.
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DECEMBER 1, 2020
Yan Yao, Cullen Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Houston and co-corresponding author for the paper, said the groundbreaking results came from combining both an organic quinone cathode and a new tailored boron cluster-based electrolyte solution. Neither approach is practical.
Cars That Think
OCTOBER 29, 2023
In its inaugural year in 2018, 80 students participated; this year 330 attended. Reminiscent of the TV show “ Shark Tank ,” on which business leaders often advise entrepreneurs, the students presented their projects to IEEE Pre-University Education Coordinating Committee volunteers, who provided feedback and guidance.
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JUNE 2, 2018
A team from the University of Houston and Hunan Normal University in China has developed an active and durable oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalyst for water splitting that meets commercial crtieria for current densities at low overpotentials. volt” Energy & Environmental Science doi: 10.1039/C8EE00927A.
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NOVEMBER 11, 2022
First offered in 2018, the summer camp program gives teens an opportunity to explore a variety of engineering disciplines through hands-on design challenges, field trips, industry speakers, and more. The first of two sessions held at the University of Pennsylvania, one of the new camp locations, sold out well before the enrollment deadline.
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DECEMBER 22, 2018
Researchers from the University of Houston and the Toyota Research Institute of America have discovered a promising new version of high-energy magnesium batteries, with potential applications ranging from electric vehicles to battery storage for renewable energy systems. Dong et al. 2018.11.022.
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NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Now Madni—a professor of astronautics, aerospace, and mechanical engineering at the University of Southern California —is working to transform engineering education. Kennedy at Rice University , in Houston. He moved to the United States to pursue a bachelor’s degree in engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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