Professor Brian Korgel and his research group have been featured on chemeurope.com for creating the first ordered arrays, or superlattices, of silicon nanocrystals, also known as quantum dots. Their work could help utilize light-emitting properties of silicon to develop things like light-emitting diodes (LEDs) or possible lasers.
Bulk silicon is one of the most commercially … Read the rest »
Alumnus Vincent Holmberg, Ph.D. ’11, has won the Hertz Thesis Prize for his dissertation entitled “Semiconductor Nanowires: From a Nanoscale System to a Macroscopic Material.” Some years there are no Prize winners, in other years up to four prizes have been awarded.
“Vince’s Ph.D. thesis is definitely one of the best I have … Read the rest »
Professor Brian Korgel has been awarded the 2012 Professional Progress Award for Outstanding Progress in Chemical Engineering by the American Institute for Chemical Engineers (AIChE).
The award, sponsored by Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., recognizes Korgel’s leading research in nanoparticle and nanowire synthesis and characterization. The accolade is one of the highest honors presented … Read the rest »
What if we could harness sunlight by converting it into usable electric power for a price that’s competitive with fossil fuels? Unlike the traditionally bulky and expensive solar panels available now, solar cells would be flexible, mass-produced and printed like newspapers. Such a scenario would lead to an energy source that’s not only green – … Read the rest »