NSTC News
July 2022
Recent UCF Graduates Have Accepted Tenure-track Positions at Top Universities
A tenure-track position is the unicorn of academia, but students are finding jobs after earning their doctorate degrees at UCF and going onto places like NC State, Notre Dame, and the University of Toronto.
June 2022
UCF Researchers Develop Technology for AI that Mimics the Human Eye
The device could lead to advanced artificial intelligence that can instantly recognize what it sees and has applications in self-driving vehicles and robotics.
Another Record Year for UCF — 8 NSF CAREER Award Winners
The recipients are engineers who work with interdisciplinary teams to solve tech and health problems.
May 2022
'Brain-on-a-Chip' Technology Advances Toward a New Form of Drug Screening
Brain-on-a-chip simulated models hold the potential to revolutionize and accelerate the way new drugs are discovered.
April 2022
UCF Researchers Create Brain-like Devices to Enable AI in Remote Regions and Space
Researchers at the University of Central Florida are developing new devices that will allow artificial intelligence (AI) to work from anywhere, without connecting to the internet.
March 2022
UCF Researchers Are Part of New Multi-million-dollar Awards from U.S. Department of Defense
The new funding will support projects that range from advancing hypersonic propulsion to improving semiconductor performance.
UCF Researcher to Collaborate with MIT on DARPA Night-vision Project
NanoScience and Physics Professor Michael Leuenberger will help develop lighter night-vision goggles than current models that weigh 2 pounds.
Former Nano Student Awarded 2022 Order of the Pegasus
Twenty-six students — ranging in disciplines from engineering to biology to education and others across the institution — have been named as 2021-22 recipients of the Order of Pegasus, UCF’s most prestigious student award for those who display incredible academic achievement, university involvement, leadership and community service.
UCF and NASA Researchers Design Charged ‘Power Suits’ for Electric Vehicles and Spacecraft
The lightweight, supercapacitor-battery hybrid composite material provides power and is as strong as steel.
January 2022
UCF Student Nanotech Team Designs Space Suit Material for NASA Competition
The team’s new design, which uses the microstructure of bee hair to simulate the capture and release of pollen, helped them secure an award.
UCF Researcher Leads $1.5 Million DARPA Project to Improve Night Vision, Space Exploration and Healthcare Diagnostics
The research aims to develop a system that will enable more powerful and less expensive infrared imaging for night vision, space exploration and healthcare diagnostics.
New Funding Will Help UCF Researcher Develop Nanotech to Detect Animal-borne Diseases
The research aims to close the gap between state-of-the-art nanotechnology and technology currently available for tracking potential threats from animals.
December 2021
UCF Researchers’ Ethanol Fuel Cells Offer New Alternative to Power Cars, Technology
An ethanol fuel cell produces less emissions and uses less fuel than combustion engines, doesn’t require recharging like battery-powered technology, and may offer an alternative to hydrogen fuel cells.
UCF Researchers Develop Rapid, Highly Accurate Test to Detect Viruses like COVID-19
Researchers say the device can tell with 95% percent accuracy if someone has a virus, a significant improvement over current rapid tests.
September 2021
UCF Researchers Create Water-repellent Nanomaterial Inspired by Nature
The novel superhydrophobic coating, which can potentially be used to create more efficient fuel cells and sensitive toxic gas detectors, can keep materials dry for longer and at greater depths.
Long-lasting Disinfectant Promises to Help Fight Pandemics
An alum and several researchers at UCF have used nanotechnology to develop the cleaning agent, which protects against seven viruses for up to seven days.
August 2021
UCF Awarded $800,000 Grant to Establish Center on Materials Research and Education
Materials research is of national interest because it promises to address many challenges from quantum communications to energy generation.
