A paper presented by Ms. Julia Freitas Orrico, a M.S. Nanotechnology student who is also the first author of this paper just won the BEST POSTER award at the recently concluded virtual meeting, IEEE Transducers 2021 (https://transducers2021.org). This paper, a collaborative effort amongst the groups of NSTC Professor, Dr. Swaminathan Rajaraman and Dr. Michael J.…

Steady progress comes from increase in research activity in health, engineering and more. UCF ranked 25th among public universities in the nation for producing patents and 60th in the world, according to a new report released today. The National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Owners Association ranks institutions every year based on the…

University of Central Florida and South Ural State University researchers led by Professors Artem Masunov and Ekaterina Bartashevich developed a novel methodology for computational predictions of the mechanical properties for single crystals. Many organic compounds form two or more solid phases that differ only in the packing of molecules in the unit cell. These phases…

Pavlo Kravchuk won an award for his poster titled “Small organic osmolytes accelerate actin assembly.” at the 2021 UCF Student Scholar Symposium in the Life Sciences category. This year the Student Scholar Symposium took place virtually. As a graduate winner, he will be also provided with a $500 scholarship. Pavlo is a Nanotechnology Masters student…

The material’s nanostructure design is based on how honeybees and other pollinators can manipulate pollen using microstructures and electric fields. NASA has selected a University of Central Florida nanotechnology team as one of seven university groups from around the country tasked with developing ways to stop the negative effects of moon dust during lunar missions.…

Current lithium-ion batteries contain solvents that are flammable and toxic. University of Central Florida researchers have helped develop a new, seawater-based battery that’s safer for humans and the environment than the fire-prone lithium-ion batteries that power everything from cell phones to electric cars. In a study published recently in the journal Nature Communications, UCF NanoScience…

While the rest of the world is preparing devices for the advent of ultrafast, 5G wireless service, one UCF physicist has already set his sights on 10G. Today’s network speeds have evolved at an incredible pace, but they’re still grounded in the same fundamental radio wave technology that was used, for instance, to send a…

Yuen Yee Li Sip and Elizabeth Barrios in Materials Science and Engineering focus on research that may impact space exploration. Two UCF doctoral candidates are being recognized for their efforts in advancing human space exploration. NASA awarded Yuen Yee Li Sip a three-year fellowship to support her research project on improving the durability of metals…

Some of Assistant Professor Yang Yang’s latest work is focused on keeping a key, internal metal structure — the anode — from falling apart over time. A University of Central Florida researcher is working to make portable devices and electric vehicles stay charged longer by extending the life of the rechargeable lithium-ion batteries powering them.…

Emmanuel Okogbue is making waves within the world of nano-technology. Third-year doctoral student Emmanuel Okogbue has always used research as a way to satisfy his curiosity. In his field of study, he investigates nanomaterials, or tiny elements invisible to the eye that are used to build vital structures. Though extremely small, these materials have the…