October 8, 2013
Mikaeel Young and Swadeshmukul Santra won the Best Oral Presentation award at NanoFlorida 2013. Their presentation was titled “Mixed Valence Copper (Cu)/ Silica Nanocomposite: Synthesis, Characterization and Systematic Antimicrobial Studies.” Mikaeel (M.S. in Biotechnology) is a graduate student in Dr. Santra’s research group. Santra is an Associate Professor in the University of Central Florida’s Nanoscience…
September 19, 2013
A team of researchers from University of Central Florida (UCF)’s NanoScience Technology Center have developed the world’s first lab-monitored process to examine muscle function and its response to various treatments. This breakthrough may prove invaluable in furthering research efforts aimed at developing effective treatments for some progressive muscular diseases, such as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and…
August 26, 2013
According to Florida Citrus Mutual, the total impact of citrus in Florida is approximately $9 billion a year and represented about 63 percent of total U.S. production for the 2010-2011 season. This could explain why the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded UCF a $1.21 million grant to study citrus diseases, such as canker and greening,…
August 5, 2013
Nanoprinting techniques from Jayan Thomas’s research group are currently featured on the IEEE Spectrum homepage. Thomas’s team has developed a technique that produces highly ordered nanoelectrodes without the need for templates or expensive tools. The result appears to be a supercapacitor with a significantly higher energy storage capacity. Thomas believes that this process may lead…
July 12, 2013
Dr. Richard Blair’s groundbreaking technique for producing graphene is featured in the Orlando Business Journal. Graphene is an ultra-thin derivative of graphite that can be added to rubbers, plastics and metal to make the materials lighter and stronger. It also is a conductor of electricity. Previously, the manufacture of graphene was prohibitively expensive and created…
July 10, 2013
A UCF researcher has developed a proprietary method for making graphene – an element that some have described as the “wonder material” of the century – accessible to industry. The technique, which the university recently licensed to Orlando-based spinout company Garmor Inc., has the potential to transform manufacturing of everything from car bumpers and truck…
July 2, 2013
An article co-authored by Sudipta Seal appears on the cover of the Journal of Materials Chemistry B. The research demonstrates that the development of a reusable, enzyme-free and dye-free peroxide sensing technology is possible and could lead to important developments in biomedicine and national security. Find out more online.
June 26, 2013
An article by Jayan Thomas and his colleagues appears in the June 25 edition of Advanced Materials. Their work is featured prominently with a full-page graphic and caption in the issue’s frontispiece. The article and splash page feature Thomas’s research in spin-on nanoprinting (SNAP), a technique used to print nanopillar structures without the use of…
June 11, 2013
An article co-authored by Debashis Chanda is featured on the cover of the latest issue of ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. The article, “Mechanisms of Enhanced Optical Absorption for Ultrathin Silicon Solar Microcells with an Integrated Nanostructured Backside Reflector,” is available through the ACS Publications website. Access it online here. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces…
Graduate student Aditya Reddy Kolli has been awarded UCF’s Graduate Research Excellence Fellowship. The UCF College of Graduate Studies presents the fellowship annually to outstanding graduate students who have excellent research backgrounds and proposals for the thesis or dissertation phase of their graduate degree programs. The award is worth up to $2,000 for the 2013-14…