Riding mid-infrared waves

Riding mid-infrared waves

Waves are more than what you see on your summer vacation to the beach. Many aspects of our lives are made possible due to a different kind of wave: electromagnetic waves, also called electromagnetic radiation. We view the world through visible light wavelengths on the...
Charting paths to combat disease

Charting paths to combat disease

We are constantly bombarded by stimulation in the form of light, sound, heat, pressure and other environmental factors. These stimuli come and go with varied frequencies and durations, but they can induce lasting genetic changes to the cells in our bodies. “They are...
Printing with light

Printing with light

A new process being developed by Arizona State University researchers enables color printing on a microscale with a simple, inexpensive additive manufacturing process. Chao Wang, an assistant professor of electrical engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of...
Broadening horizons of cutting-edge computing

Broadening horizons of cutting-edge computing

Deliang Fan has nothing less than bold expectations for his endeavors to expand the capabilities of computing systems and technologies. His far-reaching aspirations involve designing advanced computational hardware to help innovate in some of the most technologically...
Maintaining the balance of power

Maintaining the balance of power

America’s energy grid is described as the world’s largest machine. More than 11,000 power plants send electricity through 600,000 miles of high-voltage transmission lines and 6 million miles of local distribution lines to customers in almost every corner of the...