In a new study published in Nature Communications, UC Davis researchers detail an infrared sensor that excels above freezing temperatures. The sensor combines a membrane-based design and radio frequencies to increase performance, detecting signals as low as 740 picowatts in room temperature environments.
The University of California, Davis, has been selected as a core member of the Pacific Intermountain Network for Education in Semiconductors, a regional node of the National Network for Microelectronics Education, or NNME, designed to strengthen and scale the semiconductor workforce across the western United States.
For a master’s thesis describing a processing framework that achieved a 32 million-times improvement in speed and energy efficiency over NVIDIA, the College of Engineering celebrates Sagar Sajeev, a recent electrical and computer engineering alum.
For innovative research on chips that can sustain high speeds without sacrificing power or signal amplification, a feat necessary for realizing the wireless networks of tomorrow, Phat Nguyen has received the Zuhair A. Munir Award for Best Doctoral Dissertation in Engineering at UC Davis.
Assistant Professor Wenzhong Yan joins the UC Davis Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. His research focuses on soft robots that are made of engineered materials and draw inspiration from biology and origami.
A recent study led by electrical and computer engineers at UC Davis, and reported in Advanced Photonics, has demonstrated that the power of a spectrometer can be replicated on a microscopic chip. This innovation paves the way for next-generation medical diagnostics and agricultural and environmental remote sensing.
Dean Richard L. Corsi sits down with Chancellor Gary S. May to reflect on the imagination, principles and lifelong curiosity required to build what’s possible — and to ensure all next-level solutions of tomorrow serve the planet and the public good.
From youth-extending medical interventions to 3D printers that bypass physical barriers with sound, assistant professors at the University of California, Davis, are daring to build the world of tomorrow with visionary research programs.
By pushing the boundaries of research and bridging the gap between theory and practice, engineers at the University of California, Davis, are working to usher in the unfathomable, paradigm-shifting potential of a fully realized quantum era.
Materials Today has honored Marina Radulaski, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of California, Davis, with a Rising Star Award for her outstanding research and promise for continued leadership in quantum materials and electronics.
