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News Biology major Andy Shar discovers 3D printable ink that ‘everyone was looking for,’ physics professor says
“Daeha Joung, Ph.D., supports his sophomore research mentee’s independence and success, which now includes published research. Finding a 3D printable ink that conducts electricity, yet is strong, flexible and stretchable, has been a goal of materials scientists around …
“The study led by VCU researchers addresses an important area for medicine, industry and science: Understanding how liquids — mainly water — interact with surfaces. A recently published study led by Virginia Commonwealth University researchers sheds new light on how water interacts …
News Study reveals new magnetic process that can lead to more energy-efficient memory in computers and other devices
“Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of California, Los Angeles have made an important advance that could lead to more energy efficient magnetic memory storage components for computers and other devices. Magnets are widely used for computer memory …
“VCU physics professor Loren Picco, Ph.D., is among a team of researchers that is the first to produce quantities of potentially revolutionary ribbons of phosphorene. Since the isolation of 2-dimensional phosphorene — the phosphorus equivalent of graphene — in 2014, more …
News Engineering researchers develop a process that could make big data and cloud storage more energy efficient
“As big data and cloud applications flourish, one of the grand challenges for future computing is finding energy-efficient methods for data storage. Magnetic material is commonly used for data storage — think of magnetic strips on the back of a credit …