Surging global electricity demand driven by data centers, artificial intelligence and expanding manufacturing is straining power systems worldwide, highlighting the need for more efficient energy use rather than simply more generation. Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory have developed a new silicon carbide–based power module that significantly improves how electricity is converted and delivered. […]
Boise State University’s growing prominence in materials science and microelectronics is driven in part by the work of faculty members such as David Estrada, a U.S. Navy veteran and Boise State alumnus. Estrada earned his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Boise State in 2007, supported by the McNair Scholars Program and multiple graduate research […]
The merger of Stanford Nano Shared Facilities and the Stanford Nanofabrication Facility in September created nano@stanford, now the university’s largest shared research facility on campus. Yuri Suzuki, the Stanley G. Wojcicki Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences and a professor of applied physics, also serving by courtesy in materials science and engineering, was […]
Researchers at the University of Vienna have demonstrated quantum interference in sodium nanoparticles containing more than 7,000 atoms—and produced clusters of nearly 10,000—showing that even large metallic particles can exhibit quantum behavior. Lead author Sebastian Pedalino said the results challenge the assumption that such objects must behave classically, confirming that quantum mechanics remains valid at […]
The January 2026 issue of Advanced Materials & Processes magazine has an editorial focus on Emerging Analysis Methods.
