A Washington University team, led by Lan Yang, the Edwin H. & Florence G. Skinner Professor of Electrical & Systems Engineering, has made major strides recently in the study and manipulation of light

Semitransparent organic solar cells in eyeglasses to power microprocessor, example of future solar-powered mobile applications

The method could potentially be used on anything from heat pumps to wind turbines to airplanes

Currently there’s no reliable way to determine during surgery to remove breast cancer whether the excised tissue is completely cancer-free at its margins

Tensegrity is a structural system of floating rods in compression and cables in continuous tension

The magic key for turning all three components—cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin—of lignocellulosic (non-edible) biomass into distinct high-value products is gamma valerolactone

A better sustainable sanitary pad

The bone-like implant gives donor cells their own space to live and grow without competition, eliminating the need to wipe out the host’s pre-existing cells

New method will better help researchers analyze defects in such materials

Future explorers on Mars would just need to apply pressure to compact the soil—the equivalent of a blow from a hammer—to make bricks

Columbia Engineers use ice-templating to control electrolyte structure in lithium batteries; solid-state is non-flammable, non-toxic and flexible with longer battery life

Discovery could lead to new treatments for patients after a heart attack