Building a better solar panel: NAU graduate wins NSF award to continue research into sustainable energy
Current solar panels capture about 20 percent of the sunlight that hits them. Increasing the efficiency of this technology will mean more renewable energy in the power grid without additional infrastructure. Researchers at Northern Arizona University are looking for ways to use artificially created chlorosomes to create a more efficient solar panel. One of those […]
New Laser Testing Approach Detects Coronavirus in Minutes
Effective control of the spread of viruses like SARs-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, relies on three Ts: testing, tracing, and treatment. Testing for coronavirus infection remains important, especially as many areas in the United States are starting to re-open schools and loosen restrictions designed to slow its spread. However, the main testing […]
Cambou granted first USPTO patent in Quantum Cryptography
Dr. Bertrand Cambou, Professor of Nanotechnology and Cybersecurity, Invention Ambassador of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors, had a new patent granted on April 27, 2021, by the USPTO. This is the first patent granted by USPTO in Quantum Cryptography (QC), an extremely competitive […]
NAU achieves status of Hispanic-Serving Institution
¡MIRA! faculty highlighted in article on NAU successfully gaining Hispanic Serving Institution status!! Read here.
¡MIRA! faculty Miguel José Yacamán named Regents Professor by ABOR
Yacamán is a world-renowned expert in using electron microscopy to study the properties of materials at the atomic level and developing methods to study nanoparticles and 2D materials. He has received the Guggenheim Fellowship and the Robert Franklin Mehl Award of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society. He has authored or co-authored more than 500 […]