February 1, 2018

Columbia Engineers Win $4.7M DARPA Grant to Revolutionize Augmented Reality Glasses

An interdisciplinary Columbia Engineering team is working to come up with a revolutionary lightweight glass that is able to dynamically monitor the wearer’s vision and display contextual images that are vision-corrected.
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December 12, 2017

Columbia Engineers Create Artificial Graphene in a Nanofabricated Semiconductor Structure

The researchers are the first to observe the electronic structure of graphene in an engineered semiconductor; their finding could lead to progress in advanced optoelectronics and data processing.
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October 4, 2017

The Cleanest Room on Campus

In September, the Columbia Nano Initiative opened a state of the art new clean room at the Schapiro Center for Engineering and Physical Science Research, which will support projects in physics, electrical engineering, applied physics, mechanical engineering, and chemistry.
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August 28, 2017

A Low-Cost Method for Solar-Thermal Conversion That’s Simpler and Greener

Researchers have developed a new method for fabricating a highly efficient selective solar absorber that can harness and convert sunlight to heat for use in energy-related applications, from heating water and generating steam to residential heating.
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June 7, 2017

Oyster Shells Inspire New Method to Make Superstrong, Flexible Polymers

Columbia Engineering researchers have demonstrated a new technique that takes its inspiration from the nacre of oyster shells — a composite material that has extraordinary mechanical properties, including great strength and resilience.
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