Department of Materials Science and Engineering News

The material science and engineering and medical faculty members experimented with a material that has antiviral properties that are activated by white light, such as sunlight or LED lights.

Seven UCF graduate students will receive tuition scholarships, living stipends and paid internships funded through a national program.

The device could lead to advanced artificial intelligence that can instantly recognize what it sees and has applications in self-driving vehicles and robotics.

The lightweight, supercapacitor-battery hybrid composite material provides power and is as strong as steel.

An ethanol fuel cell produces less emissions and uses less fuel than combustion engines, doesn’t require recharging like battery-powered technology, and may offer an alternative to hydrogen fuel cells.

Researchers say the device can tell with 95% percent accuracy if someone has a virus, a significant improvement over current rapid tests.

The material offers the high performance and stability needed for industrial-scale electrolysis, which could produce a clean energy fuel from seawater.

Current lithium-ion batteries contain solvents that are flammable and toxic.

Yuen Yee Li Sip and Elizabeth Barrios in Materials Science and Engineering focus on research that may impact space exploration.