A Laser-Sharp Focus
Lasers have become indispensable to modern life since they were invented more than fifty years ago.
A new way to produce quantum dots
Quantum dots (QDs) are semiconducting nanocrystals prized for their optical and electronic properties. The brilliant, pure colors produced by QDs when stimulated with ultraviolet light are ideal for use in flat screen displays, medical imaging devices, solar panels and LEDs.
Introducing the Loewy Institute
The Loewy Institute at Lehigh University was celebrated in a dedication ceremony in Whitaker Lab on Friday, April 29, 2016.
Helping Machines Forget
Machine learning systems are everywhere. They predict the weather, forecast earthquakes, provide recommendations based on the books and movies we like, and even apply the brakes on our cars when we’re not paying attention.
Forging new paths with big data analytics
Is a new traffic pattern needed at 10th and Walnut? What could be the reason that a person chooses an Orange Julius over Jamba Juice? Big data analytics could most likely provide the answer.
Cleaner drinking water through Zirconium
Zirconium, the 21st most abundant element in the world, is a stable and chemically innocuous metal.
A New Approach to Fighting Bacteria
Bacterial infection takes hold in the body when a pathogenic microorganism delivers toxins to healthy cells. One way bacteria accomplish this is by releasing vesicles, which act as tiny envelopes transporting toxins and other virulence factors to host cells. These toxins allow the bacteria to “make themselves at home” in cells.
A Single Crystal
Lehigh professors Himanshu Jain, Dmytro Savytskii,