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Professor Chris Kim receives Intel’s 2023 Outstanding Researcher Award
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The award recognizes a unique chip architecture designed by Professor Kim and his research team
Professor Jian-Ping Wang honored with IEEE Magnetics Society Achievement Award
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Wang's contributions to magnetic materials and devices have profoundly impacted information storage and computation
Clean Earth Magnet, product of Niron Magnetics, named a TIME magazine best invention of 2023
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The local startup is based on the research of ECE faculty and Robert F. Hartmann Chair Jian-Ping Wang
Professor Tony Low on list of 2023 highly cited researchers
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Professor Low is a well known authority on nanophotonics and nanoelectronics based on 2D materials
IEEE Spectrum highlights Ising solver chip designed by Professor Chris Kim’s research team
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The chip emulates quantum properties, has been developed using existing manufacturing technology and design software, and is on the path to resolving large scale optimization problems.
All-to-all connected quantum-inspired Ising solver chip for faster, energy efficient solutions to optimization problems
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The team has used existing chip manufacturing technologies and design software to develop a chip that emulates quantum properties to find optimal solutions.
New semimetal could support quest for energy efficient electronic devices
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Scientists at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have fabricated a thin film of a new topological semimetal that could have a significant application in electronics.
Chemistry for computing
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Scientists demonstrate use of acid-base reactions for information storage and processing
Breakthrough in spintronics research could aid semiconductor industry
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Research led by ECE's Professor Jian-Ping Wang and Daniel Gopman of NIST could influence the design and manufacture of spintronic devices
Professor Marc Riedel to lead NSF-funded project on DNA computing and storage
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The collaborative effort between industry and academia will explore alternate applications of the novel DNA-based storage system that Seagate is designing