ECE News and Features
Faculty Research News
Spintronics for long-distance telecommunications
Posted
The spintronics-based discovery has the potential to revolutionize long-distance optical telecommunications.
Professor Rhonda Franklin featured in EE Times
Posted
Franklin's research and service contributions were the focus of an article in EE Times. Colleague Professor Beth Stadler commented on her collaborative undertakings with Franklin.
Professor Jian-Ping Wang honored with IEEE Magnetics Society Achievement Award
Posted
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
Posted
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
Posted
Professor Low is a well known authority on nanophotonics and nanoelectronics based on 2D materials
New uncooled infrared detector with high sensitivity to significantly expand thermal imaging field of applications
Posted
Scientists have developed a highly sensitive uncooled infrared thermal detector that could expand the field of applications for thermal cameras.
Celebration of life for Professor Robert Lambert
Posted
The celebration of life will be held on August 3 at St. Michael's Lutheran Church in Roseville, Minnesota
New semimetal could support quest for energy efficient electronic devices
Posted
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.
Minnesota Semiconductor Manufacturing Consortium Launches
Posted
The Consortium aims to upskill Minnesota's technical workforce for careers in semiconductor manufacturing.
Breakthrough in spintronics research could aid semiconductor industry
Posted
Research led by ECE's Professor Jian-Ping Wang and Daniel Gopman of NIST could influence the design and manufacture of spintronic devices