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Ultrahigh-efficiency desalination via a thermally-localized multistage solar still
Congratulations to Zhenyuan Xu, Lenan Zhang, Lin Zhao, Bikram Bhatia, Kyle Wilke, Youngsup Song and their collaborators in China for their recent work on ultrahigh-efficiency solar-powered water...
DRL alumni join academia!
Congratulations to DRL alumni joining academia! Find out more about our recent alumni: Solomon Adera, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Website)Shuai Gong,...
Geoff won the best poster award at MARC 2020!
Congratulations to Geoff Vaartstra for winning the best poster award at the 2020 Microsystems Annual Research Conference (MARC)!
Congratulations to Elise Strobach for successfully defending her PhD!
Congratulations to Elise Strobach for successfully defending her PhD on Optically Transparent, Thermally Insulating and Soundproofing (OTTIS) Aerogel for High-Efficiency Window Applications. During...
Congratulations to Elise Strobach and Kyle Wilke for their nomination to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Energy for 2020
Congratulations to Elise Strobach and Kyle Wilke who were named Forbes 30 Under 30 in Energy for 2020. Together, they co-founded AeroShield, which manufactures a super-insulating, porous glass for...
Polyethylene aerogel enables all-day subambient radiative cooling
Congratulations to Arny Leroy, Bikram Bhatia, Colin Kelsall, Lin Zhao, Lenan Zhang as well as their collaborators in Chile for their recent work on radiative cooling using polyethylene aerogel which...