Dr. Saibal Mitra spent part of his 2018 sabbatical in Braga, Portugal at the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL). “This laboratory is a joint collaboration between governments of Portugal and Spain under an international legal framework to perform interdisciplinary research in the area of nanomaterials and nanotechnology for the benefits of society,” Mitra … [Read more...] about International sabbatical for international research
Dr. Emmett Redd, professor of physics, astronomy and materials sciences, attended the Cognitive Computing conference in Hannover, Germany, Dec. 18-20. The conference focused on alternatives to digital computers for mimicking the cognitive abilities of the human brain. He explored theorems that could support computing on physical systems other than digital … [Read more...] about Why digital computers cannot mimic the human brain
Dr. Mike Reed, two students, Laura Katzer and John Crooke, and several international collaborators recently published work on evolved (subdwarf) stars. Their paper, entitled, “Two p-mode dominated subdwarf B pulsators in binaries with F-star companions observed with K2” analyzed seismic reading of stars found with the Kepler space telescope. About their research Reed, … [Read more...] about Exploring the stars, one vibration at a time
Dr. Tiglet Besara has only been at Missouri State University a couple years, but he is already making himself known. Besara, assistant professor of physics, recently published new work on a titanium gold compound. About his research Titanium and gold are not magnetic. If you combine them, the new compound becomes magnetic. This makes it an antiferromagnet. It … [Read more...] about New publication adds to metals research
For technology to advance, we must continue to research. To improve. To innovate. However, to do research, we have to fund it first. Dr. Ridwan Sakidja just got his funding. He is working on a collaborative project designing and fabricating tunnel junctions to enable technology for future electronics. To do this, they have to create a very thin insulating layer, … [Read more...] about MSU, KU collaborate for a common good