Molecular Engineering

New Coal Concrete Reduces Energy Demand and Greenhouse Emissions

Technology July 12, 2018

Engineers Create Sustainable Concrete That Reduces Energy Demand, Greenhouse Emissions

Washington State University researchers have created a sustainable alternative to traditional concrete using coal fly ash, a waste product of coal-based electricity generation. The advance…

Quantum Entanglement Achieved at Room Temperature

Physics November 22, 2015

Physicists Achieve Quantum Entanglement at Room Temperature

A newly published study from the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory demonstrates how macroscopic entanglement can be generated at room temperature and in…

Physics August 5, 2014

Engineers Clear a Path Toward Better Quantum Computers and Nanoscale Sensors

Engineers at the University of Chicago have used a diamond defect called a nitrogen vacancy center to clear a path toward better quantum computers and…