Hydrogen Fuel from Sunlight and Water

Project InfoHydrogen Fuel from Sunlight and WaterTom Furtak |tfurtak@mines.eduNature has evolved very effective mechanisms for converting solar energy into useful fuel through photosynthesis in green plants. In this process water and carbon dioxide are combined in a...

Optical metrology for advanced manufacturing

Project InfoOptical metrology for advanced manufacturingJeff Squier | jsquier@mines.eduPresently there are little to no meaningful optical metrics that can be usefully applied to advanced manufacturing processes such as 3D laser printing of metal components. Such...

Vortex dynamics in superconductors

Project InfoVortex dynamics in superconductorsSerena Eley | serenaeley@mines.eduThe current carrying capacity Jc of type-II superconductors is severely limited by dissipation from the motion of vortices, magnetic flux lines that appear inside these materials upon...