Research

Construction programs lauded for enhancing educational efforts

July 7, 2016

A major industry group spotlights the rising academic quality of the Fulton Schools’ construction programs.

Materializing the ghost in the machine

July 1, 2016

"The hard part in neuralprosthetic science is the interface, getting the prosthetics to talk to the nerves,” says Bradley Greger. “It’s not just telling the fingers to move, the brain has to know the fingers have moved as directed.”

ASU receives U.S. Department of Energy award for algae biofuel research

June 28, 2016

Fulton Schools researchers will share a $2 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy to fund work on innovative solutions to yield more in algae biofuel research.

Sensor and Signal Processing Workshop strengthens ASU, Tec de Monterrey collaboration

June 22, 2016

The ISSPC Workshop at ASU brought together government, industry and academic leaders from the U.S. and Mexico to identify collaborations to meet challenges in an increasingly digital world.

Expect the unexpected: Autonomous car project prepares engineers for industry challenges

June 6, 2016

In the robotics industry, engineering isn't easy, so a professor is teaching his computer systems engineering students to work with difficult and unpredictable sensors and situations.

Shielding homeowners from energy loss with highly efficient windowpanes

May 27, 2016

An ASU-led research team landed a $2.19 million award to develop technology to increase the energy efficiency of single-pane windows.

Avnet and Fulton Engineering launch innovation lab

May 17, 2016

The Avnet Innovation Lab at ASU will provide critical business consultation and venture support to entrepreneurs developing new technology, especially inventions that make the world a better place.

Can 50% of the power grid come from renewables? Better forecasting, management is key.

May 17, 2016

A team of Fulton Schools researchers are utilizing a $3 million grant to accelerate technological advancements that improve the coordination between renewables and the power grid.

New inventions from ASU researchers may lead to cheaper solar power

May 16, 2016

ASU researchers have found a new solution to an age-old materials science challenge in solar cells, which could potentially lead to cheaper, more efficient solar technology.

MCTB Symposium unites researchers, community partners

April 28, 2016

Nonlinear dynamical networks research published in Nature Communications

April 15, 2016

Prof. Ying-Cheng Lai has published A geometrical approach to control and controllability of nonlinear dynamical networks in Nature Communications.

Team chemistry is key ingredient in formula for research success

April 15, 2016

Solving today’s complex science and engineering problems isn’t only a matter of putting the smartest people on the job but of instilling them with the spirit of collaboration.

Healthy Child Guide for Preconception and Pregnancy outlines risk-reduction strategies

April 13, 2016

Healthy Child Guide offers developmental risk-reduction strategies for preconception and pregnancy.

BIRTH Lab looks to nature to inspire better robots

April 8, 2016

The BIRTH Lab is developing more advanced robots by drawing inspiration from the natural world.

Robotic autonomous cars teach whole system design

April 7, 2016

Computer systems engineering students get a hands-on lesson in complex cyber-physical systems in a redesigned course that now uses robotics instead of flashing LEDs.

Improving robot-human collaboration with the help of IBM

April 4, 2016

Robots won't help humanity the most by taking our jobs, but by helping us. An IBM fellowship will enable a Fulton Schools computer science graduate student to work on ways humans and robots can collaborate.

NSF-funded site looks to inspire next generation of bright researchers

March 31, 2016

ASU expands its capacity for undergraduate research with an award from the National Science Foundation.

SenSIP striving to make solar energy systems more sustainable

March 24, 2016

ASU engineers’ expertise in sensor, signal and information processing promises to help maximize the output and reliability of facilities for converting sunlight into electrical power.