Could blockchain be used to improve supply chain management, expedite real-estate transactions and the transfer of deeds, or modernize voting technology?

The renewal is in support of his interests in the general area of fundamental cortical motor control and brain-computer interface design.

The Simons Investigators program supports outstanding theoretical scientists in their most productive years, when they are establishing creative new research directions, providing leadership to the field and effectively mentoring junior scientists.

His profound expertise in several semiconductor technologies is only matched by his passion in student advising.

Increasingly, the path to faster, more efficient computers is in chips that excel at specific tasks, says this expert in chip design.

PCAST is the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.

The program recognizes faculty members who work with disruptive technologies that have the potential to advance the future of computing in a variety of fields.

His citation reads, for "seminal research in information coding theory and data compression, and enormous contributions to the promotion of diversity in engineering education."

New phase-change memory needs less energy, partly because it's built on plastic.

Using wavelengths of light, the surrounding air can be cooled without any external power source.