Ted Sargent, ECE professor and vice-dean, researcher for the Faculty, has been appointed to the rank of University Professor by U of T. Read article

Researchers from MIT have designed a quantum-dot spectrometer that is small enough to function within a smartphone, enabling portable light analysis. Read article

A Kent State University professor in the College of Arts and Sciences has received a grant from the Binational Science Foundation to continue his development of a combined LED (light-emitting diode) and organic transistor that could be used in flexible displays. Read...

With the help of organic chemistry, transparent solar pioneers have set out to tackle one of solar energy's greatest frustrations. Read article

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have been experimenting with the use of small perovskite solar cells to help recharge the batteries of electric cars and say they have come up with a system that performs better than any other. Read article

A recent accident at the University of California, Irvine involved the purification of an organic solvent using a solvent still resulting in a fire in the lab. Download the pdf