by Camilla Shumaker | May 14, 2018 | Research
Electronic devices are getting smaller, faster and more efficient, but these improvements are limited by the size of their components — the transistors, resistors, capacitors and other components that are crammed onto smaller and smaller integrated circuits. In order...
by Lindsey Aloia and Camilla Shumaker | May 7, 2018 | Research
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Social media and digital communication tools make sharing private information easier than ever, but communication research suggests that people often fail to set clear expectations and boundaries when they share private information with friends...
by Stephanie Schulte and Camilla Shumaker | May 1, 2018 | Research
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The United States Digital Service, or USDS, was started in 2014 by the Obama administration. Its first task was to fix the overburdened Healthcare.gov website. Today it has partnered with many different parts of the federal government. Stephanie...
by Feng Wang and Camilla Shumaker | Apr 30, 2018 | Research
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Researchers have found new methods to measure the internal pressure and surface tension of nano-sized drops of liquid like those involved in cloud formation and airborne pollutants to study how they behave in different environments. ...
by Shui-Qing "Fisher" Yu and Camilla Shumaker | Apr 25, 2018 | Research
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – A team of researchers including U of A engineering and physics faculty has developed a new method of detecting single photons, or light particles, using quantum dots. Single photon detection is a key element to enable use of quantum information, a...
