News
Massey to discuss the Black Scientific Renaissance at Bell Labs
February 01, 2008
"The Legacy of the Black Scientific Renaissance at Bell Laboratories in the '70s, '80s and '90s," will be the subject of a talk Wednesday, Feb. 13, by William Massey, the Edwin S. Wilsey Professor of Operations Research and Financial Engineering. The talk will begin at 5 p.m. in the Friend Center Convocation Room.
Microphone innovator James West to speak Feb. 9
January 25, 2008
James West, co-inventor of the modern-day microphone, will give the keynote address Feb. 9 at a leadership conference sponsored by the Princeton chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers.
Fine print: New technique allows fast printing of microscopic electronics
January 25, 2008
A new technique for printing extraordinarily thin lines quickly over wide areas could lead to larger, less expensive and more versatile electronic displays as well new medical devices, sensors and other technologies.
Robert Kahn *64 wins Japan Prize for pioneering Internet work
January 22, 2008
Robert Kahn has been named the recipient of the 2008 Japan Prize for Information Communication Theory and Technology.
Christopher Fine '80 presents at VON Fall 2007 Conference
January 22, 2008
Christopher Fine discussed "Colloboration, Cooperation and Co-opetition" at the VON Fall 2007 Conference in Boston.
Cato Laurencin '80 wins SciAm 50 award, honors from U.Va.
January 22, 2008
Scientific American magazine named Dr. Cato Laurencin one of the top 50 innovators in 2007. Dr. Laurencin and his team at the University of Virginia were recognized for developing a synthetic scaffold that promotes regeneration of the anterior cruciate ligament in the knee.
Don Boroson '73 *77 wins Lincoln Lab award
January 22, 2008
Don Boroson, group leader of the Optical Communications Technology Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory, has been named the recipient of a Lincoln Laboratory Technical Excellence Award. The award recognizes "exceptional, sustained individual technical excellence" in a laboratory mission area.
Courtland Perkins, a leader in aeronautical engineering, dies
January 17, 2008
Courtland Perkins, a pioneer of modern aircraft stability and control, gifted teacher and international leader in the field of engineering, died Jan. 6. He was 95.
Weird water: Discovery challenges long-held beliefs about water's special properties
January 17, 2008
Researchers were surprised to find a highly simplified model molecule that behaves in much the same way as water, a discovery that upends long-held beliefs about what makes water so special.
Move over, silicon: Advances pave way for powerful carbon-based electronics
December 19, 2007
Bypassing decades-old conventions in making computer chips, Princeton engineers developed a novel way to replace silicon with carbon on large surfaces, clearing the way for new generations of faster, more powerful cell phones, computers and other electronics.