Sept. 2, 2020 UArizona Collaborates on $115M Effort to Build Quantum Computer Three College of Engineering researchers are involved in the Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center, which is part of a $625 million federal program to foster quantum innovation in the United States.
Aug. 18, 2020 Researchers Work to Ensure Accurate Decoding in Fragile Quantum States An electrical and computer engineer at the University of Arizona is developing error correction technology for high-speed quantum computing.
Aug. 6, 2020 No-Clog Toilet Paper, Weight-Loss Pet Food Among Award-Winning Student Innovations Tech Launch Arizona has awarded funding to five-student teams to develop inventions with the goal of bringing them to the public as impactful products to benefit society.
Aug. 5, 2020 Harnessing the Sun to Purify Concentrated Waste Streams A team of engineers and scientists is developing a solar-powered desalination system to recover water from concentrated waste streams with maximum efficiency.
July 8, 2020 Multi-University Center Aims to Minimize Mine Tailings Risk In response to concern over the sustainability of handling mine waste, UArizona, Colorado State University and the Colorado School of Mines launched the Tailings Center of Excellence.
June 8, 2020 Underrepresented STEM Students Explore New Frontiers of Sound The New Frontiers of Sound Research Experience and Mentorship program provides mentors and research opportunities for underrepresented students interested in graduate school and careers in engineering.
May 28, 2020 Researchers Develop System to Address $150B Health Care Losses Due to No-Shows An engineering graduate student developed a system to help mitigate no-shows for health care appointments.
April 17, 2020 Quantum Entanglement Offers Unprecedented Precision for GPS and More University of Arizona researchers are using quantum entanglement to detect radio frequencies with more sensitivity and accuracy than ever.
March 9, 2020 Electrical Engineer Trains Computers to Distinguish Between Friend and Foe Gregory Ditzler, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, is using a National Science Foundation grant to boost his research on machine learning.
March 5, 2020 Lunar Lasers and Cosmic Crops: NASA Funds UArizona Space Exploration Missions NASA has awarded funding to research teams working on ways to find water and grow food in space. UArizona researchers are focusing on harvesting water from the lunar surface and microgravity crop production.