W54 - Navigating the Confluence: Leverage AI, Confidential Computing, and Heterogeneous Integration

Online Presentations | 29 Aug 2024 | Contributor(s): Sazadur Rahman

Generative design, powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, revolutionizes engineering processes. It automates topology optimization, simulation, and concept generation. Things that were once manual and labor intensive are now becoming feasible by AI adapting designs to...

W57 - Unlocking the Potential of Impedance Side-Channel: Expanding Horizons in Hardware Security and Privacy

Online Presentations | 29 Aug 2024 | Contributor(s): Md. Tauhidur Rahman

In this talk,  I will explore the emerging role of the impedance side channel in security and privacy, similar to other established side channels such as power and electromagnetics. ...

Module 1: Introductory Course on VHDL for Spaceflight/Remote Sensing Applications

Online Presentations | 29 Aug 2024 | Contributor(s): Tracee L Jamison Jamison-hooks, Liana Alonso, Diana Alonso, Alma Jaimie Santiago, Mel Tamhane

This is the first module of a series of an experiential learning course on understanding the fundamentals of the VHDL programming language and its realization on Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs). Field Programmable Gate Arrays are the onboard computer systems that are incorporated in most...

Can Cells Enhance Their Response to the Tumor Microenvironment? Integrating Engineered Circuits with Existing Cellular Pathways

Animations | 28 Aug 2024 | Contributor(s): Cynthia Flores, Rice University

Current cancer treatments struggle with solid tumors due to varied antigens and off-target effects. The Tumor Microenvironment (TME), which includes low oxygen, oxidative stress, and low glucose, are tied to specific gene activation. This project aims to link a cell-based system that makes...

Electrospinner: How does it work?

Animations | 28 Aug 2024 | Contributor(s): Erika Mendoza, NEWT Center, Rice University

Background Electrospinning technology produces PVDF polymers with high porosity, large surface area and well built pore structure. These qualities are essential in CO/CO₂ electrolysis because it fosters high uptake of electrolyte and provides a conducive environment for ion transport. This...

Importance of Phosphorus Recovery

Animations | 28 Aug 2024 | Contributor(s): Tiffany Marchand, Rice University

Phosphorus is essential in fertilizers for crop production, but excess phosphorus leads to ecological damage. It is estimated that about one-third of fertilizers are lost each year due to runoff and erosion. Eutrophication and the depletion of phosphorus resources have led to the need to...

Unveiling Hidden Threats: Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Microplastic Detection in Human Placental Tissue

Animations | 28 Aug 2024 | Contributor(s): Alexandra Hofferek, NEWT Center, Rice University

Background: Microplastics pose a growing health concern, potentially releasing harmful polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon molecules (PAHs) into the body. This study aims to develop a sensitive and rapid method using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) to detect microplastics in human...

PHYS 344 Lecture 02: Observers Disturb What They Measure

Online Presentations | 27 Aug 2024 | Contributor(s): Erica Carlson

NUCL 200 Lecture 01: Course Introduction and Radiation

Online Presentations | 27 Aug 2024 | Contributor(s): Allen Garner

Topics:What is radiation?Basic atomic modelsAtomic number and atomic mass number

NUCL 200: Introduction to Nuclear Engiineering

Courses | 27 Aug 2024 | Contributor(s): Allen Garner

This course is designed to acquaint students with the field of nuclear engineering and design. Concepts of fission, fusion, radioactivity, and neutron physics are introduced.

PHYS 344 Lecture 02A: Crash Course on Complex Numbers

Online Presentations | 25 Aug 2024 | Contributor(s): Erica Carlson

PHYS 344 Lecture 01: How to Sit in 3 Chairs (Particle-Wave Duality and Superposition)

Online Presentations | 25 Aug 2024 | Contributor(s): Erica Carlson

PHYS 344: Introduction to Quantum Science

Courses | 25 Aug 2024 | Contributor(s): Erica Carlson

Fall 2024, This course in in production and lectures will appear as they are produced.This course offers an introduction to quantum mechanics, exploring how it has transformed our understanding of the physical world and revolutionized modern technology. The concepts will be illustrated with a...

Basic Semiconductor Device Modeling with Tools on nanoHUB

Online Presentations | 22 Aug 2024 | Contributor(s): Dragica Vasileska

I will give a brief overview of the field of Computational Electronics and provide several examples of modeling of basic semiconductor devices with tools on nanoHUB that are integral part of the ABACUS tool-based curricula.

Latest Developments at chipshub and nanoHUB

Online Presentations | 20 Aug 2024 | Contributor(s): Alejandro Strachan

This short presentation highlights new developments in nanoHUB and chipshub...

TL-Verilog RISC-V Lecture 1: Combinational Logic

Online Presentations | 20 Aug 2024 | Contributor(s): Steve Hoover

Outline:Intro to Logic GatesBasic MUX Implementation and Intro to MakerchipLabs for Combinational LogicLength: 34:26

SDMS L5.01: Physics and Modeling of MOS Capacitors

Online Presentations | 16 Aug 2024 | Contributor(s): Dragica Vasileska

J ATE Journal and Special Project Overview

Online Presentations | 16 Aug 2024 | Contributor(s): Tanya Faltens, Janet Pinhorn, Dominic Salerno, Savanah Senn, Kevin Ethridge, Yasmin Musa, The Micro Nano Technology - Education Center

In this presentation, you will learn about the Journal of Advanced Technological Education and a special project, J ATE URE, that is designed to help students write an article for this peer-reviewed journal...

AutoSolvate (CLI)

Tools | 14 Aug 2024 | Contributor(s): Rohit Sai Kiran Gadde, Ariel Gale, Juan Carlos Verduzco Gastelum

Automated workflow to solvate molecules and run QM/MM trajectories

Materials Informatics Lecture 33: Large Language Models in Materials Science

Online Presentations | 13 Aug 2024 | Contributor(s): Taylor Sparks

Welcome back to our Materials Informatics playlist! In today's episode, we explore the transformative impact of Large Language Models (LLMs) on materials science. David Sparks from the University of Utah's Materials Science and Engineering department takes us through the exciting...