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Unusual Photothermal Response in 2D MXenes Offers New Route to Light-Driven Memory Devices
5/6/2025 12:00:00 AM
A Drexel-led study has revealed an unusual thermal response in a lesser-known 2D material, unlocking new possibilities for low-power, light-driven memory devices. The findings challenge assumptions about MXene behavior and point to new directions in optoelectronic design.
MXene Hearing Aid Microbattery Design Selected for DOE Competition
12/11/2023 11:13:40 AM
A team of researchers from the Drexel Nanomaterials Institute are among eight teams to win Phase 1 of the Department of Energy’s Microbattery Design Prize competition.
MXene Immune Cell Research Takes Flight
12/5/2023 2:11:43 PM
Drexel researchers test MXene's impact on immune cells in zero gravity, aiming to enhance astronaut health.
Drexel Nanomaterials Institute Researchers Receive ECS Fellowships
8/7/2023 1:49:20 PM
Two of the five 2023 ECS summer fellowships have been awarded to researchers within the A. J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute (DNI).
Gogotsi Named as National Academy of Inventors Fellow
12/19/2022 12:00:00 AM
Membership is this highest professional distinction for academic inventors.
Gogotsi Awarded DOE Grant for Clean Energy Solutions
11/1/2022 11:09:10 AM
The funds will support research into renewable energy and “low-carbon manufacturing” to cut emissions and improve existing technologies.
Drexel Hosts Second International MXene Conference
9/14/2022 1:07:02 PM
Leading players in materials science gathered to discuss basic research problems and future applications for the novel two-dimensional materials.
Electrochemistry Team Wins Royal Society of Chemistry's Prestigious New Horizon Prize
7/12/2021 1:46:37 PM
The prize-winning work is a partnership between researchers developing MXenes, led by Drexel Materials Distinguished University and Bach Professor Yury Gogotsi, and exploring their electrochemistry and energy storage applications, led by Patrice Simon at Paul Sabatier University.
Ultrathin, Spray-Applied MXene Antennas Are Ready for 5G
12/1/2020 3:19:02 PM
New antennas so thin that they can be sprayed into place are also robust enough to provide a strong signal at bandwidths that will be used by fifth-generation (5G) mobile devices. Performance results for the antennas, which are made from a new type of two-dimensional material called MXene, were recently reported by researchers at 91��Ƭ�� and could have ramifications for mobile, wearable and connected “internet of things” (IoT) technology.
Making More MXene
3/10/2020 2:55:50 PM
Researchers unveil a scalable production system for the promising 2D nanomaterials.
Engineering Faculty Among Most Highly Cited Scientists
11/19/2019 2:22:58 PM
Four CoE faculty members’ influence around the world is underscored through the Web of Science citations list.
MXene Materials Help Photodetectors See the Light
11/13/2019 10:40:10 AM
Using a special type of two-dimensional material, Drexel researchers have developed a new way to make light sensors that improves their sensitivity and could allow manufacturers to keep up with growing demand.
That New Yarn?! — Wearable, Washable Textile Devices Are Possible With MXene-Coated Yarns
10/11/2019 12:28:42 PM
In a paper recently published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials, researchers showed that they can create a highly conductive, durable yarn by coating standard cellulose-based yarns with a type of conductive two-dimensional material called MXene.
Tyler Mathis Receives DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research Award
9/12/2019 1:58:21 PM
PhD candidate Tyler Matthis (advisor: Yury Gogotsi) has received a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Student Research award to conduct research at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Barsoum, Gogotsi Win Prestigious Ceramics Prize for MAX Phases
9/11/2019 4:15:09 PM
Professors Michel Barsoum and Yury Gogotsi of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have been jointly awarded the 2020 International Ceramics Prize, the highest honor conferred by the World Academy of Ceramics.
A Dash of Salt Could Fortify MXene “Super Materials” Against Oxidation
9/9/2019 11:11:00 AM
Researchers have removed one of the final barriers blocking new two-dimensional “super materials,” called MXenes, from widespread use.
Gogotsi Co-Edits The First Book On MXenes
7/29/2019 2:48:10 PM
Gogotsi and Anasori recruited a team of experts and co-edited the first book on MXenes since the material discovery eight years ago.
Nanomaterials Institute Has a Shiny New Home
5/17/2019 1:38:25 PM
The new home of the A.J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute will provide a world-class research and collaborative partnerships base for work on novel materials.
PhD Candidate Simge Uzun Develops Conductive Yarns for Smart Textiles
4/30/2019 1:47:49 PM
Doctoral candidate Uzun demonstrates that MXenes can be knitted into yarns, washed, scaled, and processed for manufacturing smart textiles.
Need More Energy Storage? Just Hit “Print”
4/18/2019 9:59:28 AM
Drexel researchers have developed a conductive ink made from a special type of material they discovered, called MXene, that was used by Trinity College researchers to print components for electronic devices.
Two Drexel Materials Students Accepted to MESC+ Master’s Program
4/4/2019 4:20:03 PM
Drexel Materials seniors Luisa Gomes and Carter Henderson have been accepted into the Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion+ (MESC+) joint master’s degree program
Gogotsi Elected Fellow of European Academy of Sciences
3/5/2019 12:30:00 PM
Distinguished University and Charles T. and Ruth M. Bach Professor Yury Gogotsi has been elected as Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences (EurASc).
Desalination Research Takes the Fore in Pomerantseva Lab
1/7/2019 9:49:00 AM
Desalination research at CoE thrives on a new materials “recipe” and electrochemistry to remove sodium ions from salt or brackish water.
A Day in the Life of a Co-op
11/14/2018 1:17:45 PM
Spotlighting two College of Engineering undergraduates whose co-ops this past summer took them to South Korea for nanomaterials research.
Kopicko Receives Drexel 2018 President's Award
11/10/2018 11:07:00 AM
Danielle Kopicko receives 2018 President’s Award for Excellence for Professional Staff, the highest distinction given to a staff member at 91��Ƭ��.
Standing in for a Kidney, MXene Materials Could Give Dialysis Patients the Freedom to Move
11/5/2018 10:42:06 AM
A type of two-dimensional layered material, created at 91��Ƭ��, has emerged as a candidate to assist in replacing the body’s waste filtration system in wearable kidneys.
Drexel Materials Students Receive Materials Professional Society Awards
10/29/2018 2:11:00 PM
Drexel Materials students have received scholarships and awards from materials professional organizations.
Gogotsi Receives Chinese Friendship Award
10/1/2018 11:54:00 AM
Yury Gogotsi was a 2018 recipient of the Chinese Government Friendship Award, presented at a ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Spray-On Antennas Could Be the Tech Connector of the Future
9/21/2018 3:17:33 PM
A group of researchers from the College of Engineering recently reported a method for spraying invisibly thin antennas made from a type of two-dimensional, metallic material called MXene.
Gogotsi Honored As a Citation Laureate
9/21/2018 2:13:16 PM
Yury Gogotsi has been named a Citation Laureate by Clarivate Analytics for his groundbreaking research advancing the development of carbon-based materials and their applications in capacitive energy storage.
Drexel Re-Joins Int’l Consortium Providing Fully Funded MS In Energy
8/9/2018 3:38:55 PM
The European Commission has awarded Drexel a new associate partnership in a global consortium of universities offering graduate students a fully funded Master's in Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion (MESC).
Gogotsi Receives Highest H-Index Value Recorded in College Of Engineering
7/12/2018 11:18:41 AM
Materials Professor Yury Gogotsi has received an h-index value of 100 from Google Scholar and other citation databases, the highest ever received by a professor within the College of Engineering.
BS Alumna Prineha Narang named to MIT Technology Review's 2018 35 Innovators Under 35
7/3/2018 1:15:00 PM
Alumna Prineha Narang (BS, '11) has been named as an MIT Technology Review 2018 35 Innovator Under 35.
Developing solutions through global collaboration
6/14/2018 12:40:49 PM