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By Sarah Small

Continuously monitoring a person’s pulse can provide meaningful medical information, such as heart rate and, indirectly, blood pressure. However, pulse waves can vary dramatically from person to person and even within the same person at different times of day and during different activities. These variations make it difficult for current wearable pulse sensors to accurately record useful data, which is especially problematic for those with cardiovascular disease or high-risk factors for those diseases.

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Congratulations to Maria Hilse who received the 2024 Rustum and Della Roy Innovation in Materials Research Award for Research Faculty. Hilse’s research focus is on the synthesis and characterization of unique materials that are extremely thin, such as one- and two-dimensional nanostructures, films and heterostructures using MBE. This method works in conditions similar to the vacuum of outer space and allows precise control over these ultra-thin films' thickness.

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By Jamie Oberdick

The microelectronics industry is nearing a tipping point. The silicon chips at the heart of everyday electronic devices are running into performance limits, raising the need for new materials and technologies to continue making faster, more efficient devices.