Technology | Office of the Dean for Research

New tool helps users control which countries their internet traffic goes through

Thursday, Aug 2, 2018

by Molly Sharlach, Office of Engineering Communications

The internet gives people worldwide access to applications and services, but in many cases, internet traffic passes through a few dominant countries, according to new research from Princeton University.
Implanting diamonds with flaws to provide key technology for quantum communications

Thursday, Jul 5, 2018

by Catherine Zandonella, Office of the Dean for Research

Diamonds are prized for their purity, but their flaws might hold the key to a new type of highly secure communications.
Breakthrough could launch organic electronics beyond cellphone screens

Tuesday, Nov 21, 2017

An international team of Princeton and other researchers has made advances in organic semiconductors, a class of materials prized for their applications in emerging technologies such as flexible electronics, solar energy conversion and color displays for smartphones and televisions.
A radiant-temperature sensor for improved human comfort

Thursday, Nov 30, 2017

The Spherical Motion Average Radiant Temperature (SMART) sensor designed by Princeton Assistant Professor Forrest Meggers and his team is a simple, cost-effective device that can quickly and accurately measure the surface temperature at multiple locations in a room, creating a three-dimensional picture of the radiant heat and cooling sources.
From a spaghetti-like jumble of microfibers and water comes a promising new material

Tuesday, Dec 5, 2017

When tiny strands of flexible material are forced through a syringe, they produce a highly useful material known as a hydrogel. These injectable hydrogels are similar to living tissues.