Mechanical Topological Insulators

 Mechanical Topological Insulators Jacob Moran with Harsh Mathur In this project we will study mechanical topological insulators. Yu and Mathur have found that the elastic modes of bilayer graphene are analogous to the electronic states of topological insulators. Using a continuum elasticity model they find that the elastic waves are...

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Informing Architectural-Acoustical Design with Musical Details

William Spallino with David Kazdan Informing Architectural-Acoustical Design with Musical Details Music performance spaces are currently subject to vague design guidelines and long calibrations after their completion. However, the field of architectural acoustics is developing many new, more precise means of testing proposed designs; those new processes are best complemented by...

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Investigating the Durability and Reliability of PERC Solar Cells with Accelerated Weathering

Trey Wager with Roger French Investigating the Durability and Reliability of PERC Solar Cells with Accelerated Weathering Abstract - PERC (passivated emitter rear cell) monocrystalline silicon photovoltaic cells have higher efficiency than Al-BSF (aluminum back surface field) silicon photovoltaic cells, but these new PERC cell designs do not have well established...

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