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Invisibility Exposed: Physical Bounds on Passive Cloaking

July 5, 2016
Prof. Andrea Alù’s and PhD candidate Francesco Monticone’s research paper titled ‘Invisibility Exposed: Physical Bounds on Passive Cloaking’ will be published in the Optical Society’s flagship journal Optica in the upcoming issue. Together, Prof. Alù and Monticone have established quantitative physical limitations on the performance of cloaking devices, a technology that allows objects to become invisible or undetectable for electromagnetic waves, such as radio waves, microwaves, infrared and visible light.
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Student Sarabjot Singh Places Top 12 in Worldwide Broadcom Competition

Aug. 1, 2014
WNCG student Sarabjot Singh placed among the top 12 worldwide finalists in the Broadcom Foundation’s annual University Research Competition. The competition rewards innovative graduate students undertaking research at top engineering universities around the world. The 12 finalists presented their work to more than 500 Broadcom Corporation engineers who serve as judges during Broadcom’s Annual Technical Conference. Singh was nominated for the award by his advisor, Prof. Jeffrey Andrews.