In a recent article in Nature Nanotechnology, Liu and colleagues show that an artificial metamaterial can increase the light intensity and “blink speed” of a fluorescent light-emitting dye molecule. The nanopatterned layers of silver and silicon in the new material sped up the molecule’s blink rate to 76 times faster than normal, while producing an 80-fold increase in its brightness. To read more go to: http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/news_releases/release.sfe?id=1471.

Unique to Thurgood Marshall College, the Marshall Mentor Program is a year-long program providing transfer students the opportunity to work closely with faculty who will share their knowledge and experience in order to better equip students for study at UCSD. Prof. Nguyen has very generously been participating in the Marshall Mentor Program this year serving as a mentor to two of their students.

Recognizing the achievements of its members is an important part of the mission of the IEEE. Each year, following a rigorous evaluation procedure, the IEEE Fellow Committee recommends a select group of recipients for one of the Association’s most prestigious honors, elevation to IEEE Fellow. The IEEE Board of Directors, at its November 2013 meeting, elevated Prof. Dey to IEEE Fellow, effective, 1 January 2014, with the following citation: for contributions to the design and testing of low-power systems and system-on-chips.