MXenes are an intriguing new family of two-dimensional, high-performance electronic materials that could be key to advances in the field of energy conversion and storage. The atoms-thin ceramics are already used in medicine and optoelectronics but recently have emerged as a promising nanomaterial in the development of sustainable energy technologies.

Engineering researchers are helping to write the “cookbook” describing the properties of vitrimers, a promising material that combines the benefits of different types of polymers.

Officials announced two new engineering programs at FSU Panama City during the Florida State Board of Trustee meeting. A bachelor’s program in mechanical engineering and a master’s program in systems engineering will begin in fall 2018.

“These new programs are coming to FSU Panama City because of the strong demand from local industry and support from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering,” FSU Panama City Dean Randy Hanna said. “With community partners, such as the Navy base, Tyndall and GKN, our students will have unlimited options.”

The new Florida State University Innovation Hub was alive with the spirit of invention during the annual DIGITECH event April 11.

“DIGITECH is one example of the potential of what the Innovation Hub has to offer,” said Provost Sally McRorie. “Congratulations to all the DIGITECH exhibitors for the amazing innovations. You all have bright futures ahead of you.”

Florida A&M University students traveled to the Dominican Republic this summer as part of their Service Learning in International Agriculture course.

According to FAMU Forward, the College of Agriculture and Food Science students are Rachel Fernandez, a junior animal science student, Johnesha Jackson, a junior animal science student, Greg McNealy, an agribusiness graduate student, Halimah Wynn, a junior agronomy student, and Jorge Del’Angel, a junior biological engineering systems student.

When it comes to incidents of stroke and the impact it can have on lives, the numbers are sobering.

Someone has a stroke every 40 seconds. Every four minutes, someone dies of stroke, reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In perhaps the largest single admittance in recent history, seven FAMU-FSU Engineering students were accepted into the prestigious FSU Garnet & Gold Scholar Society at the end of the Spring 2018 term. The students were inducted into the honor society during a special ceremony Thursday, April 26. 

The laboratory of Prof. Rufina Alamo is working with crystalline polymers that are models to understand the growth of lamellae-like polymer crystals. These novel polymers are characterized by the extreme precision in their chemical structure. Most have a simple methylene repeated backbone and have a different unit inserted at a precise equal distance along the polyethylene-like backbone.