The catalytic converter, which removes toxic gases from car exhaust, owes its invention partly to U alumni working at Corning Incorporated in the 1970s.
materials science
How U alumni helped invent the catalytic converter
Gerald Stringfellow’s bright idea
The legacy of the U’s mastermind behind LED-based technology was honored in a video from the National Academy of Inventors.
Going super small to get super strong metals
Experiments challenge long-held assumptions about the strength of metals.