Dr. Yue Wu

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  Published on: 4/24/2009    Last Visited: 5/18/2009  

  Dr. Yue Wu, Solarmer's Director of Research and Development, will present these results and Solarmer's progress toward the manufacture of plastic solar cells.
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  In addition to their efficiency achievements, Dr. Yue Wu will present Solarmer's progress in developing translucent plastic solar cells (capable of up to 45% transparency).

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  Published on: 11/20/2008    Last Visited: 6/28/2009  

  The team of scientists, led by Yue Wu, Ph.D., professor of physics in the UNC College of Arts and Sciences, examined carbon nanotubes measuring just 1.4 nanometers in diameter (one nanometer is a billionth of a meter). The seamless cylinders were made from rolled up graphene sheets, the exfoliated layer of graphite.
  
  "Normally, graphene is hydrophobic, or 'water hating' â€" it repels water in the same way that drops of dew will roll off a lotus leaf," said Wu.
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  Wu said this shows that it is possible for water in nano-confined regions â€" either human-made or natural â€" to take on different structures and properties depending on the size of the confined region and the temperature.
  
  How is this applicable to semipermiable membranes?
  
  In terms of potential practical applications, Wu suggested further research along these lines could impact the design of high-tech devices (for example, nano-fluidic chips that act as microscopic laboratories), microporous sorbent materials such as activated carbon used in water filters, gas masks, and permeable membranes.

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  LLNL scientists Jason Holt and Julie Herberg (a user of Bruker BioSpin Avance spectrometer systems at 400 and 500 MHz) , with the University of North Carolina's Yue Wu and colleagues, said they used a technique called nuclear magnetic resonance, or NMR, to get a glimpse of the water confined inside one-nanometer diameter SWCNTs.

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  The team of scientists, led by Yue Wu, Ph.D., professor of physics in the UNC College of Arts and Sciences, examined carbon nanotubes measuring just 1.4 nanometers in diameter (one nanometer is a billionth of a meter). The seamless cylinders were made from rolled up graphene sheets, the exfoliated layer of graphite.
  
  "Normally, graphene is hydrophobic, or 'water hating' - it repels water in the same way that drops of dew will roll off a lotus leaf," said Wu.
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  Wu said this shows that it is possible for water in nano-confined regions - either human-made or natural - to take on different structures and properties depending on the size of the confined region and the temperature.
  
  How is this applicable to semipermiable membranes?
  
  In terms of potential practical applications, Wu suggested further research along these lines could impact the design of high-tech devices (for example, nano-fluidic chips that act as microscopic laboratories), microporous sorbent materials such as activated carbon used in water filters, gas masks, and permeable membranes.

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  Published on: 6/18/2009    Last Visited: 7/12/2009  

  Dr. Yue Wu, Director of Research and Development, will discuss their latest results, including the exciting 3.86% efficiency resulting from their 200 sqcm solar panels in his presentation on "Current Advances in Polymer Materials and Manufacturing of OPVs (organic photovoltaics)" at LOPE-C.

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  Published on: 10/20/2008    Last Visited: 10/20/2008  

  The team of scientists, led by Yue Wu, Ph.D., professor of physics in the UNC College of Arts and Sciences, examined carbon nanotubes measuring just 1.4 nanometers in diameter (one nanometer is a billionth of a meter). The seamless cylinders were made from rolled up graphene sheets, the exfoliated layer of graphite.
  
  "Normally, graphene is hydrophobic, or 'water hating' -- it repels water in the same way that drops of dew will roll off a lotus leaf," said Wu.
  ...
  Wu said this shows that it is possible for water in nano-confined regions -- either human-made or natural -- to take on different structures and properties depending on the size of the confined region and the temperature.
  
  In terms of potential practical applications, Wu suggested further research along these lines could impact the design of high-tech devices (for example, nano-fluidic chips that act as microscopic laboratories), microporous sorbent materials such as activated carbon used in water filters, gas masks, and permeable membranes.
  
  "It may be that by exploiting this hydrophobic-hydrophilic transition, it might be possible to use changes in temperature as a kind of 'on-off' switch, changing the stickiness of water through nano-channels, and controlling fluid flow."
  
  Wu also noted that this research relates to scientists' understanding of the workings of many building blocks of life (such as proteins, whose structures also have nano-confined hydrophobic regions) and how their interaction with water plays a role in how they function. For example, such interactions play an important role in the process known as "protein folding," which determines a protein's eventual shape and characteristics. Misfolded proteins are believed to be a cause of several neurodegenerative and other diseases.
  
  "We don't fully understand the mechanisms behind protein unfolding upon cooling," Wu said. "Could this kind of cooling-induced hydrophobic-hydrophilic transition play a role? We don't know but it's worth investigating."
  
  Along with Wu, the other study authors were graduate student Hai-Jing Wang, postdoctoral research associate Xue-Kui Xi, Ph.D., and research professor Alfred Kleinhammes, Ph.D., all from UNC.

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  Published on: 10/2/2008    Last Visited: 10/2/2008  

  The team of scientists, led by Yue Wu, Ph.D., professor of physics in the UNC College of Arts and Sciences, examined carbon nanotubes measuring just 1.4 nanometers in diameter (one nanometer is a billionth of a meter).The seamless cylinders were made from rolled up graphene sheets, the exfoliated layer of graphite.
  
  "Normally, graphene is hydrophobic, or 'water hating' - it repels water in the same way that drops of dew will roll off a lotus leaf," said Wu.
  ...
  Wu said this shows that it is possible for water in nano-confined regions - either human-made or natural - to take on different structures and properties depending on the size of the confined region and the temperature.
  
  In terms of potential practical applications, Wu suggested further research along these lines could impact the design of high-tech devices (for example, nano-fluidic chips that act as microscopic laboratories), microporous sorbent materials such as activated carbon used in water filters, gas masks, and permeable membranes.
  
  "It may be that by exploiting this hydrophobic-hydrophilic transition, it might be possible to use changes in temperature as a kind of 'on-off' switch, changing the stickiness of water through nano-channels, and controlling fluid flow."
  
  Wu also noted that this research relates to scientists' understanding of the workings of many building blocks of life (such as proteins, whose structures also have nano-confined hydrophobic regions) and how their interaction with water plays a role in how they function.For example, such interactions play an important role in the process known as "protein folding," which determines a protein's eventual shape and characteristics.Misfolded proteins are believed to be a cause of several neurodegenerative and other diseases.
  
  "We don't fully understand the mechanisms behind protein unfolding upon cooling," Wu said."Could this kind of cooling-induced hydrophobic-hydrophilic transition play a role?We don't know but it's worth investigating."
  
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  Along with Wu, the other study authors were graduate student Hai-Jing Wang, postdoctoral research associate Xue-Kui Xi, Ph.D., and research professor Alfred Kleinhammes, Ph.D., all from UNC.
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  Note: Wu can be reached at (919) 962-0307 or yuewu@physics.unc.edu.

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  Published on: 10/3/2008    Last Visited: 12/6/2008  

  The team of scientists, led by Yue Wu, Ph.D., professor of physics in the UNC College of Arts and Sciences, examined carbon nanotubes measuring just 1.4 nanometers in diameter (one nanometer is a billionth of a meter). The seamless cylinders were made from rolled up graphene sheets, the exfoliated layer of graphite.
  
  "Normally, graphene is hydrophobic, or 'water hating' - it repels water in the same way that drops of dew will roll off a lotus leaf," said Wu.
  ...
  Wu said this shows that it is possible for water in nano-confined regions - either human-made or natural - to take on different structures and properties depending on the size of the confined region and the temperature.
  
  In terms of potential practical applications, Wu suggested further research along these lines could impact the design of high-tech devices (for example, nano-fluidic chips that act as microscopic laboratories), microporous sorbent materials such as activated carbon used in water filters, gas masks, and permeable membranes.
  
  "It may be that by exploiting this hydrophobic-hydrophilic transition, it might be possible to use changes in temperature as a kind of 'on-off' switch, changing the stickiness of water through nano-channels, and controlling fluid flow."
  
  Wu also noted that this research relates to scientists' understanding of the workings of many building blocks of life (such as proteins, whose structures also have nano-confined hydrophobic regions) and how their interaction with water plays a role in how they function. For example, such interactions play an important role in the process known as "protein folding," which determines a protein's eventual shape and characteristics. Misfolded proteins are believed to be a cause of several neurodegenerative and other diseases.
  
  "We don't fully understand the mechanisms behind protein unfolding upon cooling," Wu said. "Could this kind of cooling-induced hydrophobic-hydrophilic transition play a role? We don't know but it's worth investigating."
  
  Along with Wu, the other study authors were graduate student Hai-Jing Wang, postdoctoral research associate Xue-Kui Xi, Ph.D., and research professor Alfred Kleinhammes, Ph.D., all from UNC.

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  Published on: 10/3/2008    Last Visited: 10/3/2008  

  The team of scientists, led by Yue Wu, Ph.D., professor of physics in the UNC College of Arts and Sciences, examined carbon nanotubes measuring just 1.4 nanometers in diameter (one nanometer is a billionth of a meter).The seamless cylinders were made from rolled up graphene sheets, the exfoliated layer of graphite.
  
  "Normally, graphene is hydrophobic, or 'water hating' - it repels water in the same way that drops of dew will roll off a lotus leaf," said Wu.
  ...
  Wu said this shows that it is possible for water in nano-confined regions - either human-made or natural - to take on different structures and properties depending on the size of the confined region and the temperature.
  
  In terms of potential practical applications, Wu suggested further research along these lines could impact the design of high-tech devices (for example, nano-fluidic chips that act as microscopic laboratories), microporous sorbent materials such as activated carbon used in water filters, gas masks, and permeable membranes.
  
  "It may be that by exploiting this hydrophobic-hydrophilic transition, it might be possible to use changes in temperature as a kind of 'on-off' switch, changing the stickiness of water through nano-channels, and controlling fluid flow."
  
  Wu also noted that this research relates to scientists' understanding of the workings of many building blocks of life (such as proteins, whose structures also have nano-confined hydrophobic regions) and how their interaction with water plays a role in how they function.For example, such interactions play an important role in the process known as "protein folding," which determines a protein's eventual shape and characteristics.Misfolded proteins are believed to be a cause of several neurodegenerative and other diseases.
  
  "We don't fully understand the mechanisms behind protein unfolding upon cooling," Wu said.

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  Professor Yue Wu spoke about the diverse expertise of the Jiaotong

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