Future Innovations

New transistor brings high voltage to microchip scale

Inside every electronic device, the flow of electricity is controlled by a switch called a transistor. For decades, these switches were made from silicon. More recently, engineers have turned to a material called gallium nitride […]

Social Sciences

Kicking goals for junior sport culture

New research on improving behavior in youth sports calls for a move beyond trying to fix individual parents’ and coaches’ behavior to instead address the sporting culture in which behavior is learned, reinforced and normalized.This […]

Social Sciences

Wear it Purple Day is about more than a T‑shirt

Today is Wear it Purple Day—when students and staff at high schools and universities are invited to wear purple clothing to recognize and celebrate gender- and sexuality-diverse (GSD) young people. Workplaces are also encouraged to […]