PULSED POWER

Nanosecond pulsed power, distinct from traditional power electronics, is an enabling element. By focussing on the applications of high peak-power, we employ nanosecond pulses to elicit non-equilibrium responses in widely-varying applications. The research addresses the underlying science of material responses to applied electric pulses in a new domain in which the pulses are too short for normal equilibrium dynamics to occur.Specific potential benefits with broad impact include energy, through advancing low-emission, highly efficient combustion for a wide variety of engines, and bioelectrics, by selective induction of programmed cell death in diseased tissue.