Da Kine Lab @ UNLV https://dakine.sites.unlv.edu/ Heat and mass transfer, soft materials, and interfacial phenomena for energy and environmental applications. en-us Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Our paper from Isaac Berk and Emilie Luong on a new technique to obtain the full 3D geometry of droplets... https://dakine.sites.unlv.edu/news/#news-2026-03-25 https://dakine.sites.unlv.edu/news/#news-2026-03-25 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Droplet. This method is more accurate and provides much more information than classical goniometry. This is a fully deterministic approach based on ray tracing and the Young-Laplace equation (no AI). This “reverse catch light” method, inspired by “catch lights” in photography, utilizes the specular reflections of known lighting positions to calculate the curved droplet surface.]]> Our paper on a new, ultra-fast, solid-liquid hybrid atmospheric water harvesting technique that is... https://dakine.sites.unlv.edu/news/#news-2024-10-22 https://dakine.sites.unlv.edu/news/#news-2024-10-22 Tue, 22 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The highly positive results have led to UNLV IP being secured and exclusively licensed to WAVR Technologies, a startup company co-founded by Dr. Cho and former DKL members Yiwei Gao and Ryan Phung.]]> Mario's paper on how boiling performance is dictated by the molar concentration of surfactant additives is... https://dakine.sites.unlv.edu/news/#news-2024-09-03 https://dakine.sites.unlv.edu/news/#news-2024-09-03 Tue, 03 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.]]> Da Kine Lab awarded $2.1 million by the Department of Energy ARPA-E ROSIE program to lead the development... https://dakine.sites.unlv.edu/news/#news-2024-04-18 https://dakine.sites.unlv.edu/news/#news-2024-04-18 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Da Kine Lab awarded $2.1 million by the Department of Energy ARPA-E ROSIE program to lead the development of a green ironmaking technique utilizing electrochemistry to decarbonize the steel industry. This project is in collaboration of University of Nevada, Reno and the University of Houston.]]> Amir's paper on transient wetting behavior on hydrogels is published in Soft Matter. https://dakine.sites.unlv.edu/news/#news-2023-12-01 https://dakine.sites.unlv.edu/news/#news-2023-12-01 Fri, 01 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Soft Matter.]]> Congratulations to Yiwei Gao (PhD) and Amir Kashani (MS) for graduating in the Spring of 2023! https://dakine.sites.unlv.edu/news/#news-2023-05-12 https://dakine.sites.unlv.edu/news/#news-2023-05-12 Fri, 12 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Jeremy Cho is awarded the NSF CAREER award for work on atmospheric water harvesting through hydrogels. https://dakine.sites.unlv.edu/news/#news-2022-12-14 https://dakine.sites.unlv.edu/news/#news-2022-12-14 Wed, 14 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000 DKL was awarded the ACS Petroleum Research Fund Doctoral New Investigator Grant. https://dakine.sites.unlv.edu/news/#news-2022-10-28 https://dakine.sites.unlv.edu/news/#news-2022-10-28 Fri, 28 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Our paper describing how dynamic adsorption controls surfactant-enhanced boiling heat transfer was... https://dakine.sites.unlv.edu/news/#news-2022-10-28-2 https://dakine.sites.unlv.edu/news/#news-2022-10-28-2 Fri, 28 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Our paper describing how dynamic adsorption controls surfactant-enhanced boiling heat transfer was published in Scientific Reports.]]> Our paper describing how hydrogel permeability is related to stiffness was published in Soft Matter. https://dakine.sites.unlv.edu/news/#news-2022-09-27 https://dakine.sites.unlv.edu/news/#news-2022-09-27 Tue, 27 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Our paper describing how hydrogel permeability is related to stiffness was published in Soft Matter. This work is part of the Soft Matter Emerging Investigator Series.]]> Our hydrogel work investigating stiffness, swelling, and humidity was published in Soft Matter and our... https://dakine.sites.unlv.edu/news/#news-2021-09-27 https://dakine.sites.unlv.edu/news/#news-2021-09-27 Mon, 27 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Our hydrogel work investigating stiffness, swelling, and humidity was published in Soft Matter and our work was featured as an inside cover photo.]]>