Bichlien Nguyen
Principal Researcher
News & features
In the news | Microsoft Azure Blog
Announcing Microsoft Discovery general availability and Microsoft Discovery app preview
Today at Microsoft Build, we are announcing that Microsoft Discovery is now generally available for all organizations, providing a comprehensive platform for building and governing agentic AI workflows across scientific and engineering disciplines. We are also introducing the Microsoft Discovery app in…
In the news | TBS CROSS DIG with Bloomberg
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In the news | IEEE Spectrum
These Recyclable Circuit Boards Could Stem E-Waste
A printed circuit board (PCB) made of materials that can be repeatedly recycled could help alleviate the world’s growing electronic-waste problem. The recyclable PCBs, described in a paper published 26 April in the journal Nature Sustainability, perform as well as conventional boards, but unlike conventional…
In the news | GeekWire
UW researchers develop promising ‘bioplastic’ that can decompose like a banana peel
Plastic trash is everywhere in the environment. Bottles made from fossil fuels litter the side of the road, screw caps pepper the beaches, bags waft down the street. So the notion of a plastic made from algae that biodegrades in nature…
In the news | Microsoft Research Podcast
Collaborators: Renewable energy storage with Bichlien Nguyen and David Kwabi
In the news | Muckrock
Project Eclipse helps city of Chicago monitor air quality
Chicago’s air quality is among the worst in the U.S., and there are several local hotspots for particulate matter 2.5 — the tiny particles that come from diesel trucks and industry and enter people’s lungs and blood, causing significant health…
In the news | C&EN
Bichlien Nguyen is one of the ACS 2022 Talented Twelve
Meet the Talented 12 class of 2022. These early-career researchers are using chemistry to make the world a better place. They’re building better batteries, transforming pollution into products, and deciphering the human genome, to name just a few of their…
In the news | Bloomberg
Microsoft Targets Carbon Removal With Climate Research Effort
Microsoft Corp. has launched a climate research effort in a bid to build a network of participants to tackle some key problems affecting the environment. The Microsoft Climate Research Initiative will at first focus on carbon reduction and removal, carbon accounting and environmental resilience, the…
In the news | UW News
Q&A: Making Earth-friendly electronics
The very components that make electronics fast and easy to use also make their disposal an environmental nightmare. Components of smartphones, computers and even kitchen appliances contain heavy metals and other compounds that are toxic to us and harmful to…