December 6, 2021
Transforming Material Topology with a Drop of Liquid
Liquid acts across multiple scales to reorganize connectivity in networks of artificial microscopic cells.
October 27, 2021
Scientists Zoom In on the Atomic Structure of Artificial Proteins
Using cold temperatures and machine learning, researchers visualized individual molecules in a synthetic soft material for the first time.
October 7, 2021
Subtle Spin: A Novel Study of Quantum Material Proves Theoretical Predictions
Interactions of quantum “quasiparticles” demonstrate unusual fluid flow.
October 4, 2021
The Remarkable Variability of Actinide Tetrafluoride Electronic Structures
Actinide tetrafluorides exhibit significant variations in their electronic structures despite having nearly identical crystal structures.
September 14, 2021
Keeping Waste Where It Belongs: Grain Size Explains How Spent Nuclear Fuel Enters the Environment
Microscopic features of neptunium dioxide control how contaminants dissolve in underground disposal of spent nuclear fuel.
August 18, 2021
Seeing Is Believing: Scientists Visualize Record Exciton Diffusion Length
A team of Molecular Foundry researchers directly visualized and measured excitons hopping across very long distances.
August 11, 2021
Patterning Silicon at the One Nanometer Scale
Scientists engineer materials’ electrical and optical properties with plasmon engineering
August 9, 2021
Quantum Materials Cloak Thermal Radiation
A unique coating camouflages the temperature of an underlying material
August 6, 2021
Lighting the Way for Nanotube Innovation
Nanotubes with designed defects allow better performance for next-generation optical telecommunications.
August 2, 2021
New Theory Hints at More Efficient Way to Develop Quantum Algorithms
Research points to a way to design efficient quantum algorithms systematically, not by trial and error.