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A ‘Recipe Book’ that Creates Color Centers in Silicon Carbide Crystals

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 1, 2018 — Silicon carbide (SiC), a material known for its toughness with applications from abrasives to car brakes, to high-temperature power electronics, has […]

A New Method to Determine the Oxidative Age of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Could Show How Aging Affects a Nanomaterial’s Properties

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 27, 2018 — Iron oxide nanoparticles are used in sentinel node detection, iron replacement therapy and other biomedical applications. New work looks to understand […]

Unraveling How Spiderwebs Absorb Energy

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 5, 2018 — Spiderwebs can withstand a predator’s impact while still helping catch and detect small prey. Spiders architect these lightweight networks for strength […]

Newly Discovered Properties of Ferroelectric Crystal Shed Light on Emerging Branch of Materials

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 10, 2018 — In ferroelectric materials the crystal structure distorts, giving rise to a spontaneously formed polarization and electric field. Because of this unique […]

Underlying Mechanism Discovered for Magnetic Effect in Superconducting Spintronics

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 10, 2018 — The emerging field of spintronics leverages electron spin and magnetization. This could enhance the storage capacity of computer hard drives and […]

New Material for Splitting Water

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 18, 2018 — Solar energy is clean and abundant. But when the sun isn’t shining, you must store the energy in batteries or through […]

Blowing Bubbles for Cancer Treatment

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 5, 2018 — Embolization — the use of various techniques to cut off the blood vessels that feed tissue growth — has gained traction […]

A Better Way to Control Crystal Vibrations

The vibrational motion of an atom in a crystal propagates to neighboring atoms, which leads to wavelike propagation of the vibrations throughout the crystal. The way in […]

Design for Magnetoelectric Device May Improve Your Memory

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 4, 2018 — For years, manufacturers have offered computers with increasing amounts of memory packed into smaller devices. But semiconductor companies can’t reduce the […]