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Ferroelectric Phenomenon Proven Viable for Oxide Electrodes, Disproving Predictions

WASHINGTON, D.C., August 1, 2017 — Flux-closure domain (FCD) structures are microscopic topological phenomena found in ferroelectric thin films that feature distinct electric polarization properties. These closed-loop […]

When Shallow Defects Align, Diamonds Shine for Unprecedented Quantum Sensitivity

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 25, 2017 — Imagine a sensor so sensitive it can detect changes in the proton concentration of a single protein, within a single cell. […]

Pulses of Electrons Manipulate Nanomagnets and Store Information

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 20, 2017 — Magnets and magnetic phenomena underpin the vast majority of modern data storage, and the measurement scales for research focused on magnetic […]

Strange Silk: Why Rappelling Spiders Don’t Spin Out of Control

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 7, 2017 — The last time you watched a spider drop from the ceiling on a line of silk, it likely descended gracefully on […]

Vortex-Antivortex Pairs Found in Magnetic Trilayers

WASHINGTON, D.C., June, 28, 2017 — A international team of researchers has discovered magnetic vortex-antivortex pairs arising from correlated electron spins in a newly engineered trilayer material. […]

Magnetoelectric Memory Cell Increases Energy Efficiency for Data Storage

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 30, 2017 — Today’s computers provide storage of tremendous quantities of information with extremely large data densities, but writing and retrieving this information expends […]

Collecting real-time data about material microstructural evolution during radiation exposure

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 23, 2017 — It may be surprising to learn that much remains unknown about radiation’s effects on materials. To find answers, Massachusetts Institute of […]

Engaging Diamond for Next-Era Transistors

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 16, 2017 — As consumers around the world have become increasingly dependent on electronics, the transistor, a semiconductor component central to the operation of […]

Looking at Light to Explore Superconductivity in Boron-Diamond Films

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 9, 2017 — More than a decade ago, researchers discovered that when they added boron to the carbon structure of diamond, the combination was […]