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Recent Program Highlights

May 02, 2008 :: Chip Breakthrough Technology

umass1.jpgA collaboration between researcher supported by the DOE and NSF-MRSEC’s at UC Santa Barbara and UMASS Amherst, and IBM has led to a revolutionary chip breakthrough that promises to be used in every future microelectronic device. [...]

May 01, 2008 :: Graphene Membranes: Atomically Thin Balloons

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May 01, 2008 :: Studying a Single-Atom Magnet

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April 21, 2008 :: Squid Beaks use Novel Materials Trick to keep from Tearing Off

squid.jpg Researchers have figured out how a jumbo squid's hard, razor-sharp beak can slice through the soft tissue of its prey--without tearing off from the stress. The work solves a longstanding mystery over a problem akin to anchoring a knife blade in Jell-O, according to the authors of the new study. [...]