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Unlocking the Potential of Bottlebrush Polymers: A New Frontier in Self-Assembly

While bottlebrush block copolymers have typically been limited to forming only two basic self-assembled structures, a MRSEC team at the University of Minnesota recently experimented with introducing a third polymer component into the mix.

Encoding Many Properties in One Material Via 3D Printing

Nozzle shape, print parameters tune liquid crystal elastomer morphing

Credit: Lewis Lab

Superalloys resist wear at nearly forge-level heat using new process

Nickel-based spinel oxides show exceptional self-lubrication at extreme temperatures, unlocking potential for aerospace and energy applications

Courtesy of SpaceX

An Inexpensive, DIY Setup Recycles Precious Liquid Helium in the Lab

UCSD researchers recently showed off a system for small labs to conserve helium used to cool sensitive equipment.

Credit: Liya Bi/UCSD

3D-Printed ‘Living Material’ Could Clean Up Contaminated Water

Courtesy of UCSD

New Video Showcases the Value and Benefit of the MRSEC Program

The program serves as a platform for scientists to collaborate and problem solve.

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A Collective Collaboration

How NSF’s decades-long materials science program has fostered partnerships across scientific fields.

Credit: UNL

Recent Program Highlights

Nucleation Dynamics of a Model Biomolecular Liquid

A model phase-separating system of DNA nanostars provides unique access to nucleation physics in a biomolecular context.

Photoinduced Morphology Change in Ionically Compatibilized Copolymer

Previously, UC Santa Barbara MRSEC researchers demonstrated that chain-end functionalization of immiscible polystyrene/polydimethylsiloxane (PS/PDMS) blends with oppositely paired acid and base gro

Amphiphilic Nanopores: Spontaneous Water Harvesting from Air

Penn MRSEC researchers Lee and Patel developed nanoporous films that spontaneously condense water vapor from undersaturated air and release it as collectible droplets at room temperature, requiring no external energy.

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