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DMR Seeks Program Director for Condensed Matter Physics Program

Applicants must be familiar with a broad spectrum of the materials research community, as well as with the issues being addressed in the field.

Credit: National Science Foundation

Graphene: The more you bend it, the softer it gets

Researchers at the University of Illinois recently determined how much energy it takes to bend multilayer graphene – a question that has eluded scientists since graphene was first isolated.

Graphic courtesy Blanka Janicek, Pinshane Huang Lab

I-MRSEC’s Musical Magnetism Curriculum Uses Hip Hop to Teach Science

In the process students learned about the value of science communication.

Image courtesy of Pamela Pena-Martin

Strength in Numbers

How NSF's Materials Research Facilities Network helps bolster the field of materials science and engineering.

Credit: Tony Mastres/UCSB

Understanding Glassy Materials

Penn Researchers Establish Universal Signature Fundamental to How Glassy Materials Fail

Credit: UPenn

A Collective Collaboration

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

Credit: UNL

Recent Program Highlights

Bioinspired DNA Origami Capsids

DNA origami technology is used to develop building blocks that self-assemble into predetermined finite-sized structures.

Rheology of active isotropic gels

Cytoplasmic flows, bacterial colonies, and algal blooms are ubiquitous examples of active suspensions assembled from self-propelled particles, which internally inject energy into their suspending m

Disclination loops in 3D Active Nematics

Current active matter systems, such as self propelled colloids or migrating cells, are inherently 2D, which limits the potential engineering applications.

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