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Using Shape Memory Alloys for Active Terahertz Plasmonic Devices
Using Shape Memory Alloys for Active Terahertz Plasmonic Devices
Jun 16, 2017
University of Utah

Using Shape Memory Alloys for Active Terahertz Plasmonic Devices

Barun Gupta, Shashank Pandey, Anjali Nahata, Ting Zhang, Sivaraman Guruswamy and Ajay Nahata; University of Utah
We show the first demonstration of shape memory alloys being used for active THz devices. The metal foil was found to reproducibly cycle between the two geometries over 100 times. 
Students exploring changing characteristics of household materials with chemical reactions at a local STEM festival organized by Utah MRSEC.
Students exploring changing characteristics of household materials with chemical reactions at a local STEM festival organized by Utah MRSEC.
Jun 16, 2017
University of Utah

Hands-on Science After School

Chelsey Short, University of Utah
Utah MRSEC establishes science and engineering afterschool clubs at community centers and schools serving predominately underrepresented minority (URM) students in those fields. The Education and Outreach team then hires and trains University of Utah undergraduates to lead the clubs and deliver hands-on activities each week.
Discovery of a New Line Defect in a Perovskite Oxide
Discovery of a New Line Defect in a Perovskite Oxide
Jun 15, 2017
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Discovery of a New Line Defect in a Perovskite Oxide

Bharat Jalan, Renata Wentzcovitch, Andre Mkhoyan University of Minnesota
Defects, essentially locations in a crystal where the perfect arrangement of atoms is disturbed, are inherent in materials, and play a key role in their function.
Solution-Processed Indium Oxide Transistors: Printing Two-Dimensional Metals
Solution-Processed Indium Oxide Transistors: Printing Two-Dimensional Metals
Jun 15, 2017
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Solution-Processed Indium Oxide Transistors: Printing Two-Dimensional Metals

Dan Frisbie, Chris Leighton University of Minnesota
Transistors, the building blocks of all computer technologies, are currently based on semi-conductors such as silicon, manufactured using energy-intensive processes.
Spooling Instability of Self-Propelled Flexible Filaments
Spooling Instability of Self-Propelled Flexible Filaments
Jun 14, 2017
University of Colorado at Boulder

Spooling Instability of Self-Propelled Flexible Filaments

Meredith Betterton, Matthew Glaser University of  Colorado Boulder
Cytoskeletal filaments with chemical motors attached are the basic elements in cells that enable biological motion. Computer simulation of model biomotive systems show that even systems with minimal ingredients are able to generate the kind of exotic nonequilibrium behavior observed in cells.
Photoinduced Plasticity In Cross-linked Polymer Networks
Photoinduced Plasticity In Cross-linked Polymer Networks
Jun 14, 2017
University of Colorado at Boulder

Photoinduced Plasticity In Cross-linked Polymer Networks

Christopher Bowman, University of Colorado Boulder
Researchers in the Soft Materials Research Center of the University of Colorado Boulder have employed dynamic covalent chemistry to make cross-links that can be controlled optically, enabling materials that can be softened or changed in shape by light.
Inexpensive Polymer Films for Efficient Daytime Radiative Cooling
Inexpensive Polymer Films for Efficient Daytime Radiative Cooling
Jun 14, 2017
University of Colorado at Boulder

Inexpensive Polymer Films for Efficient Daytime Radiative Cooling

Xiaobo Yin & Ronggui Yang, University of  Colorado Boulder
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have made a discovery that explores an inexpensive way to eliminate waste heat in buildings, cooling systems, and even cars and trucks.
MRSEC researchers teach the public about metallic glasses (top left), light emitting diodes (bottom left), and carbon nanomaterials (center right).
MRSEC researchers teach the public about metallic glasses (top left), light emitting diodes (bottom left), and carbon nanomaterials (center right).
Jun 13, 2017
University of Wisconsin - Madison

MRSEC Members Teach the Public about Materials Science during the Wisconsin Science Festival

Anne Lynn Gillian-Daniel, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Over the course of two days, the Wisconsin MRSEC presented exciting hands-on, research-inspired  materials science activities to over 1500 people during the 2016 Wisconsin Science Festival.  The 2016 Wisconsin Science Festival was the largest ever with over 250 events in 20 communities across Wisconsin.
Researchers at University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered that it is possible to transform spherical polymer shells into non-spherical shapes by partially filling their interiors with oils. The polymer shells can be strained into a remarkable range of shapes with six-, five-, four- and three-fold symmetries (see figure), and then polymerized to create non-spherical particles.
Researchers at University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered that it is possible to transform spherical polymer shells into non-spherical shapes by partially filling their interiors with oils. The polymer shells can be strained into a remarkable range of shapes with six-, five-, four- and three-fold symmetries (see figure), and then polymerized to create non-spherical particles.
Jun 13, 2017
University of Wisconsin - Madison

Synthesis of Non-Spherical Particles using Partially-Filled Polymeric Shells

N. L. Abbott, D. M. Lynn; University of Wisconsin-Madison
Spherical particles are easy to synthesize because a sphere is a shape that minimizes surface area. Non-spherical particles, however, have properties that can be very different from spherical particles, but they are challenging to fabricate.
Radiation-hard graphene transistors are enabled by integration with hybrid Zr-SAND.
Radiation-hard graphene transistors are enabled by integration with hybrid Zr-SAND.
Jun 13, 2017
Northwestern University

Radiation-Hard Graphene Electronic Devices via Hybrid Dielectrics

Mark Hersam and Tobin Marks, Northwestern University MRSEC
Solution-processed semiconductor and dielectric materials are attractive for satellite technology due to their light-weight, low-voltage operation, and mechanical robustness, but their response to ionizing radiation environments is not well understood.

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