Highlights
Apr 15, 2015
Shape-Shifting Liquid Metal Becomes a Reality
Terminator
2 is
widely remembered for its
metal shape-shifting
villain.
Impervious
to
bullets, explosives,
and fire,
the T-1000
robot was
capable of changing shape at will. Researchers at the
North Carolina State University
have taken a step towards
making science fiction a
reality by developing a technique for controlling the surface tension of liquid
metals using very low voltages. This technology paves the way for shape-reconfigurable
metal
components in
Apr 15, 2015
Phase Transformations in Binary Colloidal Monolayers
Diffusionless martensitic transformations are a class of solid–solid phase transitions in which the crystal unit cell changes shape and internal structure, while keeping its stoichiometry constant. Because these transformations do not require long-range diffusion, they are fast and repeatable, and thus have been exploited in a number of engineeringapplications.
Apr 14, 2015
University of California, Santa Barbara
MRSEC Shared Experimental Facilities Advance Nobelist’s Research
Shuji Nakamura, Solid State Lighting and Energy Electronics Center, University of California, Santa Barbara CA 93106.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2014 was shared by UCSB Professor Shuji Nakamura "for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources".
Professor Nakamura is a major user of the Shared Experimental Facilities of the UCSB MRSEC, co-authoring multiple publications every year that acknowledge the NSF-MRSEC grant number DMR 1121053.
Mar 25, 2015
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Self-Assembly of Oligomeric Block Copolymer Coatings for Use in Lithographic and Nanopatterning Applications
Marc Hillmyer (IRG-1)
Postdoctoral research associate Li Yao (Hillmyer) has been exploring the self-assembly of oligomeric block copolymer coatings for use in lithographic and nanopatterning applications that push the current resolution limits.
Mar 25, 2015
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Hall Effect and Near-Metallic Transport in Rubrene
C. Daniel Frisbie (IRG-2) and Chris Leighton (IRG-3)
This work represents the first unambiguous confirmation that very large charge densities can be achieved on the surface of organic crystals by using electrolyte gates.
Mar 22, 2015
Princeton University
"Stars of Materials Science" at Princeton University
On March 21, 2015, Professor Bob Cava led an engaging prsentation for over 400 guests (two sessions) about the amazing properties of chemistry and materials science.
Special guests, Kathryn Wagner, Dan Steinberg, and Professor Cava's graduate student researchers engaged children ages 9-14 and their parents with fun group activities, stimulating Q&A sessions, and exciting demonstrattions to enlighten the public about materials science research.
Mar 6, 2015
Northwestern University
Inkjet Printable Graphene for Flexible Interconnects
• Inkjet printable graphene based on ethyl cellulose stabilizer in terpineol.
• Low resistivity of 4 mΩ-cm maintained following repeated flexing/folding.
Mar 6, 2015
Northwestern University
Custom Instrumentation: CryoCluster
Collaboration between faculty, shared facilities, and industry to fabricate instrumentation for high-throughput cryogenic sample preparation
Mar 6, 2015
Northwestern University
Partnership with Museum of Science and Industry
• The NU-MRSEC has partnered with the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry to create a new exhibit focused on materials science and society, scheduled to debut in Spring 2015.
• The exhibit is designed in a manner that it can be easily moved to other locations following its run at the Chicago MSI.
• Approximately 1.5 million guests, including >300,000 children in school groups visit the Museum annually.
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