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Highlights

Apr 30, 2014

International Activities with German Partner Organization IRTG 1524

Carol Hall, NCSU

Research Triangle MRSEC investigators have  numerous ( >30) international research collaborations with scientists in Europe, Scandinavia, Canada, Russia, China and Korea.  Most prominent among these interactions is
Apr 30, 2014

Supporting STEM Education, Career Development, and Collaboration through the REU Program

Catherine Reyes, Duke University

The long term goals of the Research Triangle MRSEC REU program are to maximize opportunities for undergraduate involvement in MRSEC research, recruit diverse undergraduate students from across the country, and support future careers in
Apr 23, 2014
University of Utah

Utah MRSEC Teaching the Teachers

Debra Mascaro, Education & Outreach Director, Utah MRSEC Chelsey Short, Education & Outreach Program Manager, Utah MRSEC

Utah MRSEC taught fifth-grade teachers to build electromagnetic ping pong ball launchers to demonstrate electromagnetism to their students.
Apr 16, 2014
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Better Batteries Through Biology

Angela Belcher (MIT), Yang Shao-Horn (MIT)

  Lithium-oxygen batteries have a great potential to enhance the gravimetric energy density of fully packaged batteries by 2-3 times that of lithium-ion cells, thus greatly increasing the range of electric vehicles.