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Mar 2, 2016
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

First Experimental Observation of Weyl Points

J. Joannopoulos and M. Soljačić  
Weyl particles – massless particles linearly dispersing in all three dimensions (3D) -- were first theorized by Hermann Weyl in 1929, who found such a solution to the Dirac equation proposed by Paul Dirac in 1928. A material hosting Weyl particles features singular points in its dispersion relations – the Weyl points. Weyl points are 3D upgrades of the 2D Dirac points in graphene, the proposal of which led to a Nobel prize in Physics in 2010. However, there has been no observation of the Weyl points (particles) until 2015.
Feb 9, 2016
Cornell University

Imaging Magnetic and Electric Fields with an Electron Microscope

M. W. Tate, P. Purohit, D. Chamberlain, K. X. Nguyen, R. Hovden, C. S. Chang, P. Deb, E. Turgut, J. T. Heron, D. G. Schlom, D. C. Ralph, G. D. Fuchs, K. S. Shanks, H. T. Philipp, D. A. Muller, and S. M. Gruner, Microscopy Microanal., (2016)
Imaging Magnetic and Electric Fields with an Electron Microscope A new high-speed detector for electron microscopes uses every transmitted electron to measure electric and magnetic fields
Feb 1, 2016

RT-MRSEC Wins Dean's Award for Inclusive Excellence

Kelly Chavez, Executive Director, RT-MRSEC
We are excited to announce that the Research Triangle MRSEC has won the Dean’s Award for Inclusive Excellence in Graduate Education!
Jan 28, 2016
Brandeis University

Hierarchical organization of chiral colloidal

P. Sharma, A. W. Ward, T. Gibaud, M. F. Hagan and Z. Dogic
Liquid–liquid phase separation in bulk proceeds through the continuous coalescence of droplets until the system undergoes complete phase separation. But when colloids, nanoparticles or proteins are confined to interfaces, surfaces or membranes, their interactions differ fundamentally from those mediated by
Jan 28, 2016
Brandeis University

In 3D – Molecules of Life

A.Olivier-Mason, D. Pomeranz Krummel, I. Roy
In 2015, the MRSEC led the development of an outreach course at Brandeis for Waltham High School students to strengthen our engagement with the WHS community. The course was structured to teach the students biochemistry using 3D molecular models, hands-on activities, CAD, and 3D printing. The class sessions were taught by graduate student and postdoc instructors who received extensive one-on-one curriculum-development mentoring by the
Jan 8, 2016
Harvard University

Amorphous Salt

David Weitz (Applied Physics), Frans Spaepen (Materials Science) and Michael Brenner (Applied Math)
Jan 8, 2016
University of Chicago

Joint AlChe Workshop with Particulate Solid Research, Inc.

Heinrich M. Jaeger (University of Chicago)Ka Yee Lee (University of Chicago)
Jan 8, 2016
University of Chicago

Impact Dynamics of Granular Jets with Noncircular Cross Sections

Xiang Cheng (University of Minnesota, University of Chicago) Leonardo Gordillo (University of Chicago, CNRS, University of Paris 7)Wendy W. Zhang (University of Chicago) Heinrich M. Jaeger (University of Chicago)Sidney R. Nagel (University of Chicago
Jan 6, 2016

The Traveling Salesman Enables the Rapid Synthesis of Repetitive Polypeptides

Ashutosh Chilkoti, Duke UniversityNicholas C. Tang, Duke University  
A codon-scrambling algorithm enables the PCR-based synthesis of repetitive proteins by finding the least-repetitive synonymous gene sequence
Dec 23, 2015
University of Colorado at Boulder

Dynamic Self-Pattering of Archimedes Spirals

A thin liquid crystal film on a surface of photoactive dye turns into a wonderland of exotic moving patterns if just illuminated by a simple lamp.  Spirals move and oscillate across the surface in the form of advancing wavefronts, encountering and annihilating each other.

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