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Aug 13, 2010
Genetically Engineered Materials Science and Engineering Center (2005)

Biofabrication of ZnS-binding immuno-quantum dots
A designer protein combining ZnS mineralizing activity with IgG adaptor capability was built and used for easy and rapid aqueous synthesis of immuno-QDs. The particles consist of a ≈ 4 nm ZnS wurtzite core, can be derivatized with a wide variety of unmodified antibodies, and have ultrasmall (14 nm) diameters.
Jul 12, 2010
CU Boulder Soft Materials Research Center (2014)

Undergraduate Partnership with Cal Poly Pomona
The LCMRCconducts collaborative research with Cal Poly Pomona, a Hispanic Serving Institution. Cal Poly Chemistry Juniors work in the Department’s research laboratory for two quarters during the AY, then continue their research full time at the LCMRC labs in Boulder during the summer. Cal Poly students are able able to take advantage of the dynamic atmosphere and interdisciplinary expertise of the LCMRC and use
Jul 12, 2010
CU Boulder Soft Materials Research Center (2014)

Light and Energy
A new Materials Science From CU program, Light and Energy, enables students to compare the amount of energy needed to illuminate different types light bulbs.  Seen in this photo during the annual STEMapaloozza event held in Denver, Center graduate student Chenhui Zhu encourages a middle student to generate the power to light an array of incandescent light bulbs.
Jul 12, 2010
CU Boulder Soft Materials Research Center (2014)

Cool and Creative Chemistry
Cool and Creative Chemistry is one of the interactive classes  of the LCMRC Materials Science from CU  K-12 outreach program. MSFCU presentations, designed by Center faculty and students, have been presented to 65,000 Colorado children over the past 10 years. The photo was taken during a presentation at Super Science Saturday at the Steelworks Museum of Industry & Culture in Pueblo, Colorado.  Photo: John Jaques/Pueblo
Jul 12, 2010
CU Boulder Soft Materials Research Center (2014)

Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal on Silicon-Based Picoprojectors
Picoprojection is the latest advanced display technology enabled by ferroelectric liquid crystal on silicon microdisplays, developed by LCMRC spin-off company, industrial partner, and collaborator Displaytech, now a division of Micron, Inc.. LCMRC researchers pursue new liquid crystal materials and alignment systems enabling low power consumption bistable liquid crystal switching.
Jul 9, 2010
UMass Amherst Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (2008)

Assembly of Polymer-Functionalized Nanoparticles on Metal Droplets for Electronics
Dinsmore at the UMass Materials Research Science and Engineering Center demonstrated a simple and robust approach to fabricating nano-scale electrical contacts to nanoparticles. PEGfunctionalized nanoparticles assemble spontaneously on droplets of liquid metal; when two droplets are brought into contact, they remain separated by the nanoparticles at the interface (top figure). Junctions formed by this method show electron transport that is limited by the nanoparticles (bottom figure). The conductance can be tuned by a gate electrode to make transistors at the micronscale.
Jul 9, 2010
UMass Amherst Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (2008)

Education Outreach Programs at The Boston Museum of Science
A group of MRSEC researchers, staff, and graduate students visited the Boston Museum of Science on July 15, 2009 for a day of public demonstrations and presentations to encourage thought and discussion about polymers. The Ventures in Science Using Art Laboratory (VISUAL) program had an ongoing exhibit of images at the Museum from May through August, and coordinated a presentation to teach the audience about materials and capture their attention using visually striking images gathered during the course of MRSEC research at UMass.
Jul 7, 2010
CU Boulder Soft Materials Research Center (2014)

Exotic Phases of Banana-Shaped Molecules

L. E. Hough, H. T. Jung, D. Krüerke, M. S. Heberling, M. Nakata, C. D. Jones, D. Chen, D. R. Link, J. Zasadzinski, G. Heppke, J. P. Rabe, W. Stocker, E. Körblova, D. M. Walba, M. A. Glaser, and N. A. Clark
Banana shaped molecules, like the one shown in the figure, like to pack into layers but when they do, they have a hard time making flat ones.  Their layers have a strong tendency to buckle up into saddles, and when the saddles try to fill space interesting things happen.  If the layers are crystal-like they can only form the twisted nanofilaments in the top of the image.  If the layers are fluid, like in a liquid crystal, then they form the "plumbers nightmare" of nested tubes and connections, the "sponge phase",at the
Jun 21, 2010
CSEM — Center for the Science and Engineering of Materials (2005)

Quantifying 3D Traction Forces of Epithelial Cell Clusters

Anand Asthagiri and Guruswami Ravichandran
When cells assemble together in a cluster, they apply force to each other. The way in which cells signal each other with and respond to forces is not well understood. Therefore, we study the traction forces cells apply to the substrate beneath them. The results show exterior cells apply tractions to the substrate that are an order of
Jun 21, 2010
CSEM — Center for the Science and Engineering of Materials (2005)

“Stretchy” Near-Infrared Metamaterials

Harry A. Atwater, Koray Aydin*, Imogen M. Pryce* and Dennis M. Callahan *CSEM supported researchers
Metamaterials are engineered structures with novel electromagnetic properties such as artificial magnetism, negative refraction, and cloaking. Thus far, most metamaterial designs have been limited to fixed, narrow frequency range of operation determined by the size of the constitutive resonator elements. Work within the NSF funded Center for the

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