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Program Highlights

Polymer Nanocomposite Mechanical Properties
University of Massachusetts Amherst

Composites of polymers and inorganic nanoparticles offer tremendous promise for the optimization of mechanical properties.

Electric Field Control of Magnetic Nanostructures
University of Nebraska

New Magnetoresistive Phenomenon Discovered at the Nanoscale
University of Nebraska

Myelin Figures-- the Instability of Soap
University of Chicago

Myelin figures are long thin cylindrical structures that grow when water is added to the concentrated lamellar phase of certain surfactants such as soap.

Spin-Blockade in a Colloidal CdSe Quantum Dot Solid
University of Chicago

A University of Chicago MRSEC team led by Philippe Guyot-Sionnest and Woowon Kang have been investigating the transport properties of colloidal quantum dots under magnetic field [1].

Changing Complexions of Grain Boundaries
Carnegie Mellon University

Martin P. Harmer and Shen J. Dillon, Lehigh University Supported by the MRSEC Program of the NSF under award number DMR-0520425

Microstructural Statistics in Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Electrodes
Carnegie Mellon University

G. Rohrer and P. Salvador/CMU MRSEC, Carnegie Mellon University, NSF DMR- 0520425 L. Wilson and C. Johnson/National Energy Technology Laboratory

Switchable Molecules for the World's Smallest Switch
Cornell University

Beating the World's Smallest Drum
Cornell University

JumpStart helps Small Businesses Solve Technical Problems
Cornell University

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