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Advanced Materials

Kate McAlpineJanuary 13, 2022

Nanostructures get complex with electron equivalents

Nanoparticles of two different sizes break away from symmetrical designs.

Gabe CherryJanuary 3, 2022

Spray-on coating could make solar panels snow-resistant

Cold-weather-friendly formula foils snow/ice accumulation in Alaska test.

Evan DoughertyNovember 23, 2021

$3.4M to turn up the heat at solar-thermal plants

Improved heat-trapping materials for solar thermal energy could help the U.S. meet its goal of cutting solar energy costs in half by 2030.

Gabe CherryOctober 25, 2021

How pearls achieve nanoscale precision

Coaxing order from unpredictable layers, mollusks do what humans can’t

Gabe CherryOctober 11, 2021

Resurrecting quasicrystals: Findings could make an exotic material commercially viable

Self-healing phenomenon could reduce defects that rendered quasicrystals impractical.

Catharine JuneSeptember 28, 2021

$1.8M to develop room temperature, controllable quantum nanomaterials

The project could pave the way for compact quantum computing and communications as well as efficient UV lamps for sterilization and air purification.

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