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Kate McAlpineMarch 15, 2023

For the first time, controlling the degree of twist in nanostructure particles

Being able to decide not only whether a micron-scale particle twists but also how much could open new avenues for machine vision and more.

Tom CumminsJuly 22, 2022

Sharon Glotzer receives Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship

Sharon C. Glotzer, Anthony C. Lembke Department Chair of Chemical Engineering, has received the Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship from the U.S. Department of Defense.

Kate McAlpineJanuary 19, 2022

Nanotechnology: Theory predicts new type of bond that assembles nanoparticle crystals

Turns out entropy binds nanoparticles a lot like electrons bind chemical crystals.

Kate McAlpineJanuary 13, 2022

Nanostructures get complex with electron equivalents

Nanoparticles of two different sizes break away from symmetrical designs.

Gabe CherryOctober 11, 2021

Resurrecting quasicrystals: Findings could make an exotic material commercially viable

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

Kate McAlpineJuly 5, 2019

‘Digital alchemy’ to reverse-engineer new materials

If you tell this computer program what crystal you need to build, it will design a particle that self-assembles into that crystal.

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