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BulletinJune 7, 2017It is rare to find materials that operate at room temperature and display strong “multiferroic coupling” — a property that allowsBasic Energy Sciences
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June 1, 2017Under helium plasma exposure in tokamak-relevant conditions, nanotendril “fuzz” will grow on tungsten plasma-facing components in aFusion Energy Sciences
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May 26, 2017Self-assembly is a powerful concept for making nanoscale structures where molecules are designed to spontaneously pack themselves into the desiredBasic Energy Sciences
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May 16, 2017For Hans Christen, director of the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences user facility, science is his way of life.Office of Science
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April 20, 2017The ability to correlate the 3D arrangements of atoms and defects with a material’s properties and functionality is vital in designing newBasic Energy Sciences
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April 20, 2017Recently, scientists discovered that in some magnetic materials, magnetic spirals, called skyrmions, could form on the material’s surface.Basic Energy Sciences
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February 23, 2017When a material undergoes a phase change, its atomic structure is re-oriented, and many fundamental material properties can be altered includingBasic Energy Sciences
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December 14, 2016The self-assembly of complex molecules containing water-attracting (hydrophilic) and water-repelling (hydrophobic) segments in water is importantBasic Energy Sciences
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BulletinNovember 30, 2016Precision control of nanometer scale 3D fabrication has been a longstanding research goal. Now, researchers have developed a 3D simulation thatBasic Energy Sciences
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BulletinSeptember 1, 2016Stretching or compressing a material creates strain that can be a powerful tool to control oxygen vacancy concentration, as opposed to traditionalBasic Energy Sciences