Research Summaries

Knowing the age of leaves in a forest offers valuable information regarding the volume of carbon dioxide “consumed” by photosynthesis.

In quantum computing, quantum information is lost due to a loss of synchronization (dephasing) in the electronic flow and energy relaxation.

To meet global demand for clean drinking water, scientists are actively pursuing next generation energy-efficient water purification membranes. The

Ferroelectric materials have spontaneous electrical ordering that can be changed by applying an electric field. Where two domains of different

A 3-D analog of graphene (a 2-D material

There is growing interest in harnessing machine learning to answer questions about the physics of condensed matter, like metals and insulators,

Superfluidity is the odd property of a liquid in which it has zero-resistance for flow, and thus flows without loss of kinetic energy. The most

Like graphene, the semi-metal tungsten ditelluride (WTe2) can be prepared in a single monolayer. Tellurium atoms sandwich the transition

Localized electron heating by microwaves has been shown to be an effective tool for modifying Alfvén waves in the DIII-D National Fusion

The walls of fusion energy experiments, such as ITER, must be carefully designed to handle large electromagnetic forces. During the abrupt