Neutron scattering and isotopic substitution techniques reveal how to block vibrations that could leak heat from a photovoltaic cell.
Neutron scattering reveals a new way for magnetic oscillations to stick together.
Neutron and X-ray experiments illuminate the magnetic transitions in hexagonal iron sulfide that transform it from a conductor to an insulator.
Swarms of synchronized active spinning particles exhibit complex collective behavior, ranging from liquid-like states to dynamic crystals.
Studies pinpoint the active site of a catalyst that converts sunlight to liquid fuels.
High resolution imaging and spectroscopy definitively confirms a state of matter called a “pair density wave.”
Simple soft materials couple tunable chemical signals to produce distinct energy flows.
X-ray scattering measures the positions of atoms as they vibrate in a two-dimensional cover sheet.
Designing new levels of complex architectures using DNA strands and nanoparticles.
Oil-free, nanoscale solid lubricant creates ultra-slippery layer between sliding surfaces in machinery
Precisely positioning molecules on wire-like DNA assemblies allows high efficiency energy transfer.
New results contradict a long-held classical theory of crystal nucleation.
