Center for Regenerative Energy-Efficient Manufacturing of Thermoset Polymeric Materials (REMAT)

Director

Nancy Sottos

Lead Institution

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Class

2022-2026

Mission

To advance the science of thermochemical reaction-diffusion processes in additive and morphogenic manufacturing and accelerate a transformative, circular strategy for thermoset polymeric and composite materials with programmed end-of-life.

Partner Institutions

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Harvard University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sandia National Laboratories
Stanford University
University of Utah

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https://remat.illinois.edu/

BES Staff Contact

Katherine Brown

Aura Gimm

Grand Challenges Addressed

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Transformative Opportunities Addressed

Mastering Hierarchical Architectures and Beyond-Equilibrium Matter

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Understanding the Critical Roles of Heterogeneity, Interfaces, and Disorder

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Revolutionary Advances in Models, Mathematics, Algorithms, Data, and Computing

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BES Reports Addressed

Highlights

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Applying a voltage to lanthanum strontium manganite (LSMO) can cause it to separate into distinct regions with dramatically different magnetic properties, as illustrated by the red and blue colors in the above figure.

Tuning Magnetism With Voltage Opens a New Path to Neuromorphic Circuits

Experiments show that applied voltage can dramatically alter the magnetic properties of quantum materials.

A metallic line atop a medium biased at the edge of chaos can provide effective negative resistance for time-varying signals, outputting a larger signal compared to its input. The energy for amplification comes from the static bias applied to the medium.

The “Edge of Chaos” Amplifies Signals Without Transistors

Emulating the edge of chaos of axons enables a metal wire to overcome its resistance without cooling, thereby amplifying signals flowing inside of it.