The Center for the Science of Synthesis Across Scales (CSSAS)

Director

François Baneyx

Lead Institution

University of Washington

Class

2018-2026

Mission

To harness the complex functionality of hierarchical materials by mastering the design of high-information-content macromolecular building blocks that predictively self-assemble into responsive, reconfigurable, self-healing materials, and direct the formation and organization of inorganic components for complex energy functions.

Partner Institutions

Univ of Washington
PNNL
Univ of Chicago
UC San Diego
Univ of Tennessee
Columbia

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https://www.cssas-efrc.com/

BES Staff Contact

Aura Gimm; Katherine Brown

Grand Challenges Addressed

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Transformative Opportunities Addressed

Mastering Hierarchical Architectures and Beyond-Equilibrium Matter

Trans. Opp. #1

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

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Exploiting Transformative Advances in Imaging Capabilities across Multiple Scales

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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.