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A phase change at absolute zero temperature may provide key insights into the decades-old mystery of high-temperature superconductivity.
Nano-structuring may help superconductors overcome a decades-long barrier to use in more powerful motors and magnets.
Designing protein assemblies whose interactions can be manipulated to respond to a single environmental cue.
Advances in how we calculate optical properties of semiconductors shorten the path to improved solar cells and other optoelectronic devices.
When it comes to stressing a crystal during irradiation, not all atoms are created equal.
![[Left] Next generation multijunction solar cell with a dilute nitride middle junction (red) [Right] A transition from delocalized to localized electron trapping is directly observed in the photoluminescence (PL) spectra as the magnetic field is increased up to 57 Tesla.](/-/media/bes/images/highlights/2013/03/nrel-gaasn-large.jpg?la=en&h=493&w=599&hash=85F00D66B9D356CE63AEAE7CBFF69A22 "nrel-gaasn-large.jpg")
High magnetic fields reveal the existence of nitrogen superclusters.
Previously unknown role of titanium in subsurface chemistry revealed.
Bacterial biomass found to have an impact.
Nanoscale imaging of the current generated by light provides insights for future generation optoelectronic devices.
Ordered arrays of functional proteins with designed molecular properties created through self-assembly by combining proteins and synthetic polymers.
Exploiting the self-organizing nature of atoms to block heat transfer and improve thermal-to-electrical energy conversion.
Nano-porous metal oxide coatings on carbon fiber dramatically enhance the electrical storage capacity for supercapacitors.
