Tag Archives: Materials Sciences

Bigger Steps: Berkeley Lab Researchers Develop Algorithm to Make Simulation of Ultrafast Processes Possible

When electronic states in materials are excited during dynamic processes, interesting phenomena such as electrical charge transfer can take place on quadrillionth-of-a-second timescales. Until now, the computational cost has been prohibitive. Continue reading

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From the Bottom Up: Manipulating Nanoribbons at the Molecular Level

Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley team engineers the shape and properties of nanoscale strips of graphene. Continue reading

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Outsmarting Thermodynamics in Self-assembly of Nanostructures

Berkeley Lab reports method for symmetry-breaking in feedback-driven self-assembly of optical metamaterials Continue reading

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NMR Using Earth’s Magnetic Field

Berkeley Lab researchers carried out a proof-of-concept NMR experiment using a high-sensitivity magnetometer and a magnetic field comparable to that of the Earth. Continue reading

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Producing Hyperpolarized Xenon Gas on a Microfluidic Chip

While big machines were once the stuff that scientific dreams are made of, analytical spectroscopy instrumentation has trended to smaller products that are portable, affordable, and fit into locations far removed from a standard laboratory. Continue reading

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Probing dopant distribution: Finding by Berkeley Lab Researchers Opens the Door to Better Doping of Semiconductor Nanocrystals

The icing on the cake for semiconductor nanocrystals that provide a non-damped optoelectronic effect may exist as a layer of tin that segregates near the surface. Continue reading

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