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Northwestern  University  MRSEC  IRG-2  has  developed  an efficient  theoretical  framework  based  on  high-throughput density functional theory calculations and machine learning methods  to  accelerate  the  discovery  of  heteroanionic materials.

An interdisciplinary team of CAMM IRG1 researchers developed a quantitatively reliable helium-benzene potential energy surface with quantum chemical accuracy by combining CCSD(T)/CBS electronic-structure and a multifidelity Gaussian process model that merges sparse high-accuracy data with dense lower-cost DFT data. This is an important result for a weakly bound quantum system in which small errors in the interaction potential lead to materially different many-body predictions.

A new Materials Science From CU program, Light and Energy, enables students to compare the amount of energy needed to illuminate different types light bulbs.  Seen in this photo during the annual STEMapaloozza event held in Denver, Center graduate student Chenhui Zhu encourages a middle student to generate the power to light an array of incandescent light bulbs.

By  employing  redox-active  and  redox-inactive  polymers  in  a mixed-dimensional   heterostructure   architecture,   Northwestern University    MRSEC    IRG-1    has    achieved    vertical    organic electrochemical  transistors  (vOECTs)  for  the  first  time.

New electron microscopy technique developed at UIUC show that magnetic order in antiferromagnetic Fe2As can be resolved at angstrom resolution for the first time.

In February 2023, the I-MRSEC hosted over 40 middle schoolers and teachers from Franklin STEAM Academy, a Champaign public middle school, at Materials Research Lab for a day of hands-on activities and lab visits.

A feasible optical  interconnect on a silicon complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor chip demands epitaxial growth and monolithic integration of diode lasers and optical detectors with guided wave components on a (001) Si wafer, with all the components preferably operating in the wavelength range of 1.3–1.55 μm at room temperature.

Moiré materials realized by controlling the twistbetween different atomic layers represent anemerging family of crystals with unique electronicproperties.

By mapping momentum-resolved electronic states using time-resolved and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, researchers recently revealed that monolayer Ag confined between bilayer graphene and SiC is a large gap (>1 eV) 2D semiconductor, consistent with ab initio GW calculations.

Living polymer networks, including tissues andbiofilms, actively respond to complex combinations ofenvironmental inputs, leading to differentiation,regeneration, and development.