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A novel approach for studying magnetic behavior in a material called alpha-ruthenium trichloride may have implications for quantum computing. By suppressing the materialâs magnetic order, scientists from Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee observed be...
A novel approach to studying the viscosity of water has revealed new insights about the behavior of water molecules and may open pathways for liquid-based electronics.
One drop of liquid, a cutting-edge laser 3D-printer and a few hours are all it takes to make a fidget spinner smaller than the width of a human hair. The tiny whirligig was created by researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratoryâs Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences to illustrate the facilityâs unique resources and expertise available to scientists across the world.
Having the right tool for the job enabled scientists at the Department of Energyâs Oak Ridge National Laboratory and their collaborators to discover that a workhorse catalyst of vehicle exhaust systemsâan âoxygen spongeâ that can soak up oxygen from air and store it for later use in oxidation reactionsâmay also be a âhydrogen sponge.â
For some crystalline catalysts, what you see on the surface is not always what you get in the bulk, according to two studies led by the Department of Energyâs Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The investigators discovered that treating a complex
New method to detect spin current in quantum materials unlocks potential for alternative electronics
A new method that precisely measures the mysterious behavior and magnetic properties of electrons flowing across the surface of quantum materials could open a path to next-generation electronics. A team of scientists has developed an innovative microscopy technique to detect the spin of electrons in topological insulators, a new kind of quantum material that could be used in applications such as spintronics and quantum computing.
Rice University researchers have learned to manipulate two-dimensional materials to design in defects that enhance the materialsâ properties. The Rice lab of theoretical physicist Boris Yakobson and colleagues at the Department of Energyâs Oak Ridge National Laboratory are combi...
Using a novel, reusable carbon material derived from old rubber tires, an Oak Ridge National Laboratory-led research team has developed a simple method to convert used cooking oil into biofuel.
An Oak Ridge National Laboratoryâled team discovered that vanadium dioxide in a crystalline thin film makes an outstanding electrode for lithium-ion batteries. Theory and computation predicted a high capacity for lithium storage, which experiments confirmed with tests in coin c...
Finding new energy uses for underrated materials is a recurring theme across Amit Naskarâs research portfolio. Since joining Oak Ridge National Laboratory in 2006, he has studied low-cost polymers as carbon fiber precursors, turning ligninâa byproduct of biofuel productionâinto renewable thermoplastics and creating carbon battery electrodes from recycled tires.