Stretching oxides to modulate electrochemical properties
Grad students Lixin Sun and Qiyang Lu are developing techniques for applying strain to materials to accelerate oxygen-reduction reactions for applications in solid-oxide fuel cells.
Keeping hydrogen from cracking metals
MIT postdoctoral associate Mostafa Youssef and graduate student Aravind Krishnamoorthy tackle different aspects of the problem at atomic scale.
Can the U.S. and Russia make more progress on nuclear security?
State Department official lauds enforcement of New START Treaty, but cites need for more work.
NSE’s Forsberg awarded Seaborg Medal by American Nuclear Society
Charles Forsberg awarded Seaborg Medal by American Nuclear Society
Bilge Yildiz digs deep into surfaces of matter
Research on how surfaces respond under extreme conditions lead to energy advances.
Surface properties command attention
Professor Bilge Yildiz analyzes surfaces of materials to tackle problems as diverse as enabling fuel cells and preventing pipe corrosion.
Solid nanoparticles can deform like a liquid
Unexpected finding shows tiny particles keep their internal crystal structure while flexing like droplets.
Designing better surfaces for energy
Bilge Yildiz explores the dynamics of surfaces to design more resilient materials for applications in high-intensity environments.
Finding a piece of the proton-spin puzzle
Particle physicists measure the spin contribution of the proton’s antiquark.
