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Highlight · Jun 5, 2018
Texas State University, San Marcos-Research Triangle MRSEC
Self-assembling polymer/clay nanocomposites applied to fruit for shelf life extension
Maedeh Dabbaghianamiri, Carlos Corona, G. W. Beall; Materials Science, Engineering, and Commercialization Program, Texas State University
In previous work Texas State University team members discovered a self-assembling nanocomposite formed between polyvinylpyrrolidone and montmorillonite clay that exhibits high gas barrier properties. This self assembling phenomena has been extended to other polymers including polyvinyl al
Highlight · Jun 5, 2018
Texas State University, San Marcos-Research Triangle MRSEC
Using Iron with Oxide Nanosheets to Enhance Electrochemical Lithium-Ion Charge Storage
Niu, S.; McFeron, R.; Godínez-Salomón, F.; Chapman, B.S.; Damin, C.A.; Tracy, J.B.; Augustyn, V.; Rhodes, C.P. Enhanced Electrochemical Lithium-Ion Charge Storage of Iron Oxide Nanosheets, Chemistry of Materials, 2017, 29, 7794-7807
Research at Texas State University (MSI) and MSREC partner NC State demonstrated that iron oxide (g-Fe2O3) could be synthesized as a nanosheet architecture which resulted in significantly higher Li-ion capacities than nanoparticles; this work can provide enhanced cathodes for lower cost Li
Highlight · May 31, 2018
The University of Texas at El Paso
New Electron Extraction materials for Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells
Luis A. Echegoyen (Univesity of Texas at El Paso)
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs), have shown a remarkable increase in photoconversion efficiency (PCE), from 3.8% in 2009, to 22.1% in 2016. The good electron transporting and solution processable properties of fullerene derivatives make them the most popular electron transporting materials
Highlight · May 31, 2018
The University of Texas at El Paso
3D Printing of Multifunctional Composites
Yirong Lin (University of Texas at El Paso)
Piezoelectric materials have long been investigated due to their unique characteristic of converting mechanical stress into electrical charges or vice versa. However they are fragile, difficult to fabricate, and requires post processing. One way to alleviate the drawback is to use 3D prin
Highlight · May 29, 2018
California State University - Northridge
How Methylammonium Cations and Chlorine Dopants Heal Defects in Lead Iodide Perovskites
Gang Lu (California State University Northridge)
Despite rapid progress in the efficiency of organohalide perovskite based solar cells, physical mechanisms underlying their efficient charge separation and slow charge recombination still elude us.
News · Apr 18, 2018
PREM "Path-to-Professorship" Fellow Discusses Challenging but Gratifying Transition into Academia
Transitioning from a postdoctoral researcher, where my responsibilities were solely on research and mentoring a small group of undergraduates, to a career in academic as an assistant professor, where I now teach large groups of students and multiple classes has been a unique, challenging, yet a gratifying experience.
News · Apr 12, 2018
Summer School on “Modern Methods in Rietveld Refinement for Structural Analysis”
The fourth “Modern Methods in Rietveld Refinement for Structural Analysis” will be held from June 17-22, 2018, at the Advanced Photon Source of Argonne National Laboratory in close partnership with Bruker-AXS, ANL, and the National Science Foundation.
News · Mar 14, 2018
Mixing Science and Marketing
In a recent article published in Nature, Peter Fiske discusses the need for marketing when it comes to promoting scientific research as well as getting grants and jobs.
News · Mar 14, 2018
Tracing the Origins of Pi
In a recent article, published on Pi Day, Gareth Ffowc Roberts, emeritus professor of Education at Bangor University, discusses how Welsh mathematician William Jones gave the world "an agreed symbol for the number.
News · Mar 13, 2018
Upcoming TRIPODS + X Webinar
This recently launched program is designed to promote long-term, interdisciplinary research and training activities that engage theoretical computer scientists, statisticians, and mathematicians in developing the theoretical foundations of data science.
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