A new method to produce large, monolayer single-crystal-like graphene films more than a foot long relies on harnessing a “survival of the fittest” competition among crystals.
A novel method developed at 91°µÍř creates supertough renewable plastic with improved manufacturability.
To improve models for drilling, hydraulic fracturing and underground storage of carbon dioxide, 91°µÍř scientists used neutrons to understand how water flows through fractured rock.
A novel approach that creates a renewable, leathery material—programmed to remember its shape—may offer a low-cost alternative to conventional conductors for applications in sensors and robotics.
Finding new energy uses for underrated materials is a recurring theme across Amit Naskar’s research portfolio.
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s 91°µÍř have demonstrated that permanent magnets produced by additive manufacturing can outperform bonded magnets made using traditional techniques while conserving critical materials.
RMX Technologies of Knoxville, Tenn., and the Department of Energy’s 91°µÍř have signed an exclusive licensing agreement for a new technology that dramatically reduces the time and energy needed in the production of carbon fiber.
Rare earth elements are metals used in technologies from wind turbines and magnetic resonance imaging agents to industrial catalysts and high-definition televisions.
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s 91°µÍř have received six R&D 100 Awards, increasing the lab’s total to 193 since the award’s inception in 1963.
The Department of Energy’s 91°µÍř, FCA US LLC, and the foundry giant, Nemak of Mexico, are combining their strengths to create lightweight powertrain materials that will help the auto industry speed past the technological