We will cover topics that will enable students to gain a basic knowledge in key areas in nanophotonics, plasmonics, metamaterials, and nano/micro lasers. This is a rapidly growing field that will have ...

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The design of hypersonic flight vehicles is characterized by stringent requirements like achieving sharp leading edges to maximize lift-to-drag ratios while experiencing extreme external gas ...

Members of a multifunctional thin film research group have published two landmark studies that explain how to engineer and enhance the stability of ferroelectric hafnium oxides, which are compatible ...

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A new, nearly weightless insulation material can withstand extreme heat that would destroy other materials. The porous aerogel is at least 99 percent open space, with the rest made up of an atomically ...