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‘Writing’ with atoms could transform materials fabrication for quantum devices
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryA research team at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory created a novel advanced microscopy tool to “write” with atoms, placing those atoms exactly where they are needed to give a material new properties.
- Journal
- Nano Letters
- Funder
- U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science
Simulating a critical point in quark gluon fluid
DOE/US Department of Energy- Journal
- Physical Review Letters
Tiny cavitation bubbles enhance energy conversion in fuel injectors’ jets
DOE/US Department of Energy- Journal
- Energy
Smoother surfaces make for better particle accelerators
DOE/US Department of Energy- Journal
- Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
AI enhances plasma plume analysis
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryIn a game-changing study, Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists developed a deep learning model — a type of artificial intelligence that mimics human brain function — to analyze high-speed videos of plasma plumes during a process called pulsed laser deposition, or PLD. The PLD technique uses powerful laser pulses to vaporize a target material, creating a cloud-like stream of atoms and particles — the plasma plume — which then settles onto a target surface to form ultrathin films. This method is crucial for creating advanced materials used in electronics and energy technologies.
- Journal
- npj Computational Materials
New mechanism explains rapid energy sharing across atomic semiconductor junctions
DOE/US Department of Energy- Journal
- Nature Nanotechnology
Lying in wait: MOF are traps for toxic gases
DOE/US Department of Energy- Journal
- ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces