Rice Scientists Create Nanostructures of Silica for Electronic, Photonic Devices
Weaving intricate, microscopic patterns of crystal or glass is now possible thanks to engineers at Rice University.
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Weaving intricate, microscopic patterns of crystal or glass is now possible thanks to engineers at Rice University.
Rice University engineers have set the stage for weaving intricate, microscopic patterns of glass or crystal.
Operated by Penn State's Materials Research Institute in partnership with Rice University, the Center for Atomically Thin Multifunctional Coatings (ATOMIC) has won $1.5 million in Phase II funding from the National Science Foundation that will allow it to add a new academic partner, Boise State University, and new industry partners.
The 2D material hexagonal boron nitride is so resistant to cracking that it defies a century-old theoretical description engineers still use to measure toughness, according to a study by Rice University and Nanyang Technological University in this week's issue of Nature.