Researchers who work at the nano level – where size and distance are measured in billionths of meters – are exploiting nanotechnology’s potential to revolutionize a wide range of products, from medicine and life-saving technologies to energy and electronics. The Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience, directed by George Holmes Distinguished University Professor David J. Sellmyer, has been at the forefront of its field since its founding in 1988. In 2012, the opening of the 32,000-square-foot Volte-Keegan Nanoscience Research Center gave Nebraska scientists and engineers state-of-the-art research facilities to pursue new discoveries in one of the nation’s highest-priority research initiatives.
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Christian Binek, professor of physics and astronomy, is part of the Condensed Matter and Materials Physics group, which works in conjunction with the Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience and Materials Research Science and Engineering. His research focus is on magnetic heterostructures. He is part of C-SPIN, a University of Minnesota-led team of 32 professors from 18 universities who are trying to restructure computers from the bottom up.
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Alexander Sinitskii’s research involves designing and modifying functional materials for applications in electronics, sensors, energy storage and more. By controlling the nanoscale structure and composition of these materials, Sinitskii’s lab can tailor their properties and make them more commercially viable.
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Stephen Ducharme is a professor with the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Stephen does research in Materials Physics, Experimental Physics and Condensed Matter Physics, with an emphasis on the fundamental physics, nanoscale properties, and applications of “Molecular Ferroelectric Materials,” also known as “Organic Ferroelectric Materials” or “Carbon-Based Ferroelectric Materials.”