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The microscopist’s dilemma: How to take advantage of an abundance of data

By Eileen De Guire / June 28, 2022

Storing data generated by sophisticated microscopy instruments is quite easy, but accessing, interpreting, and acting on the terabytes of data is challenging. Two recent papers offer interesting approaches to interacting with electron microscopes and the data they produce.

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Periodic improvements—new neural network demonstrates enhanced symmetry awareness

By Lisa McDonald / November 2, 2021

Current neural networks are incapable of understanding symmetry, which limits the conclusions that can be drawn from the data. Researchers from Lehigh and Stanford universities developed a new model that includes symmetry-aware features to improve symmetry approximation.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / March 17, 2021

Structural adhesives inspired by mussels, roadside barrier deflects air pollution, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 17, 2021.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / October 30, 2019

Multifunctional nanoparticles for cancer therapy, 3D print tungsten carbide, and other materials stories that may be of interest for October 30, 2019.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / August 7, 2019

Breaking down microplastics, forecasting failure in disordered materials, and other materials stories that may be of interest for August 7, 2019.

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Color-tunable gallium nitride LEDs may light the future

By April Gocha / May 24, 2019

By controlling the emission states of europium ions in doped gallium nitride, scientists found they can emit various colors of light from a single LED.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / May 8, 2019

Transforming waste heat into clean energy, watching concrete explode, and other materials stories that may be of interest for May 8, 2019.

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Alkali silicate glass appears to defy Joule’s first law—but does it really?

By Lisa McDonald / March 12, 2019

Researchers from Lehigh University and Corning Inc. showed the temperature of electrically heated glass defies predictions of traditional Joule’s first law by a long shot—over a thousand degrees! However, the law still appears to work when microscale heterogeneities are given due consideration.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / March 6, 2019

Welding glass to metal, defying Joule’s first law, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 6, 2019.

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Ferroelectric crystal(lizes) next-gen optical communication idea

By Lisa McDonald / February 15, 2019

A research collaboration achieved ferroelectric domain reversal in single-crystal-architecture-in-glass (SCAG) optical fibers, in spite of the crystals being constrained inside glass. Their research could revolutionize optical data transmission technology.

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