Research Initiatives
MATERIALS
Scientists use our magnets to explore semiconductors, superconductors, newly-grown crystals, buckyballs and materials from the natural world — research that reveals the secret workings of materials and empowers us to develop new technologies.
ENERGY
Scientists here are working to optimize petroleum refining, advance potential bio-fuels such as pine needles and algae, and fundamentally change the way we store and deliver energy by developing better batteries.
LIFE
With the world’s strongest MRI magnet, scientists here study everything from living animals to individual cells, from proteins to disease-fighting molecules found in plants and animals — work that could improve treatment of AIDS, cancer, Alzheimer’s and other diseases.
Latest Science Highlights
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MagLab expertise puts neutron scattering in focus
29 January 2016
Tapping into MagLab expertise on superconductors and cryogenics, a research team built a novel neutron scattering device that is more efficient and produces better data than previous techniques.
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Phase separation of very dilute concentrations of 3He in solid 4He
29 January 2016
Working with a solid form of helium at ultra-low temperatures, scientists observed a quantum phase separation that may shed light on analogous processes in classical systems like metal alloys.
Featured Publications
Spin echo modulated small-angle neutron scattering using superconducting magnetic Wollaston prisms, F. Li, et al., J. Appl. Cryst. , (2016), 49. See Science Highlight or Read online
Pushing the limits of magnetic anisotropy in trigonal bipyramidal Ni(II), K. E. R. Marriott, et al., Chemical Science, 6, 6823-6828 (2015) See Science Highlight or Read online
Engineering current density in excess of 200 A/mm2 at 20T in CORC® magnet cables containing RE-Ba2Cu3O7−δ tapes with 38 μm thick substrates, D.C. van der Laan, et al., Superconductor Science and Technology , 28, 124001 (2015) See Science Highlight or Read online
Quench Analysis of Pancake Wound REBCO Coils with Low Resistance Between Turns, W. D. Markiewicz, et al., Superconducting Science and Technology , 29, 025001 (2015) See Science Highlight or Read online
Thermodynamic signature of a magnetic-field-driven phase transition within the superconducting state of an underdoped cuprate, J. B. Kemper, et al., Nature Physics, 10.1038/nphys3502 (2015) See Science Highlight or Read online
Successive Field-induced Transitions and Colossal Magnetoelectric Effect in Ni3TeO6, J. W. Kim, et al., Phys. Rev. Letters, Rev. 115, 137201 (2015) See Science Highlight or Read online
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