Chemistry of Carbon Fibers
MagLab researchers use 21 tesla ion cyclotron resonance (ICR) mass spectrometry to find the best method to make carbon fibers from petroleum waste, work that could have applications in aerospace and medical devices.
Discovery of the Reverse Quantum Limit
A "reverse quantum limit" found in YbB12 is similar to the quantum limit in metals, but with magnetic fields causing electronic states to behave in the opposite way.
Magneto-Quantum Oscillations Measured in Insulator Samarium Hexaboride
Materials with these properties may advance technology yielding more efficient thermoelectric materials, quantum computing and other unique electronic devices.