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MagLab researchers develop roadmap to new quantum materials
Work connecting physics, chemistry and materials science illustrates new methods to yield materials with quantum properties.
Melting the mysteries of spin ices
Using a special technique performed in the MagLab's high fields, researchers have uncovered a method to understand spin ice materials.
Magnetism helps electrons vanish in high-temp superconductors
MagLab users have discovered that magnetism is key to understanding the behavior of electrons in high-temperature superconductors.
How a sense of belonging creates STEM success
New research explores the power of intersecting identities in a young Black woman’s STEM experience.
Chemists unlock the key to improving biofuel and biomaterial production
Researchers reveal how carbohydrates form plant biomass, information that may lead to new biorenewable energy solutions.
Unraveling pervasive PFAS 'forever' chemicals
Learn how the MagLab's high-field magnets are helping uncover the secrets of "forever chemicals."
MagLab educator named 2021 Gold Medal awardee
Carlos R. Villa who is usually surrounded by K-12 students now joins a list of prestigious honorees recognized by the Tallahassee Scientific Society for his contributions to science education
New material could be two superconductors in one
New research has potential applications in quantum computing and introduces a new way to measure the secrets of superconductivity.
Understanding how pathogenic fungi build their carbohydrate armor
Molecular architecture of fungal cell walls and the structural responses to stresses revealed in new paper.
Low-gravity simulator design offers new avenues for space research
As humanity continues its exploration of the universe, the low-gravity environment of space presents unusual challenges for scientists and engineers.
$1M Department of Energy grant to explore clean energy materials
New funding will explore the mysteries of the Platinum group elements to investigate possible alternatives to rare and expensive materials used in an array of clean energy applications.
NSF grant funds new 40T superconducting magnet design
The world's next most powerful superconducting magnet will be designed at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory.
National Maglab Chief Scientist Appointed to President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
Laura Greene is joining a prestigious group of advisors on US science and technology.
MagLab Researchers find Oxygen Spike Coincided with Ancient Global Extinction
Researchers believe the ocean oxygenation occurred over a few tens of thousands of years, a very brief period in Earth’s geological history.
Chaotic electrons heed 'limit' in strange metals
Researchers define calculation framework to explain why electrons traveling in any direction in a strange metal follow the "Planckian limit.”
MagLab director named to National Academy of Sciences
Greg Boebinger, director of the Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, has been named a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
Researchers visualize the motion of vortices in superfluid turbulence
MagLab researchers visualized vortex tubes in a quantum fluid, findings that could help scientists better understand turbulence in quantum fluids, superconductors and beyond.
New pulsed magnet reveals a new state of matter in Kondo insulator
The experiment is the first to use the new duplex magnet at the National MagLab's Pulsed Field Facility at Los Alamos.
Improving high-temperature superconductor wire performance
New research to understand how processing impacts bismuth-based superconducting wires could help power future magnets or particle accelerators.
International study discovers ancient meteoritic impact over Antarctica 430,000 years ago
Evidence indicates that this Antarctic airburst is the largest known airburst ever.