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22 May 2019
Physicist Mikhail Eremets (pictured here at the National MagLab) led his team to the discovery of superconductivity at a record-high temperature in lanthanum hydride, a so-called "superhydride."

"Superhydride" shows superconductivity at record-warm temperature

In a hydrogen-packed compound squeezed to ultra-high pressures, scientists have observed electrical current with zero resistance tantalizingly close to room temperature.

11 April 2019
MagLab Research Assistant Abigail Centers (left) with her MagLab mentor Julia Smith. Centers was named Student Employee of the Year by the Southern Association of Student Employment Administrators.

Student employee recognized for excellence with regional award

A young computer programmer was surprised by not one, but two awards for building systems crucial to running the lab's magnets.

9 April 2019
MagLab scientist Tim Cross, a professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Florida State University, has been named the university’s 2019-2020 Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor.

MagLab chemist receives high honor from Florida State

Lab veteran Tim Cross has been named 2019-2020 Lawton Distinguished Professor by his peers.

28 March 2019
National MagLab researcher Sam Grant (above) and Dr. Michael Harrington from Huntington Medical Research Institutes used the world’s strongest MRI magnet to show how sodium distribution changes in the brain during migraines.

Researchers discover sodium-migraine link before pain occurs

Findings clarify the role of sodium increase early in migraines and point to the region where symptoms may start.

28 March 2019
The FIB microscope will allow materials science researchers to slice through minuscule material samples and collect images of their structures.

High-performance microscope will take research to next level

State-of-the-art instrument will be used in materials and next-generation magnet research.

27 March 2019
Geochemists Seth Young (left) and Jeremy Owens with the MagLab's Thermo elemental analyzer and isotope ratio mass spectrometer, which measured sulfur isotopes in their samples. Their data made clear the connections between historic changes in ocean oxygen levels and mass extinction of marine organisms.

In ancient oceans, oxygen loss triggered mass extinction

In findings that could shed light on current climate changes, researchers find conclusive evidence linking rising sea levels and lowering oxygen levels to decimation of marine species.

25 February 2019
Stromatolite in Shark Bay, Western Australia. These stromatolites are thought to be some of the most ancient forms of life on Earth and are comprised of organisms that probably contributed to the O2 scientists are inferring existed on ancient Earth (i.e., cyanobacteria).

Ancient rocks provide clues about Earth's early history

MagLab data provide compelling evidence that extensive oxygenation took place in the ocean millions of years before the atmosphere’s “Great Oxidation Event.”

14 February 2019
A Feast for the Mind and Senses at 2019 MagLab Open House

A Feast for the Mind and Senses at 2019 MagLab Open House

Lab to serve up heaping portions of science at food-themed Open House on Feb. 23.

11 February 2019
FSU Assistant Professor of Physics Hanwei Gao, National MagLab researcher Yan Xin and FSU graduate student Xi Wang worked with a transmission electron microscope to conduct research on halide perovskites.

Researchers stabilize color of light in next-gen material

Promising technique could be used to turn light into electricity and electricity into light.

24 January 2019
Applying pressure to twisted bilayer graphene transforms the material from a metal to a superconductor.

Unlocking graphene’s superconducting powers

With a twist and a squeeze, researchers discover a new method to manipulate the electrical conductivity of this game-changing "wonder material."

22 January 2019
LSU’s Tuo Wang and colleagues discovered that lignin has limited contact with cellulose inside a plant. Instead, the wiry complex carbohydrate called xylan connects cellulose and lignin as the glue.

New ‘architecture’ discovered in corn

Findings that “go against the textbooks” may improve biofuel production

7 January 2019
SLAC/Stanford researchers have switched a material in and out of a topological state with novel electronic properties. The scientists controlled the switch with an invisible form of light, called terahertz radiation, which made layers of the material swing back and forth.

Scientists discover new way of creating a topological switch

Ultrafast manipulation of material properties with light could stimulate the development of novel electronics, including quantum computers.

21 December 2018
An illustration of the step-wise metamagnetic transition of a new quantum material discovered in the lab of Rice physicist Emilia Morosan.

Quirky kindred compounds could crack quantum code

"Kondo metamagnet" is first in a family of eccentric quantum crystals

30 October 2018
Best Research of 2017

Best Research of 2017

35 highlights out of 423 reports representing the best of life sciences, chemistry, magnet science and technology, and condensed matter physics.

25 September 2018
MagLab scientists and engineers will decide which of four possible approaches to building the next generation of superconducting magnets is most promising. Clockwise from top left they are: Bi-2212; no-insulation REBCO; insulated REBCO; and Bi-2223.

Grant to launch next-generation of superconducting magnets

With funding from the National Science Foundation, scientists and engineers will determine the best way to build a new class of record-breaking instruments.

10 August 2018
Vincent Salters has pioneered techniques that look at isotopes of lutetium and hafnium in the Earth’s mantle.

MagLab geochemist receives high professional honor

Vincent Salters joins the elite ranks of American Geophysical Union fellows.

2 August 2018
MagLab physicist Arkady Shekhter described the finding as a new way metals can conduct electricity.

"Strange metals" just got stranger

A material already known for its unique behavior is found to carry current in a way never before observed.

11 July 2018
Paleobiogeochemist Nur Gueneli analyzes the oldest pigments yet discovered using magnets in the MagLab's Ion Cyclotron Resonance Facility.

Ancient chlorophyll was pretty in pink

Using tools at the MagLab, scientists pinpoint pigments that are the oldest on record.

9 July 2018
The MagLab's Jun Lu was awarded a grant to develop a novel oxidization treatment for superconducting magnets.

Award to help MagLab scientist push research into marketplace

"GAP" award will help further breakthrough treatment system for next-generation superconducting magnets.

15 June 2018
Lance Cooley brings three decades of experience to his new position as ASC director.

New director named for Applied Superconductivity Center

Lance Cooley brings cool plans for developing superconducting materials and magnets.