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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.

11 June 2018
Postdoctoral Fellow Theodore Them (left, holding an extinct fossil sample) and Assistant Professor Jeremy Owens (right, holding a rock core sample). The researchers used the samples to study the global record of oxygenation.

Prehistoric findings breathe new life into climate change impacts

Volcanic activity, declining ocean oxygen triggered mass extinction of ancient marine organisms.

7 June 2018
Martha Chacón-Patiño received the American Society for Mass Spectrometry Postdoctoral Career Development Award.

MagLab chemist wins prestigious career award

Martha Chacón-Patiño to jump-start collaboration that could advance both the treatment of cancer and the study of petroleum.

30 May 2018
New research has found evidence of life in an asteroid crater only a few years after its extinction-causing impact. The three hair-covered forms (top left) represent species of plankton found inside the crater. The geometric form (bottom left) is a species of algae. Small organisms like these moved into the crater so quickly that bones from animals killed by the impact, such as the mosasaur pictured here, may have still been visible.

Life recovered rapidly at impact site of dino-killing asteroid

MagLab geochemist Jeremy Owens analyzed ancient fossils for the multi-institutional study published today in Nature.

24 May 2018
MagLab physicist Steve Hill gives a tour to participants of the 11th Meeting of the Group of Senior Officials for Global Infrastructures.

International science leaders meet at the MagLab

The visit marked the first time the Group of Senior Officials for Global Infrastructures has met in the United States.

16 May 2018
By compressing layers of boron nitride and graphene, researchers were able to enhance the material's band gap, bringing it one step closer to being a viable semiconductor for use in today’s electronic devices.

Researchers control properties of graphene transistors using pressure

This research is a promising first step toward finding a way to use graphene as a transistor, an achievement that would have widespread applications.

30 April 2018
The protons of liquid water (HDO) are hyperpolarized by spin transfer from co-adsorbed parahydrogen on the surface of platinum-tin nanoparticles. Parahydrogen (antiparallel arrows) is converted to orthohydrogen (parallel arrows) in this process.

Scientists discover cheap fluid that could lead to cheap MRIs

Finding could make pricey, massive scanners a thing of the past.