Research

Research Highlights

Hidden Roto Symmetries in Nature Discovered
IRG 1 - Strain-Enabled Multiferroics

Nanoscale Rockets Powered by Ultrasound
IRG 2 - Molecular and Nanoscale Motors

Light Actuation of Catalytic Nanomotors
IRG 2 - Molecular and Nanoscale Motors

An Enzyme-Triggered Catalytic Micropump
IRG 2 - Molecular and Nanoscale Motors

Optical Switching of Liquid Crystals using Surface
Acoustic Waves
IRG 2 - Molecular and Nanoscale Motors

Superconductivity and Vortices in Nanoribbons of Topological Insulators
IRG 3 - Electrons in Confined Geometries

Collosal Negative Magnetoresistance in Adatom-Engineered Graphene
IRG 3 - Electrons in Confined Geometries

Materials for High-Speed Fiber Optoelectronics
IRG 4 - Electromagnetic Nanostructures

Low-Loss Zero-Index Metamaterial in the Near-Infrared
IRG 4 - Electromagnetic Nanostructures

Hands-on Science: Hidden Power
Education and Outreach

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