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Multiuniversity Partnership Receives $23 Million NSF Grant to Accelerate U.S. Research on Glycomaterials
To accelerate complex glycomaterials research in the U.S., the National Science Foundation (NSF) has committed $23 million to a new multiuniversity partnership, led by Virginia Tech. The partnership will bring together leading scientists and engineers from Virginia Tech, the University of Georgia, Brandeis University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to establish an NSF Materials Innovation Platform called GlycoMIP focused on “Automating the Synthesis of Rationally Designed Glycomaterials.”
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PARADIM Collaboration Reveals Atomic Origins of Tooth Decay

A multi-institutional study using PARADIM’s advanced imaging tools has traced the root causes of tooth decay down to the atomic level.

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PARADIM Researchers Show That “Blurrier Is Better” for Atomic Imaging

Cornell researchers using PARADIM’s electron detectors reveal that defocused imaging can enhance precision when locating atoms.

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PARADIM Study on Magnetic Patterning Featured in Advanced Materials

A PARADIM user project demonstrating laser-controlled magnetization switching in FeRh thin films was selected as the Inside Cover of Advanced Materials in June 2020.

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PARADIM’s Crystal Growth Lab at JHU Featured in Johns Hopkins Magazine

A feature in Johns Hopkins Magazine spotlights PARADIM’s Bulk Crystal Growth Facility, where researchers create materials that have never existed before.

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PARADIM User Mike Scudder Awarded OSU Presidential Fellowship

Mike Scudder, a PARADIM user and member of the Goldberger group, received Ohio State’s prestigious Presidential Fellowship in Spring 2020.

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Two-Dimensional Metals Open Pathways To New Science
Penn State researchers, with Lawrence Berkeley and Oak Ridge National Labs, developed a platform for atomically-thin metals using epitaxial graphene. This method, called confinement heteroepitaxy (CHet), stabilizes unique metal structures for applications in biomolecular sensing, quantum phenomena, catalysis, and nonlinear optics, while preserving their properties.
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PARADIM Research Featured on Applied Surface Science Cover

A PARADIM user project combining theory, MBE, and ARPES was featured on the cover of Applied Surface Science’s special issue on oxide electronics.

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PARADIM Researchers Achieve World Record in Electron Microscopy Resolution

Using a Cornell-developed detector, PARADIM’s David A. Muller and collaborators set a new world record in electron microscope resolution.

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PARADIM Video: Tyrel McQueen on Materials Discovery

In a PARADIM video feature, Tyrel McQueen discusses how new materials are discovered and why they matter.