Research Archive
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We introduce and investigate a simple and explicitly mechanical model of Maxwell’s demon, a device that interacts with a memory register, a stream of bits, a thermal...
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What is the identity of the true electrocatalytic species? This fundamental question has plagued the molecular electrocatalysis community...
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The stereochemical richness of cellulosic biomass, a biorenewable carbon source, makes it an attractive feedstock for the production of fine chemicals...
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The unique properties imparted by planar, rigid aromatic rings in synthetic polymers make these macromolecules useful in a range of applications, including disposable packaging...
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Perfect trapping of light in a subwavelength cavity is a key goal in nanophotonics. Perfect trapping has been realized with optical bound...
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In work published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Ph.D. student Maggie J. Malone-Povolny in professor Mark Schoenfisch's research group, describe how...
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The luminal surface of the small intestine is composed of a monolayer of cells overlying a lamina propria comprised of extracellular matrix, ECM, proteins. The ECM provides...
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Porous metal nanoparticles, NPs, are important to a variety of applications. However, robust control over NP porosity is difficult difficult to achieve...