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Electron microscopy shows ‘mouse bite’ defects in semiconductors
A Cornell-led collaboration used high-resolution 3D imaging to detect, for the first time, the atomic-scale defects in computer chips that can sabotage their performance.
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Brock to receive Acta Materialia award
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Ankit Disa recognized for pioneering control of quantum materials
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![David Muller, the Samuel B. Eckert Professor in the School of Applied and Engineering Physics at the Cornell Duffield College of Engineering.]()
David Muller elected to National Academy of Engineering
Muller was honored for his contributions to developing the highest resolution electron microscope in the world.
Upcoming Events
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LPS Colloquium: Hantao Ji (PPPL)
Magnetic reconnection: past, present, and future Magnetic reconnection is considered as one of most fundamental plasma processes across the Universe responsible for explosive release of magnetic energ…
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LPS Colloquium: Carlos Paz-Soldan (Columbia)
Fusion at Columbia: Systems Design, Industry Engagement, and Fusion Technology Culminating in the recently announced launch of the Columbia Fusion Research Center, Fusion at Columbia has been expandin…
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Engineering Undergraduate Research Poster Session
The Office of Inclusive Excellence and the Engineering Communications Program invite the Cornell Duffield Engineering community to celebrate undergraduate research at the annual Duffield Engineering U…
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LPS Colloquium: Anatoly Spitkovsky (Princeton)
Multiscale plasma physics of particle acceleration in collisionless shocks Shocks in low density plasmas (so-called “collisionless shocks”) are ubiquitous throughout the Universe and are t…
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