September 2011 EFRC Newsletter

The 2^nd edition of Frontiers in Energy Research, the EFRC Newsletter created by an editorial board of early career EFRC members, was published online in September 2011.

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Infrared laser light (red beam) illuminates the surface of ZrSiSe and mixes with electron oscillations enabled by an atomic force microscope (silver cone), propagating light as ray-like structures that guide the light through the interior (blue zig-zag).

What If Metals Could Conduct Light?

In the unusual world of quantum materials, metals can guide light in their interiors instead of merely reflecting it.

Advanced Computing Brings Autonomous Investigations to Nanostructured Surfaces

Machine learning and artificial intelligence accelerate nanomaterials investigations.