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1. Why You Should Care About Crystals

   21 Aug 2022 | | Contributor(s):: Aerielle Rodriguez, Rice University

   Why are Crystals important for material engineering? This project tested different crystals with varying band gaps in order to demonstrate the relationship between observable optical properties and physical properties of crystals.

2. In-situ carbon nanotube tensile test

   07 Oct 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Brian Demczyk

   This represents the first in-situ tensile test observed in a transmission electron microscope.

3. Band Structure Lab Demonstration: Bulk Strain

   12 Jun 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Gerhard Klimeck

   This video shows an electronic structure calculation of bulk Si using Band Structure Lab. Several powerful features of this tool are demonstrated.