Drive-in Diffusion of Semiconductor Dopant

Teaching Materials | 01 Aug 2019 | Contributor(s): Adam Powell

Sketch concentration profiles and calculate depth vs. time of n-type layer growing by drive-in diffusion.

Plasmonic Core-Multishell Nanowires for Optical Applications

Presentation Materials | 01 Aug 2019 | Contributor(s): Raheem Carless, Amartya Dutta

LEDs are very useful in today’s society, especially when compared to conventional incandescent and fluorescent lamps. According to the US Department of Energy, by 2027 the use of LEDs could save 348 TWh of electricity, which is the equivalent...

Cloud-hosted Mathematical Models: Links between Education, Research, and Outreach

Presentation Materials | 01 Aug 2019 | Contributor(s): Paul Macklin

To address the challenges facing undergraduate research, we tested lab structure that can scalably involve undergraduates in cutting-edge mathematical biology research. Teams of two-to-four undergraduates are jointly mentored by a graduate student (or senior personnel) and the lab’s...

Handedness-Telling with a Single Device

Online Presentations | 03 Dec 2020 | Contributor(s): Shouyuan Huang

This presentation is part of the 2020 Birck Shark Tank Competition.

3D X-Ray Microscopy Workshop

Workshops | 09 Aug 2019 | Contributor(s): Laura Pyrak-Nolte (organizer)

This workshop will cover an overview of XRM technology as well as provide prominent examples and applications.

X-Ray Micro-Computed Tomography Characterization of the Internal Microstructure of 3D Printed Hardened Cement-based Materials

Online Presentations | 09 Aug 2019 | Contributor(s): Mohamadreza Moini

In our research a lab-based X-ray microscope was used to perform micro-CT evaluations to explore the microstructural characteristics of 3-day old intact (i.e. not tested) 3D printed and cast hardened cement paste specimens at two levels of magnification: 0.4X and 4X. ...

Radial Distribution Function Calculator

Tools | 25 Jul 2019 | Contributor(s): Julian C Umeh, Thomas A Manz

This tools calculates the radial distribution function of gas molecules

Introduction to X-ray Microscopy (XRM): Technology and Applications for Lab-based Non-destructive, High-resolution 3D Imaging and Analysis

Online Presentations | 09 Aug 2019 | Contributor(s): John Kelley

This talk will cover an overview of XRM technology as well as prominent examples and applications.

Adhesives at the Beach

Online Presentations | 18 Jul 2019 | Contributor(s): Jonathan J. Wilker

Nano MJTs for Emerging Computing Paradigm

Online Presentations | 18 Jul 2019 | Contributor(s): Ethan C. Ahn

The conventional scaling of today’s silicon: CMOS technology cannot satisfy the performance and energy efficiency needs of abundant data applications such as deep learning, as they require real:time analytics on enormous quantities of user data. Therefore, research is essential on novel...

Surface Area Calculator

Tools | 25 Jul 2019 | Contributor(s): Julian C Umeh, Thomas A Manz

Calculates the average surface of nano-porous materials

Void Fraction Calculator

Tools | 25 Jul 2019 | Contributor(s): Julian C Umeh, Thomas A Manz

Calculates the void fraction (pore volume) of nano-porous materials

Quantum Matter & Atomic Clocks

Online Presentations | 11 Jul 2019 | Contributor(s): Jun Ye

Relentless pursuit of spectroscopy resolution has been a key driving force for important scientific and technological breakthroughs, including the invention of laser and the creation of cold atomic matter. The most stable lasers now maintain optical phase coherence over tens of seconds....

Current Understanding and Unsolved Problems in Thermal Transport at the Nanoscale

Online Presentations | 11 Jul 2019 | Contributor(s): David Cahill

In this lecture, I will highlight a three topics that I consider to be important unsolved problems in thermal conduction in materials: 1) ultralow thermal conductivity in hard and soft matter; 2) heat transport by magnetic excitations; and 3) solid-state approaches for thermal regulators and...

Advanced Microsystems Radiation Effects R&D at Sandia National Laboratories

Online Presentations | 11 Jul 2019 | Contributor(s): Nathan Nowlin

This talk will describe recent research Dr. Nowlin's team has reported on the development of radiation hardened technologies manufactured at SNL, as well as new work in the radiation hardness assurance of advanced integrated circuits from leading commercial manufacturers.

Approaching Quantum Computation

Online Presentations | 11 Jul 2019 | Contributor(s): David J. Dean

During this talk, I will describe current and future research directions that will enable us to tackle this question.

How do we solve big science problems using all the modern tools and technologies at our fingertips?

Online Presentations | 06 Jul 2019 | Contributor(s): Jeffrey A. Nichols

Exascale is on the horizon and ORNL just announced our next new system called Frontier to be delivered in 2021 – another order of magnitude more powerful! I will discuss the technologies used in Summit and Frontier.

Quantum-enabled Sensing and Secure Communications

Online Presentations | 03 Jul 2019 | Contributor(s): Franco N. C. Wong

Here we show a quantum sensing technique called quantum illumination that can perform better than the best classical method in detecting the presence of a faint target embedded in a lossy, noisy environment. The same technique can be applied to quantum-secured communication or key distribution....

Memory-Centric Artificial Intelligence with Nanodevices

Online Presentations | 03 Jul 2019 | Contributor(s): Damien Querlioz

In this talk, we will look at neuroscience inspiration to extract lessons on the design of in-memory computing systems. We will first study the reliance of brains on approximate memory strategies, which can be reproduced for artificial intelligence. We will give the example of a hardware...

Elastocapillary Self-Assembly

Online Presentations | 27 Jun 2019 | Contributor(s): ST H Tawfick

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