Crystalline materials news, August 2010

Strange metal takes shot at quasiparticles

By measuring shot noise. researchers have produced the first direct evidence that electricity doesn't flow through strange metals as quasiparticles.

Materialism Podcast - Episode 60: Materials Modeling at General Electric

New method crystalizes nanomaterial growth

A novel bottom-up approach to producing nanomaterials takes advantage of the fact that crystals often grow in a specific direction.

The opportunities and challenges of engineering education