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NQPI | Hla Team Demonstrates Synchronizing Nanosized Motors

Scanning tunneling microscope image showing a parallel arrangement of dipolar motor assembly. Image credit: Saw-Wai Hla

  By Amanda Biederman NQPI editorial intern Ohio University Professor of Physics & Astronomy and Nanoscale & Quantum Phenomena Institute member Saw-Wai Hla recently demonstrated simultaneous operation of hundreds of synchronized molecular rotors that, through dipole interactions based on carefully tailored positive and negative forces at different points within the […]

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September 21, 2016 at 5:27 pmResearch

NQPI | Director’s Corner

Dr. Eric Stinaff

By Dr. Eric Stinaff Nanoscale & Quantum Phenomena Institute Director Warmest greetings from Athens, Ohio! Welcome to the 15th edition of the NQPI Newsletter. I hope you enjoy reading about the latest activities and research being conducted by Nanoscale & Quantum Phenomena Institute members. One exciting example is Eric Masson […]

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May 16, 2016 at 5:17 pmAnnouncements

NQPI | A New Perspective on Down Syndrome

Dr. Tadeusz Malinski receives the Grand Gold Medal by the Society of Arts-Sciences-Letters in Paris.

By Amanda Biederman NQPI editorial intern Ohio University Chemistry & Biochemistry professor and Nanoscale & Quantum Phenomena Institute member Tadeusz Malinski’s work on cardiovascular and neuronal function attracted the attention of Ita Pluta-Plutowska, who recently gifted him $400,000 to study the molecular physiology of Down Syndrome. Down Syndrome affects approximately […]

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May 16, 2016 at 4:57 pmResearch

NQPI | New Technique for Measuring Temperature at the Nanoscale

Dr. Hugh Richardson

By Samantha Peko NQPI editorial intern Picture an object that is approximately 1,000 times smaller than a human hair. Now imagine trying to test the temperature of this object you can’t even see. Ohio University Chemistry & Biochemistry professor and Nanoscale & Quantum Phenomena Institute member Hugh Richardson and graduate […]

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May 16, 2016 at 4:47 pmResearch

NQPI | Plants’ Salt Response Suggests Biochemical Connection

Dr. Allan Showalter’s lab is studying Arabidopsis thaliana, a plant commonly used as a model organism for genetic studies.

By Amanda Biederman NQPI editorial intern Ohio University Environmental & Plant Biology professor and Nanoscale & Quantum Phenomena Institute member Allan Showalter is investigating the interplay between five plant genes in Arabidopsis thaliana that may contribute to saline tolerance. The genes GALT2, GALT5, SOS5, FEI1 and FEI2 encode proteins that […]

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May 16, 2016 at 4:35 pmResearch

NQPI | Redefining Microelectronics

Dr. Savas Kaya

By Amanda Biederman NQPI editorial intern A jacket that functions as a digital wallet or a blood glucose monitor may seem futuristic, but Ohio University electrical engineering and computer science professor and Nanoscale & Quantum Phenomena Institute member Savas Kaya is developing a technology to make these devices possible within three […]

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May 16, 2016 at 4:24 pmNews

NQPI | Sculpting the Band Gap

Dr. David Drabold, Distinguished Professor

By Jenna Guyot NQPI editorial intern Ohio University Physics & Astronomy professor and Nanoscale & Quantum Phenomena Institute member David Drabold collaborated with professors Parthapratim Biswas and Raymond Atta-Fynn, from the University of Southern Mississippi and University of Texas, Arlington, respectively, through an NSF-funded grant to develop a new approach […]

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May 16, 2016 at 4:06 pmResearch