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By Samantha Peko NQPI editorial intern Imagine a phone that turns into a football and then back into a phone. It seems impossible. If scientists can figure out how to manipulate the atomic structure, a lot of unthinkable inventions could become reality, said Saw-Wai Hla, an Ohio University Physics & […]

By Jean Andrews Physics & Astronomy Kiran Prasai, an Ohio University doctoral student in Physics & Astronomy, has received the Donald Clippinger Graduate Fellowship for the 2016-17 academic year. The award includes a $15,000 stipend plus a full tuition scholarship for fall and spring semesters. Prasai is a fifth-year student […]

Five teams from around the world—including one from Ohio University—rolled out their prototypes in France as the world awaits the first-ever international molecular nanocar race. Over the next year, the OHIO Bobcat Nano-Wagon Team—along with competitors from France, Germany, Japan and USA/Austria—will get ready to race their nanocars along a […]

On Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015, the Condensed Matter and Surface Science program and the Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute partnered to host a joint poster session in Clippinger Hall. The poster session showcased the outstanding, high-impact research being done by faculty and their students. There were a total of 36 […]

Have you been redirected to a NQPI website that looks very different? No, your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you. We’ve launched a new site! You can keep your OUNQPI.org bookmark. The new site is a mobile-friendly site that highlights current news and events. To learn more about recent discoveries […]

Have you been redirected to a NQPI website that looks very different? No, your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you. We’ve launched a new site! OUNQPI.org is a mobile friendly site that highlights current news and events. To learn more about recent discoveries at the nanoscale, browse the new site. […]

By Samantha Peko Dr. Nancy Sandler and Dr. Sergio Ulloa, both physics professors of Physics at Ohio University and NQPI members, will study spin correlations and spin-orbit effects in new quantum materials with a grant for $405,000 from the National Science Foundation. Spin correlation and spin-orbit looks at the interaction […]