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![Neon atoms between graphene sheets poke the top sheet from below and stretch the crystalline lattice, forming a bubble at a pressure larger than that of the ocean at its greatest depth. Neon atoms between graphene sheets poke the top sheet from below and stretch the crystalline lattice, forming a bubble at a pressure larger than that of the ocean at its greatest depth.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/04%20materials%20measuring%20tip%201.jpg?itok=nEjhlZBB)
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory found a simpler way to measure adhesion between graphene sheets, compared to a sophisticated method used in a 2015 study: They measured how much graphene deflects when neon atoms poke it from below to create
![Advanced materials take flight in the LEAP engine, featuring ceramic matrix composites developed over a quarter-century by GE with help from DOE and ORNL. Image credit: General Electric Advanced materials take flight in the LEAP engine, featuring ceramic matrix composites developed over a quarter-century by GE with help from DOE and ORNL. Image credit: General Electric](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/GE1main_0.jpg?itok=sqLo7TAa)
Ceramic matrix composite (CMC) materials are made of coated ceramic fibers surrounded by a ceramic matrix. They are tough, lightweight and capable of withstanding temperatures 300–400 degrees F hotter than metal alloys can endure.
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![A simulation shows the path for the collision of a krypton ion (blue) with a defected graphene sheet and subsequent formation of a carbon vacancy (red). Red shades indicate local strain in the graphene. Image credit: Kichul Yoon, Penn State A simulation shows the path for the collision of a krypton ion (blue) with a defected graphene sheet and subsequent formation of a carbon vacancy (red). Red shades indicate local strain in the graphene. Image credit: Kichul Yoon, Penn State](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/graphene_defect1.jpg?itok=2KdyjJb0)
![General Mode KPFM uses advanced signal processing and analysis methods to extract local electronic properties directly from a noisy cantilever deflection signal. General Mode KPFM uses advanced signal processing and analysis methods to extract local electronic properties directly from a noisy cantilever deflection signal.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/06%20-%20MATERIALS_Quickly_Gaining_Deep_Insight_3_0.jpg?itok=Yqi4QEIp)
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory are harnessing big data capture and analytics to quickly develop deep insight into materials and their dynamics.
![An ORNL study found that complex oxide materials can self-organize into electrical circuits, which creates the possibility for new types of computer chips. An ORNL study found that complex oxide materials can self-organize into electrical circuits, which creates the possibility for new types of computer chips.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/Selforganized_complexmaterials.jpeg?itok=8XetdSsR)
![To direct-write the logo of the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, scientists started with a gray-scale image. To direct-write the logo of the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, scientists started with a gray-scale image.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/ORNL%20Leaf%20Logo_No%20Scale_Green_v2.jpg?itok=rpIXT_ko)
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Miaofang Chi is an early career scientist making a name for herself—and microscopy—at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. She is a researcher at ORNL’s Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences whose early-career
![A 32-face 3-D truncated icosahedron mesh was created to test the simulation’s ability to precisely construct complex geometries. A 32-face 3-D truncated icosahedron mesh was created to test the simulation’s ability to precisely construct complex geometries.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/nn-2016-021085_0009_0.jpeg?itok=ZRBSAZox)