====== Blog ======

==== 2021–Present ====
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| 21\_Oct\_2024
| | <wrap BlogTitle>[[[[public:news:blog:2021-2024:2024-10_pressrelease|Press Release: The Cribellate Nanofibrils of the Southern House Spider: Extremely Thin Natural Silks with Outstanding Extensibility]]By\_Jake\_Silliman</wrap> \\
We were able to test the ultra-thin silk fibers of the southern house spider, and they have record-breaking extensibility!
| [[public:news:blog:2021-2024:2024-10_pressrelease|{{:public:thumbs:thum_toc_kuku.jpg?48|}}]]
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| 28\_Apr\_2023
| | <wrap BlogTitle>[[[[public:news:blog:2021-2024:2023-04_tripledefense|Triple Ph.D. Defense]]By\_Ben\_Skopic</wrap> \\
We had three Ph.D. candidates successfully defense their dissertations within 8 days! Samantha Applin and Avishi Abeywickama worked with force spectroscopy and interfacial forces while Ben Skopic's research focused on recluse silk inspired tape-based metamaterials.
| [[public:news:blog:2021-2024:2023-04_tripledefense|{{:public:thumbs:thum_phd.jpg?48|}}]]
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| 30\_Mar\_2023
| | <wrap BlogTitle>[[[[public:news:blog:2021-2024:2023-03_grs|Two Presentations at GHRS 2023]]By\_Ben\_Skopic</wrap> \\
The Nano & Bio Materials lab had two graduate students present their work at William & Mary's Graduate & Honors Research Symposium. 
| [[public:news:blog:2021-2024:2023-03_grs|{{:public:thumbs:thum_wm.png?48|}}]]
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| 18\_Nov\_2022
| | <wrap BlogTitle>[[[[public:news:blog:2021-2024:2022-11_Dinidu Defense|Ph.D. Dissertation Defense: Dinidu Perera]]By\_Ben\_Skopic</wrap> \\
Congratulations to Dr. Dinidu Perera for successfully defending his Pd.D. dissertation titled, "Structure, Formation, and Mechanics of Nanofibrillar Spider Silk."
| [[public:news:blog:2021-2024:2022-11_Dinidu Defense|{{ :public:team:dinidu.jpg?48|}}]]
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| 29\_Jul\_2022
| | <wrap BlogTitle>[[[[public:news:blog:2021-2024:2022-09_homeschool_fieldtrip|Outreach: Schniepp Lab Hosts Fieldtrip for Local Homeschooled Students]]By\_Ben\_Skopic</wrap> \\
We have a fun day teaching a big group of homeschooled K-6 students what materials science is and how to use microscopes to see things invisible to the naked eye!
| [[public:news:blog:2021-2024:2022-09_homeschool_fieldtrip|{{ :public:thumbs:thum_wm.png?48|}}]]
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| 29\_Jul\_2022
| | <wrap BlogTitle>[[[[public:news:blog:2021-2024:2022-07_mat_horiz_press_release|Press Release: Super Strong Spider Silk Inspired Tape Junctions]]By\_Ben\_Skopic</wrap> \\
Using inspiration from recluse spider webs, we describe how make an amazingly strong junction using any tape!
| [[public:news:blog:2021-2024:2022-07_mat_horiz_press_release|{{ :public:thumbs:thum_2022_mat_horiz.png?48|}}]]
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| 15\_Jul\_2022
| | <wrap BlogTitle>[[public:news:blog:2021-2024:2022-07_wtkr|Channel 3 WTKR Video Feature]]By\_Ben\_Skopic</wrap> \\
Dinidu Perera, Ben Skopic, and Hannes Schniepp were interviewed by the channel 3 WTKR news team to learn more about our silk research. 
| [[public:news:blog:2021-2024:2022-07_wtkr|{{ :public:thum_wtkr.png?48|}}]]
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| 10\_Jul\_2022
| | <wrap BlogTitle>[[[[public:news:blog:2021-2024:2022-07_small_press_release|Press Release: Nanofibrillar Structure of Recluse Silk]]By\_Ben\_Skopic</wrap> \\
We developed a new method to determine the mechanical anisotropy of thin films. Using this technique we are able to determine the transverse modulus of recluse silk and the adhesive energy between adjacent nanofibrils for the first time.
| [[public:news:blog:2021-2024:2022-07_small_press_release|{{ public:thumbs:thum_anisotropy.png}}]]
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| 24\_Mar\_2022
| | <wrap BlogTitle>[[[[public:news:blog:2021-2024:2022-03_aps|Two Students Travel to APS 2022]]By\_Ben\_Skopic</wrap> \\
Dinidu Perera and Avishi Abeywickrama traveled to Chicago, Il to attend the 2022 APS meeting to give two talks. One on long-range hydrophobic forces and the other on the preparation of natural spider silk nanofibrils.
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| 04\_Mar\_2022
| | <wrap BlogTitle>[[[[public:news:blog:2021-2024:2022-03-04_mrs2022|Three Presentations at TMS 2022]]By\_Ben\_Skopic</wrap> \\
Ben Skopic and Hannes Schniepp traveled to Anaheim, CA to give three talks at the TMS 2022 meeting. Two talks on spider silk and one on diatoms.
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==== 2017–2020 ====
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| 05\_Dec\_2019
| | <wrap BlogTitle>[[[[public:news:blog:2017-2020:2019-12-05_qijue-mrsposter|Best Poster Nominee at MRS Fall Meeting]]By\_Qijue\_Wang</wrap> \\
Our recent Ph. D. graduate Qijue Wang presented his poster in Materials Research Society (MRS) 2019 Fall Meeting in Boston, MA during Dec. 2nd – 5th, 2019.
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| 11\_Oct\_2019
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[[[public:news:blog:2017-2020:2019-08-07_release_bnnt_purification|Press Release: Purification Method Reveals Next-Gen Cooling for Electronics]]By\_Mahmoud\_Amin</wrap> \\
We developed a method of purifying BNNTs at low temperatures with higher than 90% yield.  In electronics, BNNTs are excellent electrical insulators with high thermal conductivity.
|[[:public:news:blog:2017-2020:2018-05-04_release_optical_characterization|{{ :public:thumbs:bnnt_thumb.png?nolink&48|}}]]
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| 4\_May\_2018
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[:public:news:blog:2017-2020:2018-05-04_release_optical_characterization|Press Release: Measuring the Thickness of the Thinnest]] By\_Will\_Dickinson</wrap> \\
We developed a simple method to measure the thickness of many graphene sheets with atomic precision.
|[[:public:news:blog:2017-2020:2018-05-04_release_optical_characterization|{{ public:thumbs:thum_optical_graphene.jpg}}]]
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| 25\_Apr\_2018
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[:public:news:blog:2017-2020:2018-04-25_chloe-defense|Chloe Walsh Defends Her Applied Science Honors Thesis]] By\_Qijue\_Wang</wrap> \\
Undergraduate student //Chloe Walsh// successfully defended her honors thesis, "Self-Assembly of Native Spider Silk Protein" on April 25. 
|[[:public:news:blog:2017-2020:2018-04-25_chloe-defense|{{ public:thumbs:thum_wm.png?nolink|}}]]
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| 21\_Apr\_2018
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[public:news:blog:2018-04-21_Poster-Earthday|Silk as a Sustainable Performnce Polymer for the 21st Century]] By\_Dinidu\_Perera</wrap> \\
We highlighted the ability of silk to replace current-day plastics and importance of our research to achieve this goal.
|[[public:news:blog:2018-04-21_Poster-Earthday|{{ public:thumbs:Earthweek2018.jpg}}]]
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| 3\_Mar\_2018
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[:public:news:blog:2017-2020:2018-03-05_qijue-apstalk|Qijue Wang Presents at the 2018 APS March Meeting]] By\_Qijue\_Wang</wrap> \\
The latest and greatest about our work on the structure and properties of spider silk.
|[[:public:news:blog:2017-2020:2018-03-05_qijue-apstalk|{{ public:thumbs:thum_aps.jpg}}]]
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| 18\_Sep\_2017
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[public:news:blog:2017-09-18_graphene-oxide_protection|New Paper: Graphene Oxide Reduces Aging of Polyamide]] By\_Hannes\_Schniepp</wrap> \\
We show that graphene helps to make plastics more durable.
|[[public:news:blog:2017-09-18_graphene-oxide_protection|{{ public:thumbs:thum_go-pa11.jpg}}]]
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| 9\_Mar\_2017
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[public:news:blog:2017-03-09_nsf_science_360|NSF Now – Science 360 Video Feature]] By\_Hannes\_Schniepp</wrap> \\
The U.S. National Science Foundation features our breakthrough on the loops of the brown recluse spider in their //**Science Now—Science 360**// show (Episode 50). 
|[[public:news:blog:2017-03-09_nsf_science_360|{{ public:thumbs:thum_nsf.jpg}}]]
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| 16\_Feb\_2017
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[public:news:blog:2017-02-16_loops_tv|Press Release: Looped Ribbon Silk]] By\_Hannes\_Schniepp</wrap> \\
//**Discovery Channel Canada]**// airs a **[[public:news:blog:2017-02-16_loops_tv|TV feature of our brown recluse looped silk discovery]]** in their science show //Daily Planet// (7:00 pm show on February 15).
|[[public:news:blog:2017-02-16_loops_tv|{{ public:thumbs:thum_dailyplanet.jpg}}]]
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| 15\_Feb\_2017
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[:public:news:blog/2017-02-15_daily_press_video_interview|Daily Press video feature of our Looped Ribbon Silk]] By\_Hannes\_Schniepp</wrap> \\
The //**[[http://www.dailypress.com|Daily Press]]**// has a **[[:public:news:blog/2017-02-15_daily_press_video_interview|video feature]]** on our silk research.
|[[public:news:blog:2017-02-15_daily_press_video_interview|{{ public:thumbs:daily_press_thumb.jpg}}]]
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| 14\_Feb\_2017
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[public:news:blog:2017-02-14_release_looped_silk|Press Release: Looped Ribbon Silk]] By\_Hannes\_Schniepp</wrap> \\
In a new **landmark publication** we show that microloops in the ribbons silk  of the recluse spider feature tremendous and unexpected toughness enhancing capabilities. **Worldwide news coverage** on TV, radio, print and online media.
|[[public:news:blog:2017-02-14_release_looped_silk|{{ public:thumbs:looped_silk_thumb.png}}]]
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==== 2014–2016 ====

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| 30\_Nov\_2016
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[public:news:blog:2014-2016:2016-11-30_will_mrs|Will Dickinson Presents at the 2016 MRS Fall Meeting]] By\_Will\_Dickinson</wrap> \\
Will delivered both an oral presentation (on his work on high-pressure/high-temperature atomic force microscopy) and a poster presentation (on a new optical method of analyzing thickness and diameter of 2D-nanomaterials).
|[[public:news:blog:2014-2016:2016-11-30_will_mrs|{{ public:thumbs:thum_mrs.jpg}}]]
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| 28\_Nov\_2016
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[public:news:blog:2014-2016:2016-11-28_qijue_mrs|Qijue Wang Presents at the 2016 MRS Fall Meeting]] By\_Qijue\_Wang</wrap> \\
The latest and greatest about our work on the structure and properties of spider silk.
|[[public:news:blog:2014-2016:2016-11-28_qijue_mrs|{{ public:thumbs:thum_mrs.jpg}}]]
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| 27\_Oct\_2016
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[public:news:blog:2014-2016:2016-10-27_release-oil-recovery|Release: Tapping into Energy Reserves]] By\_Laura\_Rickard</wrap> \\
In our **new paper** we use tailor made atomic force microscopy probes to measure the stickiness of crude oil on rocks under different conditions. 
|[[public:news:blog:2014-2016:2016-10-27_release-oil-recovery|{{ public:thumbs:thum_energy-fuels.jpg}}]]
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| 8\_Apr\_2016
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[public:news:blog:2014-2016:2016-04-08_nanofiber_analysis|New Paper: Nanofiber Analysis]] By\_Sean\_Koebley</wrap> \\
Our **new review article** addresses nanoscale characterization using atomic force microscopy.
|[[public:news:blog:2014-2016:2016-04-08_nanofiber_analysis|{{ public:thumbs:thum_afm-nanofiber.png}}]]
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| 6\_Apr\_2016
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[public:news:blog:2014-2016:2016-04-06_graphene-based_coatings|New Graphene-Based Coatings]] By\_Hannes\_Schniepp</wrap> \\
Our **new paper** shows that putting atomically thin graphene nano-sheets into plastics can make paints and coatings much better.
|[[public:news:blog:2014-2016:2016-04-06_graphene-based_coatings|{{ public:thumbs:thum_polyimide-barrier.png}}]]
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| 4\_Sep\_2015
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[public:news:blog:2014-2016:2015-09-04_daily_press_video|Daily Press Video Interview]] By\_Hannes\_Schniepp</wrap> \\
The Daily Press talks to Prof. Schniepp on the group's latest research on silkworm silk.
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| 3\_Sep\_2015
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[public:news:blog:2014-2016:2015-09-03_silk_daily_press|Daily Press: Silk Cover Story]] By\_Hannes\_Schniepp</wrap> \\
The //Daily Press// has a cover story featuring our research on shear-induced self-assembly of molecularly thin silk fibrils.
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| 1\_Sep\_2015
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[public:news:blog:2014-2016:2015-09_release_processed_silk|Press Release: Processed Silk]] By\_Hannes\_Schniepp</wrap> \\
Our recent paper in //Biomacromolesules// revealed for first time that there are //**Flaws of Processed Silk Revealed at the Molecular Scale**//.
| [[public:news:blog:2014-2016:2015-09-03_silk_daily_press|{{ public:thumbs:thum_rsf-model.jpg}}]]
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| 28\_Jul\_2015
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[public:news:blog:2014-2016:2015-07-28_CampLaunch|Outreach: Camp Launch Nanoscience]] By\_Sean\_Koebley</wrap> \\
Middle school students enrolled in Camp Launch Nanoscience stopped by the Schniepp lab for a hands-on look at our research.
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| 4\_Dec\_2014
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[public:news:blog:2014-2016:2014-12_highly_cited_no-5|"Highly Cited" Status for 5th Paper]]By\_Hannes\_Schniepp</wrap> \\
Our 2012 paper "Methods of Graphite Exfoliation" has now reached **"highly cited"** status, as it is in the top 1% of all papers in Materials Science. This is Prof. Schniepp's 5th "highly cited" paper.
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| 10\_Mar\_2014
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[:public:news:blog:2014-2016:2014-03-10_tv-feature_recluse|TV feature of recluse silk project]] By\_Hannes\_Schniepp</wrap> \\
//[[http://www.discovery.ca/|Discovery Channel Canada]]// airs a 
**[[:public:news:blog:2014-2016:2014-03-10_tv-feature_recluse|TV feature of our brown recluse silk project]]** in their science show
//[[https://www.discovery.ca/Shows/Daily-Planet|Daily Planet]]// (7:00 pm show on March 10).
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==== 2010–2013 ====

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| 23\_Dec\_2013
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[:public:news:blog:2010-2013:2013-12-23_advmater_cover_story|Advanced Materials Frontispiece]] By\_Hannes\_Schniepp</wrap> \\
//Advanced Materials// features
//[[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.201302740/abstract|our brown recluse silk paper]]//
out of all communications of the Dec 23 issue with [[:public:news:blog:2010-2013:2013-12-23_advmater_cover_story|a full-page frontispiece]].
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| 28\_Oct\_2013
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[:public:news:blog:2010-2013:2013-10-28_c_e_news|Chemical & Engineering News feature]] By\_Hannes\_Schniepp</wrap> \\ 
//C & E News//
[[:public:news:blog:2010-2013:2013-10-28_c_e_news|features our paper on the recluse spider silk]] in their October 28 issue.
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| 19\_Oct\_2013
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[:public:news:blog:2010-2013:2013-10-19_gazette|Virginia Gazette brown recluse feature]] By\_Hannes\_Schniepp</wrap> \\
//Virginia Gazette// features our research on the silk of the brown recluse spider with a 
[[:public:news:blog:2010-2013:2013-10-19_gazette|story and photos in their October 19 issue]].
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| 15\_Oct\_2013
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[:public:news:blog:2010-2013:2013-10-15_recluse_daily_press|Daily Press brown recluse feature]] By\_Hannes\_Schniepp</wrap> \\
//The Daily Press//, Hampton Roads' big newspaper, prominently features our research on the recluse spider silk with a
**[[http://articles.dailypress.com/2013-10-14/news/dp-nws-amazing-spider-silk-20131013_1_silk-recluse-spider|long online article]]**, 
accompanied with **pictures** and a 
**[[public:news:blog:2010-2013:2013-10-12_daily_press_video|video interview]]**. In the print edition, our story had a **[[:public:news:blog:2010-2013:2013-10-15_recluse_daily_press|large title page feature]]** in the Oct 12 issue.
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| 12\_Oct\_2013
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[public:news:blog:2010-2013:2013-10-12_daily_press_video|Daily Press Video Interview]] By\_Hannes\_Schniepp</wrap> \\
//The Daily Press// interviewed Prof. Schniepp about our research on the recluse spider silk. This is goes along with their **[[http://articles.dailypress.com/2013-10-14/news/dp-nws-amazing-spider-silk-20131013_1_silk-recluse-spider|long article]]**, 
accompanied with **pictures**.
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| 8\_Oct\_2013
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[public:news:blog:2010-2013:2013-10-08_release_recluse_silk|Release: Recluse Spider’s Thin and Strong Silk Ribbons]]By\_Hannes\_Schniepp</wrap> \\
We were the first team to extract silk fibers from the recluse spider and tested its properties.
| [[public:news:blog:2010-2013:2013-10-08_release_recluse_silk|{{ public:thumbs:thum_recluse.jpg}}]]
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| 25\_Apr\_2010
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[:public:news:blog:2010-2013:2010-04-25_joe_christensen|Undergraduate Joe Christesen joins our team]] By\_Hannes\_Schniepp</wrap> \\
[[http://www.wm.edu/as/chemistry/|Chemistry]] junior 
[[:public:news:blog:2010-2013:2010-04-25_joe_christensen|Joe Christesen]] joins our [[:public:team|research team]] for his "Honors" senior thesis in our research group. 
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| 1\_Feb\_2010
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[:public:news:blog:2010-2013:2010-02-01_silk_thrust|New Research Project on Silkworm and Spider Silk]] By\_Hannes\_Schniepp</wrap> \\
We set out to investigate the molecular-scale origin for the amazing properties of silk.
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==== 2006–2009 ====

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| 17\_Dec\_2009
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[:public:news:blog:2006-2009:2009-12-17_group_trip|Group Excursion to Yorktown]] By\_Hannes\_Schniepp</wrap> \\
Our field trip leads us over the famous historic battlefields in the 
[[http://www.historictriangle.com/|Historic Triangle]] of Virginia.
| [[:public:news:blog:2006-2009:2009-12-17_group_trip|{{ public:thumbs:thum_yorktown.jpg}}]]
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| 12\_Aug\_2009
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[:public:news:blog:2006-2009:2009-08-12_nt-mdt_surfactants|Feature of Our Work on Surfactant Micelles]] By\_Hannes\_Schniepp</wrap> \\
NT-MDT issues a feature showcasing our [[:public:news:blog:2006-2009:2009-08-12_nt-mdt_surfactants|recent work on surfactant micelles in aqueous solutions]].
| [[:public:news:blog:2006-2009:2009-08-12_nt-mdt_surfactants|{{ public:thumbs:thum_nt-mdt_mic.jpg}}]]
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| 1\_Jul\_2009
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[:public:news:blog:2006-2009:2009-07-01_surfactant_micelles-afm|Molecular Surfactant Self-Assembly]] By\_Hannes\_Schniepp</wrap> \\
We visualized the dynamic [[:public:news:blog:2006-2009:2009-07-01_surfactant_micelles-afm|self-assembly of surfactant molecules]] with high resolution.
| [[:public:news:blog:2006-2009:2009-07-01_surfactant_micelles-afm|{{ public:thumbs:thum_ctab.jpg}}]]
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| 15\_Jun\_2009
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[:public:news:blog:2006-2009:2009-06-15_low-noise-spm-lab|SPM moved to Ultra-Low Noise Laboratory]] By\_Hannes\_Schniepp</wrap> \\
In the new environment the microscope provides superior performance and even better images. 
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| 3\_Mar\_2009
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[:public:news:blog:2006-2009:2009-03-02_afm-c_e_news|Graphene AFM work featured in C&EN]] By\_Hannes\_Schniepp</wrap> \\
Hannes Schniepp's AFM work on graphene is featured in a cover story of ACS's Chemical\_&\_Engineering News (C&EN).
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| 16\_Feb\_2009
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[:public:news:blog:2006-2009:2009-02-16_graphene-afm|High-Resolution Imaging of Single-Layer Graphene]] By\_Hannes\_Schniepp</wrap> \\
We have beautiful images from our newly made, large, single-atomic layer functionalized graphene sheets.
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| 23\_Jan\_2009
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[:public:news:blog:2006-2009:2009-01-23_atomic-resolution-stm|Atomic-Resolution Lattice Images of Graphite]] By\_Hannes\_Schniepp</wrap> \\
We can now study nanomaterials across the length scales, down to atomic dimensions.
| [[:public:news:blog:2006-2009:2009-01-23_atomic-resolution-stm|{{ public:thumbs:thum_stm-hopg.jpg}}]]
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| 5\_Jan\_2009
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[:public:news:blog:2006-2009:2009-01-05_graphene-oxide-synthesis|Production of Single-Layer Functionalized Graphene Sheets]] By\_Hannes\_Schniepp</wrap> \\
We now have functionalized graphene in gram quantities.
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| 23\_Dec\_2008
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[:public:news:blog:2006-2009:2008-12-23_group_xmas_trip|Group Excursion To Norfolk, VA]] by\_Hannes\_Schniepp</wrap> \\
The Nanomaterials and Imaging Lab visits the USS Wisconsin and the Navy Museum
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| 18\_Dec\_2008
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[:public:news:blog:2006-2009:2008-12-18_ntegra-installation|Installation of Scanning Probe Laboratory]] By\_Hannes\_Schniepp</wrap> \\
Our new system becomes fully operational. 
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| 5\_Oct\_2006
| <wrap BlogTitle>[[public:news:blog:2006-2009:2006-10_surfactant_self-healing|Nature Materials Feature: Self-Healing]] By\_Hannes\_Schniepp</wrap> \\ 
Hannes Schniepp's AFM work studying the molecular-scale self-assembly of detergent molecules at millisecond time scales got prominently highlighted. This work was carried out in the group of Ilhan Aksay.
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