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Clathrate structure of Li 2 MgH 16 (space group F d ¯ 3 m ).
Quantum and Classical Proton Diffusion in Superconducting Clathrate Hydrides
Friday, March 26, 2021
Original Article Published at https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.117002 The discovery of near room temperature superconductivity in clathrate hydrides has ignited the search for both higher temperature superconductors and deeper understanding of the underlying physical phenomena. In…
$3M Department of Defense award to support UIC STEM research program
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
A multidisciplinary research team from the University of Illinois Chicago has been awarded a $3 million, three-year U.S. Department of Defense award to establish an undergraduate research mentoring program in science, technology, engineering & math.
UIC physicist earns innovation award from Microscopy Today
Thursday, September 3, 2020
In two recently published studies, University of Illinois Chicago physicist Robert Klie and colleagues from Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Nion Company developed and demonstrated ultra high-resolution electron energy-loss spectroscopy...

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