Scientia: Research at the University of Tennessee

Laws of Attraction
At nanoscale, electrons seem to defy the known laws of physics and exhibit "curiouser and curiouser" behavior

Experimenting at the Virtual Bench
Powerful computers are used to assess likely characteristics of yet-to-be-developed materials

Behavioral Complex
As we resolve the cosmos in to its basic constituents, understanding the behaviors of these consituents poses increasing complex research challenges

It's the Little Things
Imagine the width of a human hair, then divide by 60,000—that's the size of nanoscale devices built by UT researchers

Creative Linkages
Creating better paint products, strong-but-light antimicrobial fabrics, and flexible electronics may well come down to controlling structural properties

Giving Vulcan His Hammer
Work on a neutron beam line devoted to materials research increases Tennessee's international leadership

She Sees the Colors Electric
Aspectrometer reveals much more than the properties of light and provides clues to the complexity of novel materials

Frontline Microbes
Innovative devices—part machine, part living organism—may soon form soldiers' and emergency-workers' first defense against toxins and pathogens

Undergrads in Lab Coats
Life Lessons from the Lab
Optimizing our knowledge-based resources, starting with our undergraduates

Stretching the Limits
UT scientist Jimmy Mays is contributing to the creation of new energy sources; he might also improve the common rubber band